Protesters hold placards at a ‘Lift The Ban’ demonstration in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action, calling for the recently imposed ban to be lifted, in Parliament Square, central London, UK on August 9. — AFP
Protesters hold placards at a ‘Lift The Ban’ demonstration in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action, calling for the recently imposed ban to be lifted, in Parliament Square, central London, UK on August 9. — AFP

Police officers arrest a protestor at a ‘Lift The Ban’ demonstration in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action, calling for the recently imposed ban to be lifted, in Parliament Square, central London, UK on August 9. — AFP
Police officers arrest a protestor at a ‘Lift The Ban’ demonstration in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action, calling for the recently imposed ban to be lifted, in Parliament Square, central London, UK on August 9. — AFP

Protesters sit with placards supporting Palestine Action at a ‘Lift The Ban’ demonstration in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action, calling for the recently imposed ban to be lifted, in Parliament Square, central London, UK on August 9. — AFP
Protesters sit with placards supporting Palestine Action at a ‘Lift The Ban’ demonstration in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action, calling for the recently imposed ban to be lifted, in Parliament Square, central London, UK on August 9. — AFP

A protester is carried away by police officers at a ‘Lift The Ban’ demonstration in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action, calling for the recently imposed ban to be lifted, in Parliament Square, central London, UK on August 9. — AFP
A protester is carried away by police officers at a ‘Lift The Ban’ demonstration in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action, calling for the recently imposed ban to be lifted, in Parliament Square, central London, UK on August 9. — AFP

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