4 days ago · London
Met settles claim brought by Palestine activist ‘treated like a criminal’ during arrest
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. The Guardian UK and Middle East Eye are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to London. The first report grouped here was at 1 Nov 2026, 17:29 UTC. 5 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Met settles claim brought by Palestine activist ‘treated like a criminal’ during arrest”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Tej Singh Bhandal, 68, was detained at train station under terrorism law in ‘creeping criminalisation of protest action’ The Metropolitan police have settled a claim brought by a 68-year-old pro-Palestinian activist who accused the force of treating him “like a criminal” when he was arrested under anti-terrorism legislation.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian UK
Police detain 325 people at pro-Palestine Action protest at US embassy in London
- New development reported by The Guardian UK
More than 900 academics urge UK to reverse decision to bar Andreas Malm
- New development reported by Middle East Eye
Police urged to investigate London event advertising settlement-linked Israeli agency
- New development reported by The Guardian UK
Palestine Action activists used similar tactics to the suffragettes, court told
- New development reported by The Guardian UK
Met settles claim brought by Palestine activist ‘treated like a criminal’ during arrest
Same story, different outlets
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