A dozen arrests as hundreds attend Al-Quds Day rally in London

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffMarch 15, 2026 at 09:50 PM

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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the Albert Embankment in London on Sunday, March 15, 2026, for the annual Al-Quds Day rally, a show of solidarity with Palestinians. The event took place under new government restrictions prohibiting marches due to public disorder concerns related to the "volatile situation in the Middle East." Despite the ban, organizers proceeded with a static rally. Police deployed over 1,000 officers and made 12 arrests for offenses including supporting a proscribed organization and threatening behavior. Demonstrators waved Palestinian flags, chanted slogans, and held banners, some displaying images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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