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Tag: Protest
Black Protest Legal Support condemns police violence against Free Palestine protesters
Black Protest Legal Support (BPLS) has condemned police violence seen in London during the Free Palestine and Colombia protests last Saturday.
London: Protesters gather outside Home Office to demand halt of deportation of Osime Brown
Around 50 people gathered outside the Home Office in London this afternoon to demand the halt of the deportation of Osime Brown.
On the necessity of activist legal support in the wake of police repression
Like the Black Lives Matter protests of last year, the wave of protests against the Policing Crimes and Sentencing Bill have been met by police rep…
Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime threatens illegal eviction against squatters protesting police violence
The Mayor’s Office of Policing and Crime has threatened an illegal eviction against squatters currently occupying the former Cavendish Road p…
Reflections on the riot in Bristol
Yesterday Bristol erupted into rioting in what is likely to amount to the first instance of new forms of resistance to the draconian Policing, Crim…
The political policing of Cressida Dick
After the events of the last few days, there are calls for the resignations of the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, the Metropolitan Police Commissione…
Cops shut down Westminster protest for Mohamud Hassan
Yesterday evening officers from the Met’s infamous Territorial Support Group shut down a protest called in memory of Mohamud Mohammed Hassan,…
Legal News Digest: Nov-Dec 2020
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&#…
Government plans major crackdown on the right to protest
The Conservative government is planning to introduce major changes to public order legislation to crack down on protests, under a new “Protection…
Lockdown 2: Are protests legal?
I’ll keep this brief, as whatever I say here will no doubt be out of date within a week.
Legal: Do the new coronavirus restrictions make protests illegal?
Update 16/09/20 – Shortly after the article below was published, the government reduced the maximum size of (most) legal gatherings from 30 t…
Minicab drivers to block Tower Bridge to protest “tax on the poor” congestion charge
Minicab drivers are expected to block London Tower Bridge with their cars in protest against an increase in the congestion charge to £15 per day f…
The bureaucratization of urban space and the need to reclaim our cities
City life, from its beginning, was all about uniting people that were not bonded by blood or clan ties.
Greece: dictatorship-era anti-protest law triggers large demonstrations
Thousands of people protested in Greece yesterday in response to the new law giving the police new powers to regulate protests.
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Capital punishment: The state’s strength and weakness
Killing prisoners does not rehabilitate them, nor does it benefit their victims ~ Wrona ~ The death penalty is again in the global headlines.
To just burn down the castle
One hundred and fifty years after his death, Bakunin’s emphasis on freedom and action still holds force of purpose
