LONDON (AP) — British police arrested dozens of people for supporting a banned Palestinian rights organization on Saturday as protests over the government’s decision to outlaw the group continued for a third weekend.
Waving placards reading “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action,” demonstrators gathered in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol, Londonderry and Truro.
The government moved to ban Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on June 20 to protest British military support for Israel’s war with Hamas. The activists sprayed red paint into the jet engines of two huge tanker planes and caused further damage with crowbars.
Parliament passed legislation earlier this month designating Palestine Action as a terrorist organization, meaning membership in the group or support for its actions are now punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
Police announced an increased presence in central London ahead of the protests, saying they would protect the right to peaceful protest but would act swiftly if demonstrators violated the law.
“Those who see this as an opportunity to test the limits of the law by expressing support for Palestine Action, whether at a standalone protest or as part of the Palestine Coalition protest, will likely be committing an offense and will very likely be arrested,” Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said in a statement released Thursday.
Supporters of Palestine Action are challenging the ban, with the High Court in London scheduled to consider the case on Monday, according to the campaign group Defend Our Juries, which organized Saturday’s protests.
Almost 100 protesters were arrested around the country on Saturday, including 55 in London, Defend Our Juries said in a statement.
In London, police officers surrounded demonstrators who had gathered at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi that stands in a park across the street from the Houses of Parliament. Officers confiscated placards and searched the bags of those arrested.
Video posted online showed police carrying an elderly man away from the demonstration in the Cornish city of Truro as he shouted, “I oppose genocide.”
Counter protesters gesture at a demonstration in Parliament Square in support of Palestine Action, organised by Defend Our Juries who are campaigning to de-proscribe the organisation, in London, Saturday July 19, 2025. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
Metropolitan Police officers remove a demonstrator from a protest in Parliament Square in support of Palestine Action, organised by Defend Our Juries who are campaigning to de-proscribe the organisation, in London, Saturday July 19, 2025. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
Metropolitan Police officers carry a person from a protest in Parliament Square in support of Palestine Action, organised by Defend Our Juries who are campaigning to de-proscribe the organisation, in London, Saturday July 19, 2025. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun returned from lengthy injury absences Sunday in Brooklyn, bringing good news to a Denver team desperate for healthy bodies after the loss of Nikola Jokic.
Coach David Adelman said both players showed improvements in recent days and they were cleared to play after testing themselves during warmups.
“We’ve had a good 48 hours, those two guys. Thank God,” Adelman said before the game. “So we could use the bodies.”
Gordon came off the bench and scored 20 points in the Nuggets' 127-115 loss. Braun started and had three points.
“It's good to see guys back,” said Jamal Murray, who had 27 points and a career-high 16 assists.
Gordon missed 19 games with a strained right hamstring. The starting forward hadn't played since a brief appearance on Nov. 21.
Braun started the first 11 games of the season before spraining his left ankle and missing 23 games. He hasn't played since Nov. 12.
Braun played 24 minutes and Gordon 21. But the Nuggets were glad to take whatever they could get after a nightmarish injury stretch that included losing Jokic, the three-time NBA MVP, and Jonas Valanciunas, his backup.
Jokic hyperextended his left knee on Monday in Miami and will miss at least four weeks before he is evaluated again. Valanciunas strained his right calf in his first start after that and also could miss a month.
The Nuggets won in Toronto in their first game without Jokic, and Adelman was encouraged by their effort in a loss in Cleveland on Friday.
“But we were right there and that’s the whole point of this, is just try to get through this month, win enough games that you wake up in February and go, ‘Hey, we’re still in the top six or whatever it may be,’” Adelman said.
“So it’s just survival mode and this group as a bunch of veteran guys understand that. They understand what it means to just find a way to win a few games a week and just go from there.”
For the Nets, Michael Porter Jr. returned from a two-game illness absence to score 27 points against the team he helped lead to the 2023 NBA championship before he was traded to Brooklyn for Cam Johnson last summer. Johnson is still sidelined with a right knee injury.
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Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (32) hangs from the rim after dunking during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Brooklyn Nets forward Danny Wolf, left, steals the ball from Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) walks on the court during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Denver Nuggets head coach David Adelman gestures in the second half of an NBA basketball against the Cleveland Cavaliers game Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
