UK Court of Appeal due to rule on Palestine Action terror designation
The UK Court of Appeal is expected to rule on Monday on whether the government acted lawfully when it proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. The case centres on a ban imposed last July and later challenged by the group in the High Court. The appeal is being closely watched because it could determine whether the designation remains in force.The government appealed after the High Court ruled in February that the ban was unlawful and disproportionate. Earlier this month, a court in London also ruled that four activists convicted of criminal damage at a British facility owned by an... [Continue Reading]
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Kenya protests over US Ebola quarantine centre turn deadly amid court challenge
Police in Kenya have used tear gas and heavy deployments to disperse protesters opposing a planned US Ebola quarantine facility, as clashes in the town of Nanyuki turned deadly. Demonstrators set small fires and threw objects during the unrest, while residents voiced fears that the centre could expose local communities to Ebola. The dispute has become a major public health and political controversy in the country, where no confirmed Ebola cases have been recorded.According to the supplied material, at least three protesters have died during demonstrations over the past two weeks. More than 10 people have been detained as tensions... [Continue Reading]

