A high court judge has thrown out an attempt by the government’s most senior law officer to prosecute a woman for holding a placard on…
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Court restrictions on climate protesters ‘deeply concerning’, say leading lawyers
Restrictions placed on non-violent climate protesters who have been tried in criminal courts were part of a “deeply concerning” “pincer movement” narrowing their rights to…
View More Court restrictions on climate protesters ‘deeply concerning’, say leading lawyers‘Criminalising our right to protest’: green groups’ anger over public order bill
Environmental campaign groups have hit out at the “draconian” protest crackdown bill announced in the Queen’s speech. The new law appears to be targeted at…
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