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#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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Keffiyeh: Mehr als Schwarz-Weiß
Eine kleine Geschichte der Keffiyeh. Die Familie Hirbawi betreibt die letzte verbliebene Weberei im Westjordanland.(KNA). Wer das „Palästinensertuch“ trägt, gilt schnell als militant. Dabei hat es im ganzen arabischen Raum eine lange Tradition und Vielfalt. Erst in den 1930er Jahren kam eine politische Komponente hin
https://islamische-zeitung.de/keffiyeh-mehr-als-schwarz-weiss/
#Kultur #IZPlus #Lebensart #hirbawi #identitt #keffiyeh #palstinensertuch -
A disgrace how these so-called men will attack and threaten women!
Last week it was some scumbag in #Berlin harassing and threatening women wearing #keffiyeh.This week it's some scumbag harassing a woman in a hijab!
COWARDS!
Remember the late wrestler, #Chyna (#JoanMarieMaurer)?
They should go try that misogynist shit on a woman in a hijab or wearing a #kufiyyeh who's the size of Chyna and see what happens to them!
COWARDS!
#rassissmus #racism #antiarabracism #antiPalestinianRacism #misogyny #hatecrime
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GqwT0TgFxtI
⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ #MiddleEastEye
#ALERT! #ACHTUNG (i think that's 'alert' in #German)
Anyone in #Berlin see this #Islamophobic and #racist scumbag is?
Man threatens #Muslim woman wearing #Keffiyeh
#rassissmus #Islamophobia #misogyny #violence
#FreePalestine🇵🇸 A #MustWatchVideo ⚠️
UPDATE QUESTION: 8 May 2024. Has this pirce of shit been caught yet?
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I'm sure Doug Ford would be happy if we used this form https://correspondence.premier.gov.on.ca/en/feedback/default.aspx to ask him why his MPPs are supporting the racist Keffiyeh ban. I mean they say they want to hear from us.
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So, let me get this straight. Sara Jama is banned from being recognized in the legislature for wanting peace in the middle east and got kicked out for the day from wearing a Keffiyeh, but the Pierre Poilievre is allowed to meet with a fascist paramillitary leader and get no formal consequences. Is this correct?
#cdnpoli #diagolon #onpoli #gazagenocide #democracy #QANON #Keffiyeh #Keffiyehban
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Brian Riddel (MPP for Cambridge) voted against letting people wear the #Keffiyeh.