John · @autogestion
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Dr Ro Smith · @Rhube
546 followers · 2518 posts · Server wandering.shop

Last week, Suella Braverman signed off a ‘statutory instrument’ to edit protest law. It changed the legal definition of ‘serious disruption’ in the Public Order Act 1986 to mean simply ‘more than minor’.

Pledge a donation to support the Liberty and Civil Liberties Trust's legal challenge:

crowdjustice.com/case/stop-bra

#ukpolitics #protest #righttoprotest #SuellaBraverman #publicorderact

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Hazel · @HazelWood
311 followers · 1127 posts · Server independent-media.co.uk

How police in England can now stop basically any protest.
New anti-protest legislation forced through by Suella Braverman has been labelled "unlawful" opendemocracy.net/en/police-po

#toryfascists #torycriminals #fuckthetories #cruellabraverman #publicorderact #killthebill

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Jamie Bellinger :verified: · @jamie
575 followers · 2043 posts · Server masto.ai

Looks interesting at 5pm GMT today: Free from law firm Garden Court Chambers and NetPol, on the and what it means for rights in the UK.

gardencourtchambers.co.uk/even

#webinar #publicorderact #protest #ukpolitics #braverman #civilrights

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"Democracy has finally been destroyed by heroic Tories" via @LauraKT

"Finally, the have amended the 1986 to make super fucking illegal, unless ministers and approve of them first … redefining the meaning of disruptive protests to 'anything more than minor'."

The post is satire, but really, I despair of the state of UK politics, its utterly useless so-called opposition, and its lack of interest in

normalislandnews.substack.com/

#humanrights #police #protest #publicorderact #tories

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Freedom Press · @Freedom_Press
5788 followers · 858 posts · Server kolektiva.social

Stripping away our right to dissent
Netpol’s Kevin Blowe rounds up the set of incoming laws which threaten to outlaw all but the most useless forms of protest..

Nothing quite illustrates how a spark can seem to catch and then fail to fully ignite than these two grim facts. There are young people in prison in Britain today because they came onto the st
freedomnews.org.uk/2023/06/04/

#activismandlaw #kevinblowe #netpol #protest #publicorderact

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Jamie Bellinger · @jamie
571 followers · 1960 posts · Server masto.ai

It's no longer just angry drivers forcibly moving protesters. Video shows a activist being dragged across a road by a Met Police officer. The Met has said the man "was in a lane of oncoming traffic" and was dragged away "to prevent [him] being harmed." He was dragged and then dumped in front of a lane of vehicles, and there's no sign in the video of the "oncoming traffic" that was supposedly an imminent danger.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lond

#juststopoil #protest #protests #publicorderact

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Davva · @davva23
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Jamie :coffefied: · @jamie
569 followers · 1886 posts · Server masto.ai

Not in the habit of recommending political committee hearings as essential viewing, but for anyone interested in the and the recent arrest of campaigners, do set aside time to watch this.

Graham Smith gave a masterclass, against some very legitimate and also some profoundly stupid questioning from MPs. Cool, composed and rational throughout.

bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001

#publicorderact #republic #protest #righttoprotest #humanrights #coronation

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DaN McKee · @Authenticdmckee
637 followers · 608 posts · Server kolektiva.social

This week’s Philosophy Unleashed takes a look at disruption. Both the Public Order Act and erosion of the right to protest in England, and also leavers’ pranks at the end of the school year. Check it out here: philosophyunleashed.com/theblo

#philosophy #philosophyunleashed #publicorderact #protest #disruption #pranks #leavers #school #policing #dissent

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Doctors in Unite · @doctorsinunite
324 followers · 131 posts · Server union.place

Graham Smith and the other protestors from Republic should never have been arrested.

The is an assault on democracy.

Our statement here:

doctorsinunite.com/2023/05/06/

#coronation #publicorderact

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Richard Peat  · @rtpeat
41 followers · 356 posts · Server mastodon.scot

reporting the pre-arresting groups, and also discussing the new powers that the gained when the received Royal ascent last Tuesday.

cnn.com/2023/05/06/uk/king-cha

#publicorderact #police #republican #metropolitanpolice #cnn

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Armeline 😷 :mastoread: 🤬 · @armeline
264 followers · 2873 posts · Server piaille.fr

Anne-Sophie Simpere (@asimpere): "Vous vous intéressez au ? Ca vaut le coup de regarder ce qui se passe au en amont du couronnement : promulgation d'1 nouvelle loi répressive , recours à la ... = pas de ?" | nitter
nitter.hostux.net/asimpere/sta

#droitdemanifester #royaumeuni #CharlesIII #publicorderact #reconnaissancefaciale #coronation #libertedexpression

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I Like Books · @I_Like_Books
409 followers · 2945 posts · Server strangeobject.space

"The draconian Public Order Act was given royal assent on 2 May, dramatically increasing police powers to arrest protesters. The Home Office has already cited the new Act in threatening letters to anti-monarchists. The campaign group Republic received intimidating letters this week, listing the arrest powers under the new Act. Extinction Rebellion has also received similar threats.

In fact, the Guardian reported that one ‘senior’ insider, who knew about the discussions between the police and the government, confirmed that the Act had been brought into force early, ahead of the coronation on 6 May.

The new Public Order Act powers include penalties of a year in custody for blocking roads, railways and airports. In addition, protesters who use the tactic of locking-on could face up to six months in prison."

thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2023/

#uk #publicorderact #authoritarian

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t``~__/>_GJ_06 · @ti_gj06
230 followers · 5146 posts · Server mamot.fr

Anne-Sophie Simpere (@asimpere): "Vous vous intéressez au ? Ca vaut le coup de regarder ce qui se passe au en amont du couronnement : promulgation d'1 nouvelle loi répressive , recours à la ... = pas de ?" | nitter – nitter.net/asimpere/status/165

#droitdemanifester #royaumeuni #CharlesIII #publicorderact #reconnaissancefaciale #coronation #libertedexpression

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Political Cartoon Gallery · @PoliticalCartoon
1316 followers · 1195 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk

Steve Bell on protests at King Charles III’s  - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

#Coronation #CharlesIII #republicanism #notmyking #publicorderact #Righttoprotest #DemocracyInDanger

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Michael · @therightarticle
1354 followers · 7806 posts · Server mas.to
Simon Carswell · @simoncarswell
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Michael · @therightarticle
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Political Cartoon Gallery · @PoliticalCartoon
1312 followers · 1187 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk

Ben Jennings on messages to the monarch    - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

#CharlesIII #Coronation #republicanism #notmyking #publicorderact #Righttoprotest #DemocracyInDanger

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