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Jurors have a right to acquit a defendant according to their conscience, irrespective of a Judge’s directions. Every defendant deserves access to fair justice. We are a UK-based campaign to ensure fair justice in UK courtrooms. www.defendourjuries.net
Defend Our Juries stand with all those whose trials are being manipulated under immense pressure from corrupted ministers and corporations. We exist to protect the right to fair trials, to oppose injustice, to create a fairer world for everyone.
In unity, not uniformity.
defendourjuries.net
We will not know the outcome of today’s appeal for some time, but the defendants brought very strong evidence to suggest that they did not receive a fair trial as a result of Silas Reid’s remarks.
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There is ample case law evidence, as well as rulings from the High Court and the Supreme Court that further prove this centuries-old right - if the placard detailing jury equity proudly displayed in the Old Bailey wasn’t enough!
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Jurors have held the right to acquit defendants according to conscience since 1670. This right, known as “Jury Equity” is enshrined in law and is an important accountability defence to help avoid the manipulation of trials by biased judges or those with vested interests.
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Judge Silas Reid, a judge renowned for his biased opposition to protestors, told jurors in March 2024 that they do not have a right to acquit defendants according to their conscience. This was patently false and incredibly misleading.
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JUDGE SILAS REID APPEAL
Defend Our Juries sign-holders have today visited the Royal Courts of Justice in support of five appellants found guilty of criminal damage after their trial was manipulated by a rogue judge who is accused of misleading the jury.
There is nothing “fair” about the removal of trial by jury.
Juries put the moral intuition of ordinary people into the heart of the criminal justice system. We must defend our juries.
GOV: Deputy Prime Minister to Announce 'Swift and Fair Justice'
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Absurd. Police attempt to arrest the Jewish daughter of a Holocaust survivor for holding a cardboard sign in opposition to genocide and the proscribing of Palestine Action… later de-arrested.
“Police slip-up on arrest of Jewish woman opposing genocide was farcical”
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Why is the UK scaling back jury trials, and why is it controversial?
Right to trial by jury seen as a touchstone of the British justice system, but severe court backlogs may prompt change.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
The UK government closed the final day of the judicial review into Palestine Action by presenting secret evidence, hidden from both the group’s lawyers and the public, to justify its ban on the direct-action organisation.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-gove...
A Liverpool Quaker climate activist is appealing her conviction after a judge warned the jury against following their conscience, violating the centuries-old principle of jury independence, established in a landmark 1670 case involving Quaker defendants.
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Derry & Strabane Council express solidarity with Palestine Action protesters on hunger strike despite unionist opposition
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A spokesperson for Defend Our Juries in Lancaster:
"I am determined that this ban will not silence me. Along with thousands of people across the country, I am resisting this authoritarian crackdown and the government’s ongoing complicity with the Gaza genocide”
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Before Shabana Mahmood’s announced plans for police powers to restrict protests based on their ‘cumulative impact‘ have even taken shape, the government is looking to deepen restrictions on protest elsewhere: namely, those embedded within the National Security Act 2023.
netpol.org/2025/11/28/g...
Defending trial by jury is crucial in a society where democracy is being eroded
David Lammy’s proposals to reduce the public’s role in criminal cases will further undermine trust in a justice system already under strain
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
The ban on protests against Palestine Action’s proscription have proven “unenforceable,”
More than 250 people held signs reading “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action”, yet police responses have varied, with officers arresting only 164 protesters.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ban-...
Several Cumbrians have been arrested at a Palestine Action protest in Lancaster.
Campaign group Defend Our Juries organised the action that took place yesterday at 1pm, Saturday November 29, outside Lancaster Castle, the UK’s oldest serving Crown Court.
cumbriacrack.com/2025/11/30/c...
More than 30 people were arrested by police in Bristol today as part of a co-ordinated nationwide campaign calling for the ban on protest group Palestine Action to be dropped by the Government.
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
We can do both.
01.12.2025 19:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0“One sees Palestinian children bravely defying the best armed operaratives; I also need to show a bit of bravery.”
Tayo has been arrested under the UK Terrorism Act on at least two occasions for peacefully holding a cardboard sign.
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
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We are a civil liberties group.
Do you agree that if the UK government is given free rein to proscribe domestic direct action groups they may well move on to proscribing other groups such as climate action, nation-wide rallies or even striking workers?
It sets a dangerous trend.
More than 30 people were arrested by police in Bristol today as part of a co-ordinated nationwide campaign calling for the ban on protest group Palestine Action to be dropped by the Government.
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Santa Arrest News
Officers attended an "incident" at Haymarket in the city centre where a Palestine Action protest was being carried out.
Police arrested 10 people for holding placards in support of Palestine Action during the demonstration.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2566053...
Jewish anti-genocide activist Jenny Manson has been at the (feared to be rigged) judicial review of the Starmer regime’s Israel-driven decision to ban non-violent anti-genocide protest group Palestine Action.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
More than 100 demonstrators gathered in Edinburgh to protest the proscription of Palestine Action and to oppose Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
No arrests were made, despite 164 arrests made elsewhere across the UK for the same act.
www.thenational.scot/news/2566054...
‘I am a terrorist’
A UK activist group has released a video of protesters who were arrested by police for supporting Palestine Action, as part of a campaign calling on the government to lift the ‘disproportionate’ ban.
www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
Police arrest 25 over ‘support for Palestine Action’ at Birmingham protest
The arrests were made at a demonstration organised by Defend Our Juries at Chamberlain Square in the city centre.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
Dozens of protesters have been arrested under the Terrorism Act at a series of pro-Palestine demonstrations held across England.
We suppose 164 is “dozens” if you have enough dozens. You can always rely on the BBC to tell the full story…
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30 people were arrested during a peaceful protest outside Bristol’s City Hall in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action.
A crowd applauded and expressed gratitude to those being arrested as officers lifted and led them into police vans on Saturday.
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Palestine Action: Police in Sheffield arrest 18 peaceful protesters against genocide as outrage at free speech gag grows
36 police officers were required to arrest the anti-apartheid activists, in an episode described by a local councillor as “shameful”.
nowthenmagazine.com/articles/pal...
