‘The high court has directed that a protester against the HS2 rail line who was originally acquitted of aggravated trespass should be convicted after an appeal by the director of public prosecutions.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A mother who used her Range Rover to try to move an Insulate Britain protester blocking the road while she was on the school run has called her court case a “huge injustice.”’
The Independent, 29th March 2022
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‘A vicar who took part in a peaceful Extinction Rebellion demonstration outside a Ministry of Defence site has had her conviction quashed.’
BBC News, 24th March 2022
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‘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.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th March 2022
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‘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.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2022
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‘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.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘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.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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.’
The Guardian, 14th February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd February 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Five Insulate Britain campaigners have been jailed for defying a court order preventing them from protesting on the M25.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2022
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‘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.’
The Independent, 1st February 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘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.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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.’
BBC News, 7th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Cases have included climate, environment, human rights and anti-war protests where damage to property was not denied.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Protesters have condemned Priti Patel’s Nationality and Borders Bill as a “tool to divide” during a demonstration in Westminster.’
The Independent, 6th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘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.’
The Independent, 17th December 2021
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‘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.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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