epaselect epa12822034 A demonstrator is detained by police as protesters gather to mark Al Quds Day in London, Britain, 15 March 2026. The rally takes place on Al-Quds Day, an annual event initiated by Iran in 1979 and held on the last Friday of Ramadan to call for the 'liberation of Palestine,' amid escalating regional tensions in the Middle East and ongoing military confrontations involving Iran, Israel and the United States. UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood allowed the police a month-long ban on the annual march organised by the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC), marking the first time such a restriction on the protest has been imposed since 2012. EPA/NEIL HALL
