Feb 4, 2020 | Protest, Support Us
The comments below were left by some of the many contributors to our hugely successful “Protecting Freedom to Protest” crowdfunding campaign, which in November and December 2019 raised £11,109. A month has passed since it closed so this is an update on...
Jan 15, 2020 | Domestic Extremism, Protest
This post was first published by New Internationalist on 15 January 2020 Extinction Rebellion is not the first protest group to find itself labelled a threat because of alleged ‘extreme or violent ideologies’ and sadly it is unlikely to be the last. Over the...
Jan 15, 2020 | Domestic Extremism, Protest
This post first appeared on the Guardian Opinion website on 15 January 2020 Priti Patel probably thought she was helping when she tried to defend counter-terrorism police from the condemnation that followed last week’s story in the Guardian revealing the inclusion of...
Dec 2, 2019 | Comment, Protest
PHOTO: Splento In early November, the High Court ruled that the use of police powers to severely limit protests by Extinction Rebellion were unlawful. The Metropolitan Police claimed this was “made with good intent “. As part of our recent report...
Nov 21, 2019 | Protest, Reports
PHOTO: Splento New Netpol report says the Metropolitan Police were far more interested in preventing October’s Extinction Rebellion protests than in facilitating it. On 20 November, Netpol launched “Restricting the Rebellion”, a report on the policing of...
Oct 9, 2019 | Domestic Extremism
Local people branded “extremist” by Surrey County Council. PHOTO: Frack Free Surrey Almost three years after the Home Office confirmed opposition to fracking is no longer seen as an “indicator of vulnerability to extremism”, Surrey County Council continues...
Sep 19, 2019 | Comment, Protest
PHOTO: Flickr This Friday, tens of thousands of young people will take part in the Global Climate Strike, demanding immediate action to address the global climate crisis. Students who have not been granted permission by their headteachers to participate may find their...
