Three more charged in connection with Palestine Action protest at US Consulate in Edinburgh
The demonstration took place outside the US Consulate in Edinburgh on Saturday, October 31
Three more people have been charged in connection with a rally held in support of Palestine Action in Edinburgh, bringing the total number of people charged to seven.
Police Scotland confirmed that the most recent action came as two men and a woman were charged in connection with terrorism offences relating to supporting a proscribed organisation. The trio were charged on Tuesday, November 10.
It came after another woman was charged with the same offence on Monday, November 9, while three others - two women and a man - were charged on Friday, November 7.
The alleged offence came after demonstrators held a rally outside of the US Consulate building on Regent Terrace on the afternoon of Saturday, October 31.
The demonstration mirrored a similar rally held by protesters in London on the same day.
Many of those gathered at the Edinburgh rally held signs which stated ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action’.
Palestine Action was proscribed in the UK on July 5, 2025 after members of the group breached the perimeter of RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire and vandalised a plane. Despite the High Court ruling that the move was unlawful, the Home Office successfully won a challenge at the Court of Appeals to overturn this ruling in June.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “Seven people have now been charged following a planned protest in Edinburgh. Officers attended the event at Regent Terrace on the afternoon of Saturday, 31 October, 2026.
“A further two men and a woman were charged in connection with terrorism offences relating to supporting a proscribed organisation on Tuesday, 10 November, 2026.
“Three women and a man were previously charged in connection with the same offence.
“A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. Extensive enquiries remain ongoing and further action will be taken as appropriate.”