Human rights and freedom groups have joined a chorus of criticism against stiff prison sentences for five Just Stop Oil protesters. A Southwark Crown Court […]
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Whose extremists?
“Mob rule is replacing democratic rule” – UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.“Islamists … have got control of London” – Lee Anderson, former Conservative party deputy […]
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UK government forces through controversial laws at last minute
The Boris Johnson government managed to get approval for two highly controversial laws in the dying hours of the last Parliamentary session on April 28. […]
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Stopping the police bill
The UK House of Lords is again debating and rejecting parts of the government’s controversial police legislation that could endanger freedom of expression and curb […]
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Police breached rights – UK High Court
The UK High Court has ruled that London’s Metropolitan police breached the rights of organisers of a planned vigil for rape and murder victim Sarah […]
Read moreMisuse of Covid 19 measures
The coronavirus pandemic marked a worrying new wave of serious threats and attacks on media freedom in Europe warned the Council of Europe Platform to […]
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UK Police Bill threatens free speech
Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his overwhelming Parliamentary majority to push through controversial legislation that would allow police to curb the right of protest and […]
Read morePolice Bill Protests
Objections to the proposed UK Police Bill that could restrict protest and freedom of expression for a long time into the future were also in […]
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