{"id":"1793808298877-news-segment","slug":"uk-court-blocks-palestine-action-ban","title":"UK court blocks Palestine Action ban","summary":"Voters in Minneapolis did place “I Voted” stickers at memorials for Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two US citizens fatally shot by federal agents in January during Operation Metro Surge.\n\nLondon police did arrest 523 people at a protest over the Palestine Action ban, but the protest was in Trafalgar Square, not outside the Supreme Court. 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The legal challenge involved a High Court ruling that the ban was unlawful.\nSource: [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/london-police-arrest-212-people-protest-over-palestine-action-ban-2026-04-11/) NAMES: Palestine Action = the pro- (https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118010389707571550)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Voters in Minneapolis did place “I Voted” stickers at memorials for Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two US citizens fatally shot by federal agents in January during Operation Metro Surge.","sourceName":"[theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/minneapolis-i-voted-stickers-alex-pretti-memorial)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/WSJ/status/2118010471718523273","claim":"Voters in Minneapolis placed \"I Voted\" stickers on memorials for Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were fatally shot by federal agents in January. https://t.co/Rrc0C0r2DR","author":"The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ)"},{"verdict":"MISLEADING","summary":"London police did arrest 523 people at a protest over the Palestine Action ban, but the protest was in Trafalgar Square, not outside the Supreme Court. The legal challenge involved a High Court ruling that the ban was unlawful.","sourceName":"[reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/london-police-arrest-212-people-protest-over-palestine-action-ban-2026-04-11/) NAMES: Palestine Action = the pro-","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118010389707571550","claim":"UK police arrested protesters outside the Supreme Court where Palestine Action appealed the government's decision to ban the campaign group as a terrorist organization https://t.co/JQ9uKji2wb https://t.co/N54fTa0s97","author":"@Reuters"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/WSJ/status/2118010471718523273","name":"[theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/minneapolis-i-voted-stickers-alex-pretti-memorial)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ)"},{"url":"https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118010389707571550","name":"[reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/london-police-arrest-212-people-protest-over-palestine-action-ban-2026-04-11/) NAMES: Palestine Action = the pro-","kind":"x","verdict":"MISLEADING","author":"@Reuters"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793808298877-news-segment-uk-court-blocks-palestine-action-ban","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793808298877-news-segment-uk-court-blocks-palestine-action-ban","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793808298877-news-segment-uk-court-blocks-palestine-action-ban and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Brian","text":"A British court just ruled the terror ban on Palestine Action was unlawful — and police still arrested over five hundred people at a protest."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That came from Reuters, posted on X. But they got one detail wrong: the arrests were in Trafalgar Square, not outside the Supreme Court."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Right, and it was the High Court that ruled the ban unlawful, not the Supreme Court. Fair enough."},{"host":"Bella","text":"For context, Palestine Action is the pro-Palestinian group the UK designated a terrorist organization back in April."},{"host":"Brian","text":"They've been breaking into Israeli arms factories in Britain. The government calls it terrorism; they call it direct action."},{"host":"Bella","text":"A High Court judge sided with the group. So the legal fight is very much alive."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I think the ban was heavy-handed from the start. You can dislike their tactics without labeling an entire group terrorist."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Brian, they smash equipment and chain themselves to machinery. That's more than handing out leaflets."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Then charge them with vandalism or trespass. Calling them terrorists? That's how governments silence dissent."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The UK has a credibility problem here: they want to keep selling arms to Israel, but their own courts keep ruling the government's moves unlawful."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That is a bad look. The ban's in legal limbo, and the protests haven't stopped."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Here's what gets me: hundreds were arrested even after the court said the ban was unlawful. Those people still spent hours or days in custody."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Exactly! The damage is done before the courts fix it. That's not rule of law, that's rule by police tactic."},{"host":"Bella","text":"But police say many were released without charge. Some were held for blocking roads, not for terrorism offences."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Using a banned-group label to round up protesters is a power no government should have. I'll keep saying it."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I'll give you the speed issue. But let's not act like they're peaceful marchers. They admit breaking into facilities."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Open about it, yes. Fine. Charge them with property crimes. Terrorism? That's a stretch, and the court agreed."},{"host":"Bella","text":"We'll see if ministers appeal. For now, the group's status is unclear, and the government's authority took a hit."},{"host":"Brian","text":"If the government appeals and wins, this whole thing becomes a warning about how fast courts move versus police."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And if they lose, the UK has to explain why it ever called a protest group terrorist in the first place."},{"host":"Brian","text":"A very different protest in Minneapolis: voters are placing \"I Voted\" stickers on memorials for two people shot by federal agents."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The Wall Street Journal posted that on X. Renee Good and Alex Pretti were US citizens killed in January during Operation Metro Surge."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Federal agents say the two were armed and involved in a shootout. The community strongly disputes that account."},{"host":"Bella","text":"So after voting, people walk to the memorials and stick those little badges on them. It's quiet, and it's very specific."},{"host":"Brian","text":"It's a way of saying these deaths still matter. That the neighborhood hasn't forgotten them."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Minneapolis has been a flashpoint for years, and Operation Metro Surge brought federal agents into that tension."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I don't think we'll ever get a fully agreed version of what happened that night. But the memorials keep growing."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And the stickers are now part of the story. Small, human, and louder than a policy paper."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Worth remembering that behind every statistic about federal policing, there are real people marking real losses in their neighborhoods."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And for the rest of the world, it's another data point about American policing. Allies watch this stuff more than we think."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fair. But the stickers are about local grief, not geopolitics. Sometimes one is enough."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Completely different world now: Reuters is reporting that India's clean energy lender is looking abroad for cheaper green funding."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Sounds niche, but it's actually about how developing countries pay for the energy transition."},{"host":"Bella","text":"India has huge renewable goals, but domestic capital costs more than what European or Gulf partners can offer."},{"host":"Brian","text":"So the lender is seeking global tie-ups to bring in that cheaper money. Practical, not just a headline."},{"host":"Bella","text":"If it works, it lowers the cost of solar and wind projects across India. That's real infrastructure."},{"host":"Brian","text":"As with anything out of India, the numbers matter: foreign partners need to trust the regulatory environment."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And that trust has been tested. We'll see if the deals actually close."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Still, this is climate finance becoming a competition between global lenders. That's good for countries like India."},{"host":"Bella","text":"They can shop around instead of taking whatever one bank offers. That's the market doing its job."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Or India goes to China. That's the unspoken part of every green finance pitch."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Exactly why this isn't niche at all. It's about who influences the biggest energy transition on earth."}]}