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  1. #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, 2025

    "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."

    Read more:
    liberties.eu/en/stories/rule-o

    #Sweden #Belgium #Netherlands #Estonia #ExtinctionRebellion #EnvironmentalDefenders #CriminalizingProtest #EnvironmentalActivists #FreePalestine #GazaGenocide #HumanRights #RightToProtest #ACAB #Europe #WorldPol #EuroPol

  2. Yesterday's multifaith Prayer Walk for Immigration Justice at the Alfonse M. D'Amato United States Courthouse. The star symbolizes the The Epiphany of Jesus Christ, the context that the walk was held in. The prayer walk was held to "stand against the abuse of immigrants in our community." Partial of an article by me in ALT.

    #Photography #Press
    #Immigration #ICE
    #PrayerWalk #PeacefulProtest
    #LongIsland #NewYork

  3. Yesterday's multifaith Prayer Walk for Immigration Justice at the Alfonse M. D'Amato United States Courthouse. The star symbolizes the The Epiphany of Jesus Christ, the context that the walk was held in. The prayer walk was held to "stand against the abuse of immigrants in our community." Partial of an article by me in ALT.

    #Photography #Press
    #Immigration #ICE
    #PrayerWalk #PeacefulProtest
    #LongIsland #NewYork

  4. Yesterday's multifaith Prayer Walk for Immigration Justice at the Alfonse M. D'Amato United States Courthouse. The star symbolizes the The Epiphany of Jesus Christ, the context that the walk was held in. The prayer walk was held to "stand against the abuse of immigrants in our community." Partial of an article by me in ALT.




  5. nokings.org

    March in honor of someone - a grandparent who fought fascists in WWII; family members killed in the Holocaust; our terrified immigrant communities; Federal civil servants unable to buy groceries, make the rent, or pay for childcare during the GOP shutdown. Just be there to peacefully protest while we still can. #NoKings #FirstAmmendment #FreeSpeech #fascism #resist #resistance #peacefulprotest #wethepeople #civilrights #politics #democracy

  6. nokings.org

    March in honor of someone - a grandparent who fought fascists in WWII; family members killed in the Holocaust; our terrified immigrant communities; Federal civil servants unable to buy groceries, make the rent, or pay for childcare during the GOP shutdown. Just be there to peacefully protest while we still can. #NoKings #FirstAmmendment #FreeSpeech #fascism #resist #resistance #peacefulprotest #wethepeople #civilrights #politics #democracy

  7. nokings.org

    March in honor of someone - a grandparent who fought fascists in WWII; family members killed in the Holocaust; our terrified immigrant communities; Federal civil servants unable to buy groceries, make the rent, or pay for childcare during the GOP shutdown. Just be there to peacefully protest while we still can. #NoKings #FirstAmmendment #FreeSpeech #fascism #resist #resistance #peacefulprotest #wethepeople #civilrights #politics #democracy

  8. nokings.org

    March in honor of someone - a grandparent who fought fascists in WWII; family members killed in the Holocaust; our terrified immigrant communities; Federal civil servants unable to buy groceries, make the rent, or pay for childcare during the GOP shutdown. Just be there to peacefully protest while we still can. #NoKings #FirstAmmendment #FreeSpeech #fascism #resist #resistance #peacefulprotest #wethepeople #civilrights #politics #democracy

  9. nokings.org

    March in honor of someone - a grandparent who fought fascists in WWII; family members killed in the Holocaust; our terrified immigrant communities; Federal civil servants unable to buy groceries, make the rent, or pay for childcare during the GOP shutdown. Just be there to peacefully protest while we still can. #NoKings #FirstAmmendment #FreeSpeech #fascism #resist #resistance #peacefulprotest #wethepeople #civilrights #politics #democracy

  10. ✊ Join us at Genesee Park in Cuba, NY from 11-12 on Friday 7/4 for our Fight Back Fridays demonstration! ✊

    ⭐ NOTE THE DIFFERENT TIME AT 11AM⭐

    Need more info? Just DM me or email [email protected].

    #FightBackFridays #SocialJustice #CommunityOrganizing #Activism #WNY #WesternNY #CubaNY #July4th #Solidarity #PeacefulProtest #LocalActivism

  11. How can I find more content on the protests in the US and around the world?
    I want to endorse them so we don't need Meta to connect and share!
    Please tag accounts, posts and #pedition about #NoKings #PowerToThePeople #PeacefulProtest and #ClimateJustice.

  12. @tg9541 @mattotcha

    #UKpol #UKpolitics
    #Precrime #ThoughtCrime #FreeSpeech #PeacefulProtest
    #CivilRights #Legal

    👉A friendly warning to the #Starmer Government👈

    (5/n)

    ...relatively small countries on the periphery lies in strengh through unity. 👉De facto, the #UK is an #enclave of the #EuropeanUnion.👈

    Unless, which is not unlikely, the majority of the #EU's country will be ruled by rightwing or neofascist governments, #Britain is likely to fail the test of #democracy if it...

  13. #uspolitics
    Hey concerned, distressed, alarmed fellow citizens of the US! When is the next day of collective action? The April 5th "Hands Off" rallies were great but the admin is rapidly dismantling every Constitutional protection we have. Kinda of ironic that a county founded on the principle that you can't lock someone up and throw away the key is doing just that.

    Would love to know if folks are gathering on street corners again as they did on April 5.

    #democracy #peacefulprotest #ifnotnow

  14. #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, 2025

    Excerpt:
    "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:
    liberties.eu/en/stories/rule-o

    #RightToProtest #SilencingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #EuropeanLaws #Croatia #ACAB #CriminalizingDissent #CriminalizingProtest #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #EnvironmentalProtests #EnvironmentalActivists

  15. State by State Pending and recently passed #AntiProtestLaws: #Wisconsin

    AB 426: New penalties for protests near gas and oil pipelines

    Creates new potential penalties for protests near oil and gas #pipelines and other property of "energy providers." The law expands existing provisions related to trespass and property damage to broadly include the property of all companies in the oil and gas industry. Under the law, trespass onto the property of any "company that operates a #gas, #oil, petroleum, refined #petroleum product, renewable fuel, water, or chemical generation, storage, transportation, or delivery system" is a Class H felony, punishable by six years in prison and a fine of $10,000. Accordingly, protests in a range of locations may be covered, whether on land containing a pipeline or the corporate headquarters of an oil company. Any damage to property of such a company, with the intent to "cause substantial interruption or impairment of any service or good" provided by the company, is likewise a Class H felony under the law.

    Full text of bill:
    docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/

    Status: enacted

    Introduced 12 Sep 2019; Approved by Assembly 11 October 2019; Approved by Senate 5 November 2019; Signed by Governor Evers on 21 November 2019

    Issue(s): Infrastructure, Trespass

    AB 88: BROAD NEW DEFINITION OF "RIOT" and related felony offenses and civil liability

    Would broadly define "riot" under Wisconsin law and create #vague new felony offenses as well as expansive civil liability that could cover #PeacefulProtest activity. The bill defines a “riot” as a “public disturbance” involving an act of violence or the threat of violence by someone in a gathering of 3 or more people. No actual damage or injury need take place for a gathering to become a “riot,” only a “clear and present danger” of damage or injury. As such, a large street protest where a single participant threatens to push somebody could be deemed a "riot," with no actual violence or property damage being committed by anyone. The bill creates a Class I felony offense—punishable by up to 3.5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine—for anyone who intentionally incites another “to commit a ‘riot.’” The bill defines “incite” as “to urge, promote, organize, encourage, or instigate other persons.” As drafted, the incitement offense is not limited to urging actual violence against people or property, but could seemingly cover any expression of support for demonstrators in a crowd that had been deemed a “riot.” The bill also creates a Class H felony—punishable by up to 6 years in prison and $10,000—for someone who intentionally "commits an act of violence” (not defined) while part of a “riot.” Finally, the bill makes civilly liable protesters who allegedly commit a “riot” or “vandalism” offense, as well as any person or organization that provides “material support or resources” intending that they be used to engage in such conduct. Civil liability would apply regardless of whether anyone was criminally charged or convicted of “riot” or “#vandalism.” The bill’s definition of “material support” is similar to the broad federal law definition of material support for terrorism, and includes funding as well as “communications” and “training.” As such, the civil liability provisions could make individuals and groups even indirectly involved in organizing or otherwise supporting protests vulnerable to lawsuits and extensive monetary damages.

    Full text of bill:
    docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/

    Status: pending

    Introduced 28 Feb 2025.

    Issue(s): Civil Liability, #ProtestSupporters or Funders, #Riot

    #FirstAmendment #CriminalizingDissent
    #Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
    #CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol #AntiProtestLaws #PipelineProtests #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy

  16. #HR1057: Penalties for #protesters on #InterstateHighways

    "Would create steep new penalties for #protesters deemed to be 'deliberately delaying traffic,' 'standing or approaching a motor vehicle,' or 'endangering the safe movement of a motor vehicle' on an interstate highway 'with the intent to obstruct the free, convenient, and normal use of the interstate highway.' The new federal offense would be punishable by up to $10,000 and 15 years in prison—a far harsher penalty than is the case under many states' laws, which generally already criminalize walking or standing on the highway. The bill provides an exception for 'any lawful activity' authorized by federal, state, or local law. However, it could still seemingly cover far more than 'blocking' the interstate, including a #PeacefulProtest on the shoulder of an interstate or a convoy-style, driving protest that slowed traffic. The sponsor of the bill made clear that it was in response to protesters. The same bill was introduced as HR 7349 in 2024.

    Status: pending

    Introduced 6 Feb 2025.

    Issue(s): Traffic Interference

    Press release by bill sponsor Rep. #MikeCollins (GA-10):
    collins.house.gov/media/press-

    Full text of bill:
    congress.gov/bill/119th-congre
    #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CiminalizingProtest #Section25 #JustStopOil #SlowMarch #CharacteristicsOfFascism

  17. #Greenpeace on Trial: $300M Lawsuit over #StandingRock #Protests Could Shutter Group & Chill #FreeSpeech

    #DemocracyNow, March 04, 2025

    "A closely watched civil trial that began in #NorthDakota last week could bankrupt Greenpeace and chill #EnvironmentalActivism as the climate crisis continues to deepen. The multimillion-dollar lawsuit by #EnergyTransfer, the oil corporation behind the #DakotaAccessPipeline, claims Greenpeace organized the mass protests and encampment at Standing Rock between 2016 and 2017 aimed at stopping construction of the project.

    "Although the uprising at Standing Rock was led by #Indigenous #WaterDefenders, Energy Transfer is instead going after Greenpeace for $300 million in damages — an amount that could effectively shutter the group’s U.S. operations. 'This case is not just an obvious and blatant erasure of #IndigenousLeadership, of #IndigenousResistance,' says Deepa Padmanabha, a senior legal adviser for #GreenpeaceUSA. 'It is an attack on the broader movement and all of our First Amendment rights to free speech and #PeacefulProtest.'"

    Watch / listen / read transcript:
    democracynow.org/2025/3/4/gree
    #ViewerSupportedNews #StandWithStandingRock #WaterIsLife #NoDAPL #KelcyWarren #Trump #BigOil #CorporateColonialism #BigOilAndGas #EnvironmentalRacism #StandingRock #SLAPPs #NoDAPL #WaterIsLife #SLAPPsLawsuits #SilencingDissent #ACAB #EnergyTransfer #UnicornRiot #CriminalizingDissent #ACAB #Blackwater #ErikPrince

  18. Update on #MyronDewey's killer from #CensoredNews

    Published December 19, 2024

    "The driver of the truck that killed #Paiute journalist Myron Dewey is an engineer with the same Reno, Nevada, mining company that did the initial testing for #LithiumMining at #Hualapai's ceremonial spring in #Arizona. The #HualapaiNation filed a federal lawsuit against Interior Sec. #DebHaaland for the mining permit issued to an Australian company."

    Source:
    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/06

    Article about Federal lawsuit from November 7, 2024:

    In Major Win for Hualapai, Judge Extends Drilling Freeze For Lithium

    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/11

    #JusticeForMyronDewey #WaterIsLife #BigSandyLithiumMine #BigSandy #HaKamwe #StopBigSandyLithiumMine #ProtestWalk #ProtectHaKamwe
    #NoLithiumMining #NoMiningWithoutConsent #BigSandyLithiumMine #ProtectTheSacred #ReaderSupportedNews #DefendMotherEarth #DefendTheSacred #NativeAmericanActivists #PeacefulProtest #HawkstoneEnergy