Activism and the law
The “Ziegler” case: What does it mean for direct action?
September 7th: As the Stop The Arms Fair week of action gets into full swing, Carl Spender and Kat Hobbs take a look the story of a 4 year legal battle over a classic activist charge: wilful obstruction of the public highway.
Don’t want to get arrested before a demo? Then don’t publicise a plan to break the law!
June 27th: The raid on Animal/Extinction Rebellion’s warehouse shows why you shouldn’t publicly broadcast plans to break the law.
Rioting and Violent Disordering
May 14th: Triple helpings of jail all-around planned for Bristol protestors.
Statement about the eight arrested anarchists in Barcelona
March 17th: On February 27th, 2021, 8 anarchist comrades* from Italy, France and Spain were arrested during the riots in Barcelona stemming from the protests that have been taking place since the arrest of Pablo Hasél on February 16th.
Justice nowhere: Introducing Bristol Copwatch
March 1st: Freedom’s resident cop-botherer, Carl Spender, sits down with John and Kat from Bristol Copwatch to discuss the group’s first year of existence and the painstaking work of building a grassroots police monitoring project.
Stansted 15: A great result, not a great judgement
February 2nd: Carl Spender examines the details of the Stansted 15 judgement and – with his usual dourness – finds a lot to be disappointed about.
Legal News Digest: Nov-Dec 2020
December 10th: From the legislative war on sex workers to new rules governing criminal record disclosure, Carl Spender is here with a round-up of the last month’s legal news.
Government plans major crackdown on the right to protest
November 29th: The Conservative government is planning to introduce major changes to public order legislation to crack down on protests, under a new “Protection of the Police and Public Bill” planned for 2021.
