Human rights groups fear those wearing masks for health or religious reasons, and dissidents seeking to protect themselves from hostile foreign states, will be swept into the criminal justice system
Protest
The activist who helped expose Britain's ‘spy cop’ scandal discusses her new book on state-sanctioned betrayal, and why she thinks politicised policing still continues today
A new report calls on the Government to 'look again' at repealing laws passed under the last Conservative Government
Despite the threat of police violence and arrest, student-led protests against President Erdoğan and his ruling party continue across Turkey.
Nicole Burgund reports from inside one of Europe's most important protests
It’s not disruption that’s being prosecuted in this country. It’s dissent. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 3rd April 2025 The faces are different, but it’s the same authoritarianism. Keir Starmer’s team might not look or sound like Donald Trump’s, but its policies on protest and dissent are chillingly similar. So is the reason: […]
The climate movement has announced an end to its direct action campaigns. The group's spokesperson tells Josiah Mortimer what's next
Campaigners are targeting the stock price of Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker as the backlash against his support for far right movements grows
Infringements on the right to protest have been 'emboldened' by successive governments, report argues
Thames Valley Police acknowledges arrest was unlawful but offers no formal apology as campaigner Symon Hill warns of 'wider struggle' to protect protest rights