section 14 of the Public Order Act Archives

Your right to peaceful protest in UK is under threat, says Liberty

3 September 202019 January 2024Political Fiber0

Liberty have warned that the right to peaceful protest in the UK is under threat with pre-emptive police measures and “unworkable restrictions” taken against demonstrators. The civil liberties group say forceful and “heavy-handed” police tactics and arrests are being used to “deter us from exercising our rights” as environmental protestors continue their 10 days of […]

XR’s 10 days of protest starts with arrests at Parliament Square

1 September 202019 January 2024Political Fiber0

Extinction Rebellion (XR) protestors have converged on Parliament Square to begin 10 days of disruption and civil disobedience as MPs returned to the Commons today. Police made at least 90 arrests as thousands of XR demonstrators marched through central London to Westminster to demand politicians back the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill (CEE Bill). The […]

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Your right to peaceful protest in UK is under threat, says Liberty

XR’s 10 days of protest starts with arrests at Parliament Square

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Mark Drakeford quits as Wales’ first minister

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Sunak is ‘lost in La-La land with the reverse Midas touch’

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