US EditionPolice to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office
Police can now impose conditions on repeat protests to reduce disruption and protect communities, with nearly 500 arrests linked to recent demonstrations, officials said.
- The Home Office plans to introduce new powers for police to manage repeated protests, which will be implemented as soon as possible.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood stated that the right to protest is fundamental but needs to be balanced with neighbors' freedoms.
- Police will gain the authority to impose conditions on frequent protests to address local community impacts.
- Mahmood highlighted that large, repeated protests could intimidate certain communities, making them feel unsafe.
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The UK Police will receive greater powers to suppress repeated protests, the British Interior Ministry announced on Sunday, after hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists were arrested in central London for supporting the banned Palestinian Action activist group. Nearly 500 people were arrested on Saturday in Trafalgar Square, in central London, for demonstrating in support of the group, according to the London Metropolitan Police.
Starmer and Mahmood's attack on protest is naked genocide collaboration
Keir Starmer and his Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood have said they are going to grant new powers to police to put more restrictions on ‘repeat protests’. This, they say, is to allow senior police and their Home Office bosses to consider the supposed ‘cumulative impact’ of previous protests and force organisers to re-route them or move them elsewhere entirely. Mahmood’s new protest rules: democracy? Typically, Mahmood dressed this up as ‘democrac…
Home Secretary vows to tighten protest laws after mass arrests
The UK government has announced plans to give police greater powers to restrict repeated demonstrations, following the arrest of nearly 500 pro-Palestine protesters on Saturday. Under the new measures, senior officers will be able to consider the “cumulative impact” of protests when imposing conditions. This could include limiting the duration of demonstrations or requiring them […] The post Home Secretary vows to tighten protest laws after mass…
U.K. says it will restrict repeated protests after 500 arrests at pro-Palestinian vigil
British police will get stronger powers to restrict repeated protests, the government said Sunday, after almost 500 people were arrested at a demonstration in support of a banned pro-Palestinian group.
British government announces new measures to allow police to restrict demonstrations, including those related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in order to protect communities
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