Six women from the UK protest group Youth Demand were arrested during a meeting about Gaza and climate change in a Quaker meeting house in Westminster on Thursday evening by over 20 uniformed police officers. The arrests were made on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance, following the implementation of protest laws that criminalized certain demonstrations. The Quakers in Britain condemned the raid as a violation of their place of worship, while the Met Police defended their actions, stating that they have a responsibility to prevent protests from escalating into serious disruption and criminal activity.
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