Police arrested 532 people at a demonstration in London on Saturday in support of banned group Palestine Action.
More than 1,000 sat silently in the square with many displaying signs that read: "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action."
"Let us be under no illusion," said one organizer. "The government is criminalizing the people of Britain for standing up against the biggest genocide of the 21st century, as it's livestreamed from Gaza."
It was the biggest protest since the government proscribed the group in July under the Terrorism Act of 2000, making membership of or support for it a criminal offence, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
Many of the protesters didn't want to speak to media who came to cover the protest, but one - who didn't give her name - told the BBC: "If they ban Palestine Action, what other group is next? Until we're just no longer allowed to protest anything. That's the opposite of democracy."
Every person arrested at the banned Palestine Action protest in Parliament Square on Saturday was released from police custody, organiser Defend Our Juries said.
In a post on X, the campaign group said that none of the individuals had been charged.
Just goes to show that numbers count. Next week a couple thousand should sit and hold signs saying they support Palestine Action.
Before Saturday's protest, more than 200 people had been arrested across the country for similar reasons since the ban was implemented by the home secretary last month.
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