Liberty fights back against protest being criminalised in the UK
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In this latest report, Anita Mureithi reports on the case Liberty has brought against the Sunak government, citing its director Akiko Hart:
“We’re seeing both our fundamental rights of protest being undermined, but also specific protests like the pro-Palestinian marches being vilified.”
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This article was originally published by OpenDemocracy on Wed 28 Feb 2024. Read the original here.
Protest isn’t harassment, says group suing UK government over law change
Human rights group Liberty says spotlight on MPs’ safety has seen Tories ‘vilify’ Palestine marchers
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FAIR WARNING
The extremists are calling for a ceasefire
The moderates are supporting genocide
It’s not Islamophobic to say Islam is horrendous
But it’s definitely anti-Semitic if you’re Jewish
And critical of Israel. Lobbying
Parliament peacefully is the same
As throwing a brick through someone’s window
Or threatening to behead them. Holding
Up a picture is siding with the terrorists
Saying from the river is a racist way of speaking
Stop pretending you don’t know this
It’s the message in the media. Behave
And be responsible, don’t march or stand
In solidarity with others
Confine yourselves to whispers
Or face the consequences
Of a Western-style democracy
We will wilfully ignore you
Make arrests if you continue
By definition the fundamental right to protest extends to breaking the law
See Poll Tax riots
Illegitimate Governments only learn the hard way and ultimately its always the good people with the Pitch forks who win the day
Now haven’t we got ourselves a Genocide to stop, never give in, never again for everyone
Congratulations to Geordie Galloway, will there be an Independent JVL candidate at the GE
Putting aside her Dalmatian-pelt coat, Suella Braverman sensitively gave her assessment of the pro-Palestinian protest marches: “There is only one way of describing the pro-Palestinian marches, they are ‘hate marches’.
No reprimand from her ‘all at sea’ PM. As right-wing as he is, he is driven further by bunch of such extremists. There is a similarity between Sunak’s and Netanyahu’s administrations, although Sunak doesn’t face prison as soon as he is out of office.