The former human rights lawyer was detained under the Terrorism Act during a Saturday demonstration outside the United States embassy in London. Her detention was part of dozens of new actions reported by Defend Our Juries targeting demonstrators who defy the ban on Palestine Action. Total arrests related to the ban have now climbed past 4,000 across the United Kingdom. Owen had previously stated that she spent months trying to get arrested before her initial detention in late September.
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Police continue to enforce widespread detentions under counterterrorism legislation again…: Police continue to enforce widespread detentions under counterterrorism legislation against demonstrators challenging the Palestine Action ban.
The 94-year-old former human rights lawyer had actively attempted to get arrested for mon…: The 94-year-old former human rights lawyer had actively attempted to get arrested for months before her detentions began.
Owen remains subject to bail conditions requiring her to report to a designated police st…: Owen remains subject to bail conditions requiring her to report to a designated police station on 27 December.
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Ninety-four-year-old Margaret Owen has been arrested again under the Terrorism Act in the United Kingdom for defying the ban on Palestine Action, according to Defend Our Juries.
Defend Our Juries, a campaign group, said on X that dozens of fresh arrests during Saturday's protest outside the US embassy in London brings the total number of arrests under the Terrorism Act in the UK to over 4,000.
A former human rights lawyer, Owen was arrested at a protest outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on 27 September. She said she had been trying for months to get arrested.
She said was driven “a long way away” to a police station where she was finger printed and issued her bail conditions which stipulate she must report to a police station on 27 December.
BREAKING: OVER 4,000 TOTAL TERRORISM ARRESTS AS 94 YEAR OLD MARGARET OWEN ARRESTED AGAIN Today's arrests outside the US Embassy in London bring the total number of arrests under the Terrorism Act in the UK for defying the ban on Palestine Action to over 4,000. https://t.co/IbjWe3RLYB
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