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UK: Shutting down of peaceful protest represents 'everything that is wrong with protest policing'UK: Shutting down of peaceful protest represents 'everything that is wrong with protest policing'
20 Jun 2023 Press release -
UK: Passing of new public order laws 'marks a dark new era for peaceful protest'14 Jun 2023 Press release -
UK: Government plan to push more anti-protest legislation through Lords must be stopped
UK: Government plan to push more anti-protest legislation through Lords must be stopped
07 Jun 2023 Press release -
Hong Kong: Government bid to ban protest song signals continuing move against freedoms‘Glory to Hong Kong’ became popular during 2019 mass demonstrations
06 Jun 2023 Press release -
UK: Hundreds of people join Tiananmen vigil outside Chinese EmbassyProtesters called for justice for Tiananmen victims
05 Jun 2023 Press release -
UK: Campaigners to hold Tiananmen vigil outside Chinese Embassy - 4 JuneProtest will also highlight current intimidation of Chinese/Hong Kong people in UK
26 May 2023 Press release -
Thailand: Future government must protect people’s right to protestSince 2020 at least 1,902 people faced charges for criticising the Government or protest
12 May 2023 Press release -
Why anti-protest policing over the Coronation weekend is the writing on the wallThe writing has been on the wall for years. Our fundamental rights to peaceful protest are rapidly disappearing as police forces begin to use the vast range of new anti-protest powers given to them under last years' Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act…
12 May 2023 Blog post -
Pakistan: Authorities must 'exercise restraint' towards people protesting Imran Khan's arrest11 May 2023 Press release -
UK: Coronation day arrests 'genuinely disturbing'08 May 2023 Press release
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Myanmar: Military threatens pardoned prisoners with rearrest if they speak out againMilitary say they have pardoned 2,153 prisoners to mark a Buddhist holiday
03 May 2023 Press release -
Climate Change: Millions taking part in Earth Day is key to protecting the planet and people‘We are not moving fast enough to prevent a catastrophic rise in global temperatures’ - Marta Schaaf
21 Apr 2023 Press release -
Thailand: 15-year-old detained for insulting the monarchyApproaching 2,000 people detained for taking part in protests since 2020
30 Mar 2023 Press release -
Global: Protesters increasingly maimed and killed by police misuse of rubber bulletsPeople exercising their human right to protest are being increasingly maimed and killed by police misuse of rubber bullets, some which are produced in the UK. Learn why we need a global torture-free trade treaty to regulate trade in policing equipment.
13 Mar 2023 Press release -
Georgia: Protesters showed 'great courage' to object to the repressive foreign agents billSecurity forces used water cannons, tear gas and stun grenades to disperse crowds
09 Mar 2023 Press release -
Pakistan: 'Draconian' law banning Lahore protests must be scrapped immediatelyGovernment in Punjab – Pakistan’s most populous province – has imposed a ban on ‘assemblies, gatherings, sit-ins, rallies, and protests across the district of Lahore’
08 Mar 2023 Press release -
Hong Kong: Women’s Day march first authorised protest since 2020 comes amid worsening crackdown03 Mar 2023 Press release -
Myanmar: Shipping companies still transporting aviation fuel despite war crimes - new evidenceRecent shipments have involved companies based in Thailand, India, Japan, Greece, Luxembourg, Singapore and Switzerland
28 Feb 2023 Press release -
Sri Lanka: One person killed and dozens injured after police attack peaceful protestersSri Lanka: One person killed after police attack peaceful protesters
27 Feb 2023 Press release -
Peru: lethal state violence against protesters is disproportionately targeting indigenous communities – new research“Systemic racism has been the driving force behind the violence” - Erika Guevara-Rosas
16 Feb 2023 Press release
