Defending the right to protest

This morning, CND was outside Westminster Magistrates Court in solidarity with Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham, two leaders of the Palestine Coalition who have been shamefully targeted for their role in organising opposition to Israel's genocide of Palestinians.

Today was supposed to be their first day in court, but on Friday the court postponed the trial which will now take place in February 2026! You can watch CND General Secretary Sophie Bolt's speech outside the court on Instagram and Facebook.

It is outrageous that Ben and Chris will have to wait with the threat of criminal charges hanging over them for that long. But this attempt to stifle solidarity with Palestinians will fail! See you at the next national demonstration on Saturday, 19 July!

Proscription of Palestine Action – important legal advice

As of midnight on Friday 4 July, the group Palestine Action is now considered a terrorist organisation and expressing support for them could lead to a 14-year prison sentence. CND is currently seeking legal advice on how this will impact our campaigning which we will share with supporters and members. In the meantime, please note that the following things could put you at risk of a terror charge:

Wearing a t-shirt, a badge or a sticker of Palestine Action. Saying 'We are all Palestine Action'
Attending a protest in support of Palestine Action
Holding or speaking at meetings in support of Palestine Action
Expressing a personal opinion that Palestine Action's tactics are morally justified
Posting a picture wearing a Palestine Action t-shirt or sharing any Palestine Action-related social media posts

A more detailed briefing from NetPol can be found here. Please do read this advice carefully, along with the more detailed brief from Netpol. If you organise the communications for a local group, please take this into consideration when preparing any social media or newsletters etc. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

No more Hiroshimas: CND at Glastonbury 2025

CND volunteers were on the ground at what many are calling one of the most political Glastonbury festivals in recent times. Thousands of festival goers visited our stalls to speak to us about our campaigns, sign our petitions, and add messages to our commemorative cherry blossom tree to mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan. These messages will be delivered to Hiroshima and Nagasaki by CND Vice-President Caroline Lucas next month.

You can find our report from the festival along with a gallery of photos from the week here.

We'd like to thank all our volunteers, the artists who supported our campaigns - Self Esteem, Fatboy Slim, and Katy J Pearson - as well as Caroline Lucas, who gave a powerful speech on behalf of CND from the Pyramid Stage (which you can watch on CND's Instagram and Facebook pages.)

Join CND at the 24-hour Peace Wave 2025

This Saturday, 12 July, is the fourth annual 24-hour online Peace Wave and this year's theme focuses on the urgent need for nuclear disarmament. CND will be opening the European segment of the wave from 3pm (BST) and we hope to have as many of you join us to give support. Topics our speakers will be discussing include Britain's nuclear expansion and its role in NATO; the Strategic Defence Review and the Alternative Defence Review; and Britain's role in Israel's genocide of Palestinians and escalating nuclear dangers in the Middle East.

More programme details and registration here!