UK Supreme Court opens appeal against Palestine Action's terrorist proscription

The UK Supreme Court has begun hearing Huda Ammori's challenge to the government's proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organization.

• Counsel for the appellant, Raza Husain KC, told the court the group never advocated violence against the person, and that suffragettes used similar or more extreme tactics without being proscribed.
• Home secretary's counsel Sir James Eadie KC argued the Court of Appeal's decision was lawful and proportionate, citing four convictions and US sanctions.
• About 25 protesters were arrested outside the court; Amnesty's Tom Southerden called the arrests a "grave misuse of terrorism powers."
• The two-day hearing is due to conclude on Thursday, with judgment expected at a later date.