A 70-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested under terror legislation after a pro-Palestine demonstration in Edinburgh.
The woman was arrested for "showing support for a proscribed organisation" at a demonstration in the capital on Saturday.
The demonstration was held against the UK Government and the media's complicity in the genocide in Gaza.
Officers were in attendance at the protest, but no arrests were made at the time.
The woman is the third person to be arrested following the national demonstration at the weekend, after two men, aged 78 and 60, were arrested on Monday.
A 58-year-old man was also arrested on Monday in the vicinity of the Scottish Parliament for displaying a sign allegedly "showing support for a proscribed organisation".
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “On Tuesday, 22 July, 2025, a 70-year-old woman was arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 for showing support for a proscribed organisation at a protest in Edinburgh on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
“A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
According to campaign group Defend Our Juries, nearly 200 people have been arrested within a fortnight in the UK under terror law since the proscription of Palestine Action came into effect.
Also in Scotland, an activist was arrested and charged under the Terrorism Act in Glasgow on Friday at a protest in support of Palestine Action.
The 64-year-old man, Sean Clerkin, carried a sign which read: "Genocide in Palestine. Time to take action", with the words “Palestine” and “Action” enhanced.
He has since been banned from Glasgow city centre.
The designation of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was brought in by the Labour Government earlier this month.
It means that membership of or support for the group is a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
