Category: demonstrations

Victory for claimants in Sarah Everard vigil case – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 15th, 2022 in coronavirus, demonstrations, freedom of expression, London, news, police by tracey

‘Leigh & Ors v (1) The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and (2) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Interested Party) [2022] EWHC 527. A year after the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by serving Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens, the Divisional Court has given its judgment on the MPS response to the proposed vigil for Ms Everard organised by #ReclaimTheseStreets on Clapham Common, near where she was last seen alive.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 14th March 2022

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Woman jailed over role in Bristol riot despite mental health issues – The Guardian

Posted March 15th, 2022 in arson, demonstrations, mental health, news, public order by tracey

‘A judge has jailed a woman for the part she played in last year’s Bristol riot despite hearing she had mental health issues and had run out of medication.’

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The Guardian, 14th March 2022

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Police acted unlawfully over Everard vigil, court rules – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 14th, 2022 in coronavirus, demonstrations, freedom of expression, human rights, kidnapping, murder, news, police, proportionality, rape, sexual offences, women by tracey

‘The Metropolitan Police unlawfully failed to consider whether the right to protest provided a “reasonable excuse” under coronavirus restrictions to organise a vigil for murder victim Sarah Everard, the High Court ruled today.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 11th March 2022

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Activists who occupied 100ft HS2 drilling rig convicted over protest – The Guardian

Posted February 22nd, 2022 in criminal damage, demonstrations, environmental protection, news, trespass by tracey

‘Two environmental activists have been convicted of charges relating to a protest against HS2 after occupying a 100ft-high drilling rig to highlight damage they claimed the rail project was causing to London’s drinking water supply.’

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The Guardian, 21st February 2022

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Euston tunnellers’ court victory at risk as CPS seeks to overturn verdict – The Guardian

Posted February 15th, 2022 in climate change, demonstrations, judicial review, news, railways, trespass by tracey

‘The Crown Prosecution Service has launched a high court challenge to the decision by a judge last year to let the Euston tunnellers walk free after their trial.’

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The Guardian, 14th February 2022

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UK drops ‘absurd’ case against Greenpeace for dropping rocks in sea – The Guardian

Posted February 8th, 2022 in demonstrations, environmental protection, fisheries, licensing, news, prosecutions by sally

‘The government agency charged with protecting the marine environment has dropped its case against Greenpeace over a protest intended to obstruct destructive fishing practices in UK coastal conservation areas.’

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The Guardian, 7th February 2022

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Supreme Court dismisses protestors’ appeal over PKK flag conviction – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 7th, 2022 in appeals, demonstrations, freedom of expression, human rights, news, proscribed organisations, Supreme Court, terrorism by tracey

‘Pwr v Director of Public Prosecutions [2022] UKSC 2. On 26 January 2022 the Supreme Court ruled that s.13(1) Terrorism Act 2000 (“TA 2000 “) is a strict liability offence and that, whilst it does interfere with Art.10 ECHR (freedom of expression), the interference is lawful, necessary and proportionate.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd February 2022

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Insulate Britain activists jailed over M25 protest – BBC News

Posted February 3rd, 2022 in climate change, contempt of court, demonstrations, injunctions, news, road traffic, sentencing by sally

‘Five Insulate Britain campaigners have been jailed for defying a court order preventing them from protesting on the M25.’

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BBC News, 2nd February 2022

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Insulate Britain protesters face court over alleged injunction breach – The Independent

Posted February 1st, 2022 in climate change, demonstrations, injunctions, news by sally

‘More than a dozen Insulate Britain protesters are due to appear at the High Court after allegedly breaching an injunction aimed at curbing the group’s climate change protests.’

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The Independent, 1st February 2022

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Activist deceived into relationship with Met officer wins £229,000 compensation – The Guardian

Posted January 26th, 2022 in compensation, demonstrations, families, freedom of expression, human rights, inquiries, news, police, professional conduct, sexual offences, women by sally

‘An environmental activist who was deceived into a two-year intimate relationship by an undercover police officer has been awarded £229,000 in compensation after winning a landmark legal case.’

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The Guardian, 25th January 2022

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High court to hear claims Sarah Everard vigil ban breached human rights – The Guardian

Posted January 19th, 2022 in coronavirus, demonstrations, fines, freedom of expression, human rights, judicial review, kidnapping, murder, news, police, women by michael

‘Women’s rights activists are at the high court to argue that the police’s decision to ban a vigil for Sarah Everard in London was a breach of their human rights.’

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The Guardian, 19th January 2022

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Colston Four acquittal raises doubts about 10-year jail term proposal – The Guardian

Posted January 7th, 2022 in bills, criminal damage, criminal justice, demonstrations, freedom of expression, imprisonment, news, sentencing by tracey

‘The acquittal of the Colston Four raises questions about new laws imposing 10-year jail terms for the toppling of statues, legal experts have said.’

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The Guardian, 6th January 2022

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Nationality and Borders Bill: Why is it causing protests? – BBC news

Posted January 7th, 2022 in bills, citizenship, demonstrations, government departments, human rights, immigration, international law, news by tracey

‘Terrorists, war criminals, spies – that’s who the government says it’s targeting as part of a shake-up of immigration law. Under the Nationality and Borders Bill being debated in the House of Lords, if the British government wants to remove someone’s citizenship it will no longer need to tell them.’

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BBC News, 7th January 2022

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Jurors see the bigger picture: activists who were cleared in court – The Guardian

Posted January 6th, 2022 in criminal damage, demonstrations, juries, news by sally

‘Cases have included climate, environment, human rights and anti-war protests where damage to property was not denied.’

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The Guardian, 6th January 2022

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‘Most racist law to come to Britain’: Protestors voice anger over Nationality and Borders Bill outside Parliament – The Independent

Posted January 6th, 2022 in bills, citizenship, demonstrations, news, refugees by sally

‘Protesters have condemned Priti Patel’s Nationality and Borders Bill as a “tool to divide” during a demonstration in Westminster.’

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The Independent, 6th January 2022

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Bristol ‘Kill the Bill’ rioter jailed for 14 years – The Independent

Posted December 17th, 2021 in arson, bills, criminal damage, demonstrations, freedom of expression, imprisonment, news, police, sentencing, violent disorder by michael

‘A protester who set fire to police vehicles during a riot that followed a “Kill the Bill” demonstration in Bristol has been jailed for 14 years.’

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The Independent, 17th December 2021

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British MPs call for law changes to help young Hongkongers flee to UK – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2021 in asylum, demonstrations, government departments, Hong Kong, immigration, news, refugees, visas, young persons by tracey

‘More than nine in 10 people who have faced protest charges in Hong Kong are too young to access a UK visa scheme dedicated to helping Hongkongers flee to Britain, according to advocates and MPs calling for new laws to assist them.’

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The Guardian, 28th November 2021

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Supreme Court hears Kurdish flags appeal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 22nd, 2021 in appeals, demonstrations, freedom of expression, human rights, news, proscribed organisations, strict liability, Supreme Court by tracey

‘Three men found guilty of carrying a Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) flag are appealing against their convictions at the Supreme Court, arguing that a ‘strict liability’ offence for carrying the flag of a proscribed organisation is ‘incompatible’ with their right to freedom of expression.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 22nd November 2021

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UK court sends 9 road-blocking climate protesters to prison – The Independent

Posted November 18th, 2021 in climate change, demonstrations, injunctions, news, road traffic, sentencing by tracey

‘A British court on Wednesday sentenced nine members of the climate action group Insulate Britain to up to six months in prison for breaching an injunction designed to prevent road blockades.’

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The Independent, 17th November 2021

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Gaddafi minister found jointly liable for 1984 killing of PC Yvonne Fletcher – The Guardian

Posted November 17th, 2021 in demonstrations, joint liability, Libya, murder, news, police by sally

‘A former minister in Muammar Gaddafi’s government was jointly liable for the shooting of PC Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan embassy in London in 1984, a high court judge has ruled.’

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The Guardian, 16th November 2021

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