The right to freedom of assembly – what has changed over the last three years?
The UN’s Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai is visiting the UK next week. We assess what has changed in relation to the freedom to take part in protests – and what issues remain a concern – since his last official visit three years ago. Netpol was one of a number of...83 reasons to plead ‘not guilty’
This is a guest post by Netpol member Legal Defence & Monitoring Group (LDMG). For (too?) many years, LDMG has been urging protesters who get nicked to plead not guilty, point out that being charged is not the same as being convicted. Even if it seems that you...East Midlands anti-fracking camp activists trained as legal observers
Members of Netpol partner organisation Green and Black Cross (GBC) travelled to the East Midlands yesterday to provide training for activists at the new ‘Daneshill Community Protection Camp‘ on becoming effective legal observers. After fracking company...Mass arrest – an abuse of power
The arrest of 286 antifascists demonstrating against the presence of the English Defence League in East London on Saturday is another example of what seems to be a growing trend in public order policing – the mass arrest of people participating in unauthorised...