Sep 10, 2020 | Comment, Domestic Extremism, Protest
Extinction Rebellion banners on the streets of London. PHOTO: Splento This opinion piece first appeared on The Canary website on 9 September Whether you agree with their politics or not, it’s really no surprise that with one very effective protest,...
Sep 7, 2020 | Protest, Rights
In Britain, there are laws that are supposed to protect our civil liberties – specifically the Human Rights Act 1998, which has often proven extremely effective as a means of challenging in court injustices by the state that violates our rights. This may go a long way...
Aug 26, 2020 | Protest, Rights
PHOTO: Splento From 1 September, Extinction Rebellion (XR) have called their latest series of actions focusing on Parliament in London and on protests in Cardiff and Manchester. Serious concerns about the Metropolitan Police’s operation during last October’s XR...
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...
