In February, the Prime Minister warned Number“In Britain, mob rule is replacing democratic rule. He encouraged police to take action against pro-Palestinian protests, which he said had become troubled. Number“Intimidation, threats and systematic violence”. More than 50 organizations responded, accusing the government of imposing severe restrictions on the right to protest.
The imprisonment of peaceful protesters was almost unheard of in Britain before the 1930s, a UN expert has claimed. But last year, two climate protesters who scaled Dartford Cross Bridge were sentenced to the longest jail terms in modern British history for peaceful protest.
Are we witnessing a crackdown on protests?Why politicians refer to some protest groups as Number““extremists” and Number“militants”? How do we defend the right to protest?
Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Freedom Director Akiko Hart and Criminal Defense and Civil Liberties Attorney Audrey Cherryl Mogan.
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