Police arrested protesters on Broad Street for allegedly expressing support for Palestine Action

Posted: 19th November 2025

·18th November 2025

Protestors arrested outside Sheldonian for allegedly expressing support for Palestine Action

Christina Scote and Olivia Miller 

Police arrested protesters on Broad Street for allegedly expressing support for Palestine Action on the afternoon of 18th November.

On 2nd July 2025, the UK amended the Terrorism Act 2000 to proscribe, or ban, the group Palestine Action. This made membership in the group or intentionally expressing support for it a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

The Oxford Student spoke with a police officer at the site of the protest. “There were arrests, and I believe there will be more,” the officer said, and confirmed that the protesters were arrested because of their alleged support for Palestine Action.

Several of the arrested protesters went limp in order to make the arrests more difficult, and police had to carry them away.

Approximately 40 people in total gathered for the protest. They carried signs allegedly supporting Palestine Action and chanted “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”. Upon the arrests, the protesters cried “shame” at the police.

“I’m here to support the people getting arrested. I think it’s a very important thing to do: to protest what I believe to be an abuse of terrorism legislation,” the protester said. “The most effective way to challenge a law is simply not to follow it.”