#demonstrations — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #demonstrations, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.europesays.com/people/67940/ The Met Gala’s Embrace of Jeff Bezos Causes a Backlash #AmazonComInc #Anna #Bezos #boycotts #Demonstrations #FashionAndApparel #HighNetWorthIndividuals #JeffBezos #JeffreyP #Lauren(1969) #MetGala #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #NewYorkCity #ProtestsAndRiots #sánchez #Wintour
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What protests are happening in London this weekend?
It is set to be a busy weekend in the capital, with two major demonstrations scheduled to hit…
#London #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #activists #Britain #demonstrations #GreatBritain #london #MetropolitanPolice #Protest #protests #TommyRobinson
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/953270/ What protests are happening in London this weekend? #activists #Britain #demonstrations #England #GreatBritain #london #MetropolitanPolice #Protest #protests #TommyRobinson #UK #UnitedKingdom
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/229487/ Somalia Faces Escalating Political Tensions as Opposition Mobilizes for Major Demonstrations #as #demonstrations #escalating #Faces #for #Major #Mobilizes #opposition #political #Somalia #tensions
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/33706/ What protests are happening in London this weekend? #Activists #Demonstrations #London #MetropolitanPolice #protest #Protests #TommyRobinson
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1 day #strikes & mass #protests against #Trump might be powerful #symbolic #demonstrations of #opposition but they are meaningless.
To get genuine results #sustained non-violent, & widespread #action is more successful than single day #disruptions.
The #TrumpRegime & its backers have deep pockets.
1 day strikes are as effective on them as a bug hitting the windshield on the Trump limo.
#USPol #IndustrialAction #Unions #SustainedPressure learn how to truly fight #oppression. #auspol
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1 day #strikes & mass #protests against #Trump might be powerful #symbolic #demonstrations of #opposition but they are meaningless.
To get genuine results #sustained non-violent, & widespread #action is more successful than single day #disruptions.
The #TrumpRegime & its backers have deep pockets.
1 day strikes are as effective on them as a bug hitting the windshield on the Trump limo.
#USPol #IndustrialAction #Unions #SustainedPressure learn how to truly fight #oppression. #auspol
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1 day #strikes & mass #protests against #Trump might be powerful #symbolic #demonstrations of #opposition but they are meaningless.
To get genuine results #sustained non-violent, & widespread #action is more successful than single day #disruptions.
The #TrumpRegime & its backers have deep pockets.
1 day strikes are as effective on them as a bug hitting the windshield on the Trump limo.
#USPol #IndustrialAction #Unions #SustainedPressure learn how to truly fight #oppression. #auspol
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1 day #strikes & mass #protests against #Trump might be powerful #symbolic #demonstrations of #opposition but they are meaningless.
To get genuine results #sustained non-violent, & widespread #action is more successful than single day #disruptions.
The #TrumpRegime & its backers have deep pockets.
1 day strikes are as effective on them as a bug hitting the windshield on the Trump limo.
#USPol #IndustrialAction #Unions #SustainedPressure learn how to truly fight #oppression. #auspol
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1 day #strikes & mass #protests against #Trump might be powerful #symbolic #demonstrations of #opposition but they are meaningless.
To get genuine results #sustained non-violent, & widespread #action is more successful than single day #disruptions.
The #TrumpRegime & its backers have deep pockets.
1 day strikes are as effective on them as a bug hitting the windshield on the Trump limo.
#USPol #IndustrialAction #Unions #SustainedPressure learn how to truly fight #oppression. #auspol
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Iran-US war latest: Trump says war will be ‘over quickly’ as Israel hits Beirut for first time since ceasefire
Israel says it is investigating photo of soldier holding up cigarette to Virgin Mary statue A picture of…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #America #CivilConflict #Demonstrations #riots #SocialMedia #TopPicture #UnitedStatesofAmerica
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Iran-US war latest: Trump says war will be ‘over quickly’ as Israel hits Beirut for first time since ceasefire
Israel says it is investigating photo of soldier holding up cigarette to Virgin Mary statue A picture of…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #America #CivilConflict #Demonstrations #riots #SocialMedia #TopPicture #UnitedStatesofAmerica
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https://www.europesays.com/news/25566/ Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israel Demonstrators Rally Outside Synagogue #Demonstrations #FreedomOfSpeechAndExpression #Headlines #IsraeliSettlements #JewsAndJudaism #mamdani #NewYorkCity #News #palestinians #ParkEastSynagogue #ProtestsAndRiots #TopStories #Zohran
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/99787/ Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israel Demonstrators Rally Outside Synagogue #demonstrations #FreedomOfSpeechAndExpression #Israel #IsraeliSettlements #JewishVoiceForPeaceInc #JewsAndJudaism #Mamdani #NewYorkCity #ParkEastSynagogue #police #PoliceDepartment(NYC) #ProtestsAndRiots #Zohran
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https://www.europesays.com/news/24383/ The Met Gala’s Embrace of Jeff Bezos Causes a Backlash #AmazonComInc #Anna #Bezos #Boycotts #Demonstrations #FashionAndApparel #Headlines #HighNetWorthIndividuals #JeffreyP #Lauren(1969) #MetGala #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #NewYorkCity #News #ProtestsAndRiots #Sanchez #TopStories #Wintour
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Vaguely feeling that protesting is not enough for me, I'm contacting the nearest FNB collective to see if they're still active. I want to show not just what I'm *against*, but what I'm *for*, if that makes sense. Someone here recently said a system falls away when folks simply start using a better one. Perhaps for me ... we'll see.
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Vaguely feeling that protesting is not enough for me, I'm contacting the nearest FNB collective to see if they're still active. I want to show not just what I'm *against*, but what I'm *for*, if that makes sense. Someone here recently said a system falls away when folks simply start using a better one. Perhaps for me ... we'll see.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/02/organisers-challenge-starmer-threat-to-ban-some-pro-palestine-marches. "Organisers of pro-Palestine marches have said Keir Starmer’s threat to ban some #demonstrations opposing Israel’s #actions in the #MiddleEast will 'strike at the root of #free #assembly & #freespeech' in the #UK."
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"Why do anything at all, really?"
https://piefed.social/c/political_memes/p/2022409/why-do-anything-at-all-really
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DE: Im Gegensatz zum #Motiv ist die #Zukunft nicht schwarz-weiß, sondern bunt & #erneuerbar! (M)ein kleiner fotografischer Beitrag zu den aktuellen Demos für den weiteren Ausbau #ErneuerbarerEnergien in #Deutschland - gegen rückwärts gewandte Lobbypolitik für Konzerne mit veraltetem Geschäftsmodell durch
Bundesregierung & Wirtschaftsressort. Hier eine #Petition zum Mitzeichnen - aktuell > 272.000 Unterschriften.EN: Unlike the #motif, the #future isn’t black and white, but colourful & #renewable! (My) small photographic contribution to the current #demonstrations calling for the further expansion of #renewableenergy in #Germany – against backward-looking lobby politics favouring corporations with outdated business models by
the Federal Government & the Ministry of Economics. Here is a #petition to sign – currently > 272,000 signatures.#OwnWork
#Windrad
#Windturbine
#Energie
#Energy
#Lowkey
#Photography
#Fotografie
#notAIgenerated
#Pentax
#pentaxk3mkiiimono
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bSyyAfkg3_c
Itamar Avneri de Standing Together réagit aux 34 nouvelles colonies en Cisjordanie, 9 avril 2026
🇫🇷 Itamar Avneri de Standing Together, sur un ton cruellement ironique, commente les décisions récentes du gouvernement israélien, qui a approuvé, de façon secrète, 34 nouvelles colonies en Cisjordanie / Palestine.
"Je me disais justement qu'il n'y avait pas assez de colonies en Cisjordanie, heureusement que le gouvernement se charge de cette affaire urgente".
Soutenons les manifestations de Standing Together le 11 avril 2026.
🇬🇧Itamar Avneri of Standing Together, in a cruelly ironic tone, commented on the recent decisions of the Israeli government, which secretly approved 34 new settlements in the West Bank/Palestine.
"I was just thinking there weren't enough settlements in the West Bank already; thankfully the government is taking care of this urgent matter."
Let's support the Standing Together demonstrations on April 11, 2026.
#StandingTogether #NoWar #StopTheEternalWar #ItamarAvneri #Colonies #Palestine #Manifestations #Demonstrations #ItamarAveneri #settlements #Israël
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Insanity ! ?
"Lawyers acting for Liam Alexander Hall, a 32-year-old man accused of attempting to bomb an Invasion Day rally in Perth, have foreshadowed a potential not guilty by insanity plea. About 2,500 people were at the Invasion Day rally in Perth’s CBD on 26 January 2026 when Hall allegedly threw a homemade “fragment bomb” filled with ball bearings and nails off a balcony and into the crowd." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/31/perth-invasion-day-terror-attack-accused-mental-health-defence-ntwnfb
#violence #bomb #attack #insanity #TerrorAttack #HateCrimes #FarRight #IndigenousPeoples #demonstrations -
Insanity ! ?
"Lawyers acting for Liam Alexander Hall, a 32-year-old man accused of attempting to bomb an Invasion Day rally in Perth, have foreshadowed a potential not guilty by insanity plea. About 2,500 people were at the Invasion Day rally in Perth’s CBD on 26 January 2026 when Hall allegedly threw a homemade “fragment bomb” filled with ball bearings and nails off a balcony and into the crowd." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/31/perth-invasion-day-terror-attack-accused-mental-health-defence-ntwnfb
#violence #bomb #attack #insanity #TerrorAttack #HateCrimes #FarRight #IndigenousPeoples #demonstrations -
Insanity ! ?
"Lawyers acting for Liam Alexander Hall, a 32-year-old man accused of attempting to bomb an Invasion Day rally in Perth, have foreshadowed a potential not guilty by insanity plea. About 2,500 people were at the Invasion Day rally in Perth’s CBD on 26 January 2026 when Hall allegedly threw a homemade “fragment bomb” filled with ball bearings and nails off a balcony and into the crowd." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/31/perth-invasion-day-terror-attack-accused-mental-health-defence-ntwnfb
#violence #bomb #attack #insanity #TerrorAttack #HateCrimes #FarRight #IndigenousPeoples #demonstrations -
Insanity ! ?
"Lawyers acting for Liam Alexander Hall, a 32-year-old man accused of attempting to bomb an Invasion Day rally in Perth, have foreshadowed a potential not guilty by insanity plea. About 2,500 people were at the Invasion Day rally in Perth’s CBD on 26 January 2026 when Hall allegedly threw a homemade “fragment bomb” filled with ball bearings and nails off a balcony and into the crowd." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/31/perth-invasion-day-terror-attack-accused-mental-health-defence-ntwnfb
#violence #bomb #attack #insanity #TerrorAttack #HateCrimes #FarRight #IndigenousPeoples #demonstrations -
A few dozen of us patriots at the #TeslaTakedown in Devon this morning. I'm hopeful that as this disaster continues to unfold, and the weather warms, our numbers will grow.
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A few dozen of us patriots at the #TeslaTakedown in Devon this morning. I'm hopeful that as this disaster continues to unfold, and the weather warms, our numbers will grow.
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Two de-escalation trainings are scheduled 3/19 from Backbone Campaign (7-9p CT) https://www.backbonecampaign.org/safety_20260319 and Right to Be (Noon-1:15p CT) https://righttobe.org/events/bystander-intervention-and-conflict-de-escalation-in-protest-spaces.
We encourage #NoKings3 attendees to attend training prior to #NK3 #NoKings2026 for everyone's safety! #NoKings ✊❌👑#Deescalation #Training #Safety #protest #protests #demonstration #demonstrations #rally #rallies -
Meet 21-year-old playing #bagpipes at #US #protests
He played in both #LA & #Portland (once following the death of Alex #Pretti) Duffy is playing in the face of #violent tactics to #suppress #demonstrations against #trump – especially when #TearGas is deployed
When asked how #police react, Duffy laughs, and says: “They’ve reacted pretty negatively”.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25873187.meet-21-year-old-playing-bagpipes-us-protests/
#PoliceState #dictatorship #authoritarianism #trump #USAggression #lawlessness #fascism #oppression #Orwellian
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Meet 21-year-old playing #bagpipes at #US #protests
He played in both #LA & #Portland (once following the death of Alex #Pretti) Duffy is playing in the face of #violent tactics to #suppress #demonstrations against #trump – especially when #TearGas is deployed
When asked how #police react, Duffy laughs, and says: “They’ve reacted pretty negatively”.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25873187.meet-21-year-old-playing-bagpipes-us-protests/
#PoliceState #dictatorship #authoritarianism #trump #USAggression #lawlessness #fascism #oppression #Orwellian
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Meet 21-year-old playing #bagpipes at #US #protests
He played in both #LA & #Portland (once following the death of Alex #Pretti) Duffy is playing in the face of #violent tactics to #suppress #demonstrations against #trump – especially when #TearGas is deployed
When asked how #police react, Duffy laughs, and says: “They’ve reacted pretty negatively”.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25873187.meet-21-year-old-playing-bagpipes-us-protests/
#PoliceState #dictatorship #authoritarianism #trump #USAggression #lawlessness #fascism #oppression #Orwellian
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How accurate are crowd counts at large events?
Organisers are assumed to have a vested interest in inflating the figures, while the police are repeatedly accused of undercounting.
Technology has made the process of assessing crowd sizes easier, but large numbers cited by organisers are often overestimates.
#CrowdSizes #Events #Demonstrations #Protests #Police #FactCheck
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Teacher simulates an authoritarian dictatorship in her classroom, but the students fought back
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/authoritarianism-experiment-in-school-ex1
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Three people charged under Terrorism Act after Edinburgh city centre protest
Three people have been charged in connection with alleged offences under the Terrorism Act after a protest in…
#Edinburgh #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #Scotland #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Britain #demonstrations #ElizabethHouse #GreatBritain #PalestineAction #terrorismact
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/594319/ Three people charged under Terrorism Act after Edinburgh city centre protest #Britain #demonstrations #Edinburgh #ElizabethHouse #GreatBritain #PalestineAction #Scotland #TerrorismAct #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Monday, October 6, 2025
[vlog] Ukraine's nuclear plants at risk, Russian drones in Europe -- Massive Russian attack on residential areas in Ukraine kills 6, injures 18 -- Lithuania's Vilnius airport closed in response to airspace violation, media reports -- Amid controversial elections, Georgian protestors attempt to storm presidential palace ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/10/monday-october-6-2025/
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OnlineFirst - "Shoreline demos: The contested place of the public in a marine carbon removal trial" by @a_laurie_waller, Emily Cox, and Rob Bellamy:
#fieldtrials #publics #carbondioxideremoval #demonstrations #controversyanalysis
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25148486251380158
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French Wine Production Suffers from Climate and US Tariffs – AgroNews https://www.diningandcooking.com/2277970/french-wine-production-suffers-from-climate-and-us-tariffs-agronews/ #AgriculturalTechnologies #AgroVinnytsiaFieldDay #BEDNAR #DeepCultivator #demonstrations” #DiscCultivator #EquipmentEfficiency #FertilizerHopper #francais #france #French #FrenchWine #harrow #MountedCultivator #NewProducts. #PreSowingCompactors #ProvenSolutions #SoilCultivation #SowingComplexes #SowingTechnologies #Tractors #ukraine #VersatileCultivator #Wine
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WTF!!! #DHS Tells #Police That Common #Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’
DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even #skateboarding and #livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.By Dell Cameron, Jul 10, 202
"The #DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity is urging local police to consider a wide range of protest activity as violent tactics, including mundane acts like riding a #bike or livestreaming a police encounter, WIRED has learned.
"WIRED has made this article free for all to read because it is primarily based on reporting from Freedom of Information Act requests [#FOIA]. Please consider subscribing to support our journalism.
"Threat bulletins issued during last month’s '#NoKings' #protests warn that the US government’s aggressive immigration raids are almost certain to accelerate domestic unrest, with DHS saying there’s a 'high likeliness' more Americans will soon turn against the agency, which could trigger #confrontations near federal sites.
"Blaming intense media coverage and backlash to the US military deployment in #LosAngeles, DHS expects the #demonstrations to 'continue and grow across the nation' as #protesters focused on other issues shift to #immigration, following a broad 'embracement of #AntiICE messaging.'
"The bulletins—first obtained by the national security nonprofit #PropertyOfThePeople through public records requests—warn that officers could face assaults with fireworks and improvised weapons: #paint-filled fire extinguishers, smoke grenades, and projectiles like #bottles and #rocks.
"At the same time, the guidance urges officers to consider a range of #nonviolent behavior and common #ProtestGear—like #masks, #flashlights, and #cameras—as potential precursors to violence, telling officers to prepare 'from the point of view of an adversary.'
"Protesters on #bicycles, #skateboards, or even 'on foot' are framed as potential 'scouts' conducting reconnaissance or searching for 'items to be used as weapons.' #Livestreaming is listed alongside '#doxxing' as a 'tactic' for 'threatening' police. Online posters are cast as ideological #recruiters—or as participants in 'surveillance sharing.'
"One list of 'violent tactics' shared by the Los Angeles–based Joint Regional Intelligence Center—part of a post-9/11 fusion network—includes both protesters’ attempts to avoid identification and efforts to identify police. The memo also alleges that face recognition, normally a tool of law enforcement, was used against officers.
"Vera Eidelman, a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union [#ACLU], says the government has no business treating #constitutionally protected activities—like #observing or #documenting police—as threats.
"#DHS did not respond to a request for comment."
Read more:
https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-tells-police-that-common-protest-activities-are-violent-tactics/#ACAB #FusionCenters #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Resistance #Journalism #PoliceState #CriminalizingDissent #Protestors #Protest #USPol #CriminalizingProtest #Orwell #BigBrother #DoublePlusUngood #SurveillanceState #NaziPatrol #NineteenEightyFour
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WTAF! ‘#NoKings’ protest organizer calls #Texas #NationalGuard deployment an overreaction by Governor
by Cora Neas
Wed, June 11, 2025AUSTIN (KXAN) — "A protest planned to occur at the Texas Capitol Saturday comes after Texas Governor #GregAbbott’s deployment of the state’s National Guard to #AustinTX and other Texas cities following a Monday night protest in the state’s capital city.
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" 'Soldiers are on standby in areas where mass #demonstrations are planned in case they are needed,' reads part of Mahaleris’s statement. 'Texas will not tolerate the lawlessness we have seen in Los Angeles. Anyone engaging in acts of violence or damaging property will be swiftly held accountable to the full extent of the law.'
"The Monday night protest, organized by the Party for #Socialism and #Liberation, was held to show solidarity with #protesters in #LosAngeles.
"Saturday’s protest, ' #NoKings / #KickOutTheClowns,' is part of a nationwide action against a #MilitaryParade in #WashingtonDC, also on Saturday. The Austin rally is organized by Hands Off Central Texas (#HOCTX), a coalition of liberal activist groups such as #50501, #IndivisibleAustin, #IndivisibleRosedale, #ThirdAct Texas and #ResistAustin.
"#HandsOff Central Texas President Sophia Mirto said that the rally will feature speeches by activists and locally elected politicians, as well as performances."
Read more:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/no-kings-protest-organizer-calls-211358311.html#Crackdown #PosseComitatus #SilencingDissent #TexasResists #Resist #Resistance #ResistFascism #Authoritarianism #AuthoritarianRule #USPol
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On Saturday, law enforcement officers used #FlashBang #grenades, #TearGas & #RubberBullets as they clashed with #protesters who came to the area in Paramount, which had been rumored to be the site of an #immigration operation.
There were hundreds of protesters when the #demonstrations peaked during the day, but their numbers dwindled in the evening. Several dozen were still protesting at 6PM.
#Trump #law #democracy #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly #authoritarianism #tyranny #Gestapo
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#RepublicOfGeorgia: New legislation directly threatens people's right to #protest and #FreeExpression
In a troubling shift toward #authoritarian governance, Georgia’s ruling party has enacted legislative reforms that drastically restrict freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and proposed changes to restrict #media, public participation.
February 10, 2025
"The key changes obstructing people’s right to protest include:
- Expanded organisers' liability;
- Restrictions on spontaneous protests;
- Limitations on protests in enclosed spaces: Protests in closed spaces or buildings now require written consent from the property owner, significantly restricting #student and #workplace #demonstrations. This provision appears to be a direct response to recent protests on #UniversityCampuses;
- Expanded penalties for protest-related offenses: Petty #hooliganism fines have risen from GEL 500-1,000 to GEL 500-2,000 (from maximum approximately 350-700 EUR) , with imprisonment now up to 20 days instead of 15. Verbal insults towards #PoliceOfficers now carry fines of GEL 2,000 5,000 (approx. 700-1750 EUR) or up to 60 days’ imprisonment. Repeat offenses can result in a GEL 3,500-6,000 ( 1200–2100 EUR) fine and extended jail terms. Additionally, individuals accused of "disrupting public order" face severe criminal penalties, including up to 3 years in prison;
- New restrictions on symbolic protest actions: Covering one's face, possessing a laser or light-emitting device, or wearing clothing resembling police or military uniforms during assemblies are now punishable by fines of GEL 2,000 ( 700 EUR) or imprisonment up to 7 days. Such measures are expected to disproportionately impact younger protesters and student-led movements;
- #Broadened law enforcement powers: The Ministry of Internal Affairs now holds increased authority over protest regulation, including the power to block protests that allegedly threaten public order or constitutional stability. Authorities can now use '#EmergencyMeasures' to disperse gatherings, including mass #arrests and prolonged #detentions;
- Increased state control over protest logistics: Protesters are now required to ensure that demonstrations do not obstruct transportation routes. Organisers must take action within 15 minutes of a warning to remove roadblocks or temporary structures, failing which they will face criminal liability;
- Participation in protests previously dispersed by law enforcement is now classified as an offense, subjecting #demonstrators to legal consequences."Given that the median salary in Georgia in 2023 was GEL 1,238 (approximately 400 EUR), these fines represent a disproportionate financial burden on protesters, effectively discouraging civic engagement and public demonstrations."
#RightToProtest #AntiProtestLaws
#GeorgianLaws #CriminalizingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #HumanRights #RepublicOfGeorgia #GeorgianDream #FaceMasks #AntiMaskLaws #ProtestSponsors #ACAB #ExpandedPolicePowers #PoliceState #Authoritarianism #Fascism -
#SilencingDissent: The #Crackdown on #PeacefulProtest in #Europe
In our recently published Rule of Law report, Liberties’ members reported an increase in restrictions on the right to peaceful protest in all countries.
by Flore du Teilleul
April 10, 2025Excerpt:
"The right to peaceful protest is essential to our democracies, allowing people to come together with a unified voice to support or oppose key issues. It serves as a powerful mechanism for individuals to hold their governments to account and is often the last resort when prior messages go unheard. However, politicians often perceive this right as a threat, especially when force of numbers demonstrates support for an issue."In our recently published Rule of Law report, Liberties’ members reported an increase in restrictions on the right to peaceful protest in all countries - from bans on individual protests to the disproportionate use of force by the police and legislative changes. A widespread trend emerged of restricted #ProPalestine protests and #EnvironmentalDefenders receiving particularly harsh penalties.
Bans on Protests
"Restrictions on various protest movements justified on public safety grounds were documented in many member states. In #Germany, the Berlin Assembly Authorities implemented a temporary blanket ban targeting pro-Palestine demonstrations. Initially, the ban targeted celebrations of the mass murder and pro-Hamas demonstrations but later extended to all pro-Palestinian protests. Similarly, in #Latvia, an unregistered #FreePalestine movement protest was banned after an assessment by the state security service that the event would, among other risks, harm the country’s international interests.
"The Estonian police banned a protest in support of #Palestinians, which was later declared unlawful by the administrative court. In #Hungary, Prime Minister #ViktorOrbán publicly prejudiced support for Palestinians by linking it with terrorism, equating solidarity with civilians victims to threats to the public order. As the fifteen attempts to organise protests were successively banned, the government and the Prime Minister re-asserted their power by deciding what can be demonstrated for, namely, topics in line with their political interests. Following the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the Hungarian government has repeatedly declared and extended the state of danger, allowing for the adoption of emergency decrees restricting, among other rights, the freedom to assemble. Both the Hungarian Supreme Court and Constitutional Court upheld the protest bans on the basis of public safety and security, legalising the practice of police-authorised restrictions in times of conflict.
"Further restrictions, including bans on #slogans and #signs during #demonstrations, sought to criminalise protesters. Several individuals were arrested or fined for displaying signs or slogans related to Palestine. In #Belgium, activists faced administrative sanctions for carrying a #PalestinianFlag or the #keffiyeh. Similarly, in the #Netherlands, attendees of an #ExtinctionRebellion demonstration were prohibited from mentioning the conflict in the Middle East. The enforcement of restrictions went as far as arrests, as Croatian activists were charged with misdemeanor after projecting a message in support of Palestine on a building across from the Israeli Embassy in Zagreb.
"In Hungary, a demonstrator faced criminal charges after wearing a gas mask and removing it after being asked by the police. In a worrying trend of criminalising protest activities, several activists were arrested and charged with sedition before an Extinction Rebellion demonstration in the Netherlands.
Disproportionate use of force by the police
"The criminalisation of environmental and pro-Palestine protesters was worsened by the violent repression of the police through excessive use of force. This was particularly notable in Sweden, where student encampments in support of Palestinians were forcibly displaced and participants were charged with criminal offenses. #PainGrips, water guns and #WaterCannons were used against environmental activists, pro-Palestinian and anti-immigration demonstrators in Germany, the #Netherlands and #Ireland.
"Environmental activists faced similar fates, The NGO ‘#FranceNatureEnvironnement’ reported concerns to the UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders following the violent repression of protesters during a demonstration against the A69 highway. In #Sweden, a woman was dismissed from her job at the Swedish Energy Agency for participating in an environmental demonstration and a growing number of #EcoActivists were fined for participating in peaceful protests."
Read more:
https://www.liberties.eu/en/stories/rule-of-law-2025-protests/45384#RightToProtest #SilencingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #EuropeanLaws #Croatia #ACAB #CriminalizingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #EnvironmentalProtests #EnvironmentalActivists
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State by State Pending and recently passed #AntiProtestLaws: #NewYork
S 6746: New penalties for protesters who wear a #mask
Would create a new criminal offense, “concealment of identity during a protest,” that would cover peaceful protesters who wear a mask while demonstrating. Under the bill, a person who wears a mask or facial covering that disguises their face “so as to conceal the identity of the wearer” while “involved in a lawful assembly, unlawful assembly, protest, or riot” commits the offense. The bill provides an exception for masks and other face coverings worn as protection from weather, for religious reasons, for medical purposes, or as a costume for a holiday or exhibition. While only a violation, the new offense would restrict individuals’ ability to protest lawfully while remaining anonymous, for instance to avoid retaliation.
Full text of bill:
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6746
Status: pendingIntroduced 21 Mar 2025.
Issue(s): #FaceCovering, Riot
S 5911: Heightened penalties for #riot and incitement to riot
Would enhance the penalties for first and second degree "riot" as well as "incitement to riot." Under New York law, "incitement to riot" is broadly defined, and could cover a person or organization found to have "urged" a group of people to protest in a "tumultuous and violent" way that is “likely to create public alarm”—regardless of whether such protest ever takes place or creates “public alarm.” The bill would make the offense a Class E felony, punishable by up to four years in prison, instead of a Class A misdemeanor.
Full text of bill:
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5911Status: pending
Introduced 3 Mar 2025.
Issue(s): Riot
S 723: New criminal penalties for masked protesters
Would create two new crimes that could apply to masked protesters and people who support them. Under the bill, a person who is masked or “disguised by unusual or unnatural attire or facial alteration,” who engages in a protest or other public assembly with other masked or disguised people, commits the offense of “deceptive wearing of a mask,” a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail. The offense would likewise apply to anyone who “knowingly permits or aids” masked demonstrators who congregate in public. The offense does not require that an individual act unlawfully or have any intent to engage in unlawful behavior. A second offense, “aggravated deceptive wearing of a mask,” would apply to masked or disguised individuals engaged in a public assembly where property damage or injuries occur; the offense would be a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail. (As drafted, the bill does not make clear whether an individual need personally cause the damage or injury, or merely be part of a group where such damage or injury occurs, to commit the offense.) The bill provides exemptions for masks or disguises worn for religious purposes, or in connection with a government-authorized “masquerade party or like entertainment.” If enacted, the bill would give law enforcement broad discretion to arrest individuals who wear masks or other disguise at a public protest, as well as anyone who seemed to be “aiding” them. The same bill was introduced as S 9194 in the 2023-2024 session.
Full text of bill:
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S723Status: pending
Introduced 8 Jan 2025.
Issue(s): Protest Supporters or Funders, Face Covering
S 534: New penalties for protesters who block #traffic
Would create a new criminal offense that could cover #UnpermittedProtests and #demonstrations on #streets, #sidewalks, or near public buildings. According to the bill, a person participating in a protest without a permit who “obstructs” cars or pedestrians, or prevents people from entering or exiting buildings, commits a new offense of “aggravated disorderly conduct” if they intend “to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm” or are “recklessly creating a risk thereof.” The offense would be a class A misdemeanor, punishable by one year in jail and $1,000. As written, an individual in a spontaneous protest that blocks a sidewalk, “recklessly creating a risk” of inconveniencing people, would be guilty of the offense. The bill would also add the offense to the underlying offenses that can be charged as a hate crime under New York law, and allow individuals arrested for the offense to be held for bail. The same bill was introduced as S 8646 in 2024.
Full text of bill:
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S534Status: pending
Introduced 8 Jan 2025.
Issue(s): #TrafficInterference
#FirstAmendment #CriminalizingDissent
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
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#ImpeachPOTUS47 #tRumpOrangeTurd
#AntiTrump ‘ #HandsOff !’ #protests erupt across the #US
"Thousands of #protesters gathered in #Washington, D.C., and across the U.S. on Saturday (April 5), part of some 1,200 #demonstrations that were expected to form the largest single day of #protest against #orangeturd Donald Trump and lonE #PresMusk since they launched a rapid-fire effort to overhaul #government and expand presidential authority" #pestcontrol
#CancelMusk
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Increased Police Presence Across Zimbabwe in Anticipation of Anti-Government Demonstrations #EastAfrica #Africa #Anticipation #AntiGovernment #business #currentevents #demonstrations #Economy #governance #increased #LegalandJudicialAffairs #news #police #politics #presence #SouthernAfrica #sports #trade #travel #Zimbabwe
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#Turkey detains 37 over 'provocative' social media posts following arrest of #Istanbul mayor
Thousands rally outside Istanbul city hall for 2nd night over mayor’s arrest
by Mehmet Guzel and Susan Frazer, March 20, 2025
ISTANBUL (AP) — "Thousands of people gathered outside Istanbul’s city hall for a second consecutive night on Thursday to rally against the arrest of the city’s mayor, a prominent contender against President #RecepTayyipErdogan, which many view as a politically driven attempt to eliminate a key rival from the next presidential race.
"Mayor #EkremImamoglu was arrested after a dawn raid on his residence on Wednesday as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links, escalating a crackdown on opposition figures and dissenting voices. Several other prominent figures, including two district mayors, were also detained.
"The detention of a popular opposition leader deepened concerns over #democracy and sparked #protests in Istanbul and elsewhere, despite a four-day ban on #demonstrations in the city and road closures. "
https://apnews.com/article/turkey-istanbul-mayor-arrest-crackdown-imamoglu-eb2f5f0582a32e0c15f881b54fda2ffc
#TurkeyProtests #Authoritarianism #Resistance #WorldPol #SilencingDissent #Erdogan #ThisIsHowToProtest #TakeToTheStreets -
Zimbabwean War Veteran Blessed Geza Urges Countrywide Demonstrations #EastAfrica #Africa #Blessed #business #Countrywide #currentevents #demonstrations #Economy #Geza #governance #LegalandJudicialAffairs #news #politics #SouthernAfrica #sports #trade #travel #urges #veteran #war #Zimbabwe #Zimbabwean
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Democratic Response to Trump Shows a Party Divided on How to Resist Him https://www.diningandcooking.com/1936313/democratic-response-to-trump-shows-a-party-divided-on-how-to-resist-him/ #AlexanderN(1947) #CharlesE #CongressionalProgressiveCaucus #DemocraticParty #demonstrations” #DonaldJ #FeesAndRates) #Green #Hakeem #HouseOfRepresentatives #Jeffries #Medicaid #PresidentialElectionOf2024 #Prices(Fares #ProtestsAndRiots #Recipes #RecipesTopics #RepublicanParty #Schumer #Senate #Shutdowns(Institutional) #trump #UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment