Thirty people were led today before the British Justice for demonstrating in favor of the forbidden Palestine Action organization, which has been described as “terrorist” by the government.

“Demonstrating against synergy in genocide is not terrorism, it is humanism,” one of the first defendants, Anthony Harvey, told Westminster court in London, after having previously refused to give his details.

The trial of these people, including, among others, 59 -year -old retired engineer Harvey and a 30 -year -old baker, will take place after March 2026, the judge said. All of them are accused of holding placards or wearing t -shirts with the phrase “I support the Palestine Action” in demonstrations organized on July 5 and 12. Under the anti -terrorist law, they may be sentenced to six months in prison.

The rallies to which they participated were the first to be organized after the organization was outlawed. Since then, more than 2,000 people have been arrested for expressing their support for the Palestine Action, according to Defend Our Juries, who is organizing the demonstrations.

The corridors of the Westminster court and the courtroom were full of people today, due to the large number of accused and the people who were there to support them. Among them was Trudy Worner, a retired social worker, who was arrested in August and will be brought to court on November 28 for expressing her support in the Palestine Action. These persecutions “are a terrible waste of public resources,” the 70 -year -old woman commented on the French agency, referring to a “disproportionate reaction of the government” and “violating the rights” of citizens.

Palestine Action mainly demanded that the sale of weapons in Israel be banned. In early July, it was added to the list of organizations considered “terrorist” by Britain, such as Hamas and Al Qaeda, on the occasion of vandalism committed mainly on a military air base.

The prohibition of the organization has been widely criticized. In a letter to the British Interior Minister, the Commissioner for Human Rights to the Council of Europe, Michael O’Flachert, called on the British Government to preserve the right to freedom of rally and recommended reviewing the legal framework that has been governed by the demonstrations that have been governed by the demonstrations to ensure that the demonstrations have been held. rights.