Birmingham students have gone into occupation demanding the university divest from companies complicit in war crimes in Palestine and an end the victimisation of those speaking out against these ties.
Tag: Right to protest
Arrested Stop the War leader must be released
Statement from the Stop the War Coalition on the arrest of chief steward Chirs Nineham at today's Palestine solidarity demonstration.
Metropolitan Police move to block Palestine protest!
An important update from the Palestine coalition as the Metropolitan Police announce they will impose conditions on the march for Palestine on 18 January in London.
Palestine coalition rejects police attempts to block BBC protest #WeWillMarch
"We firmly reject any attempt to suppress our right to campaign for an end to Israel’s genocidal violence & decades long violations of the rights of the Palestinian people."
Palestine movement challenges police restrictions against national demonstration
Demo organisers will set out their concerns about increasingly heavy-handed policing attempts to restrict them marching this Saturday in central London.
We will march for Palestine despite the police’s unjustified restrictions
"The treatment of the Palestine movement by the police is unprecedented and deeply troubling... such actions risk undermining the right to protest."
Coalition Statement: Stop Met Police threats over Saturday’s March for Palestine
"We urge the Metropolitan police to avoid causing disruption and accept that the march should go ahead at the normal."
Kate Hudson gives evidence to the Spycops inquiry over CND infiltration
"We were very aware at the time that CND was under political attack. Much of it focused around suggesting we were funded by the Soviet Union."
Public figures oppose sentencing of ‘Whole Truth 5’ in open letter
A broad coalition of public figures voice their opposition to the sentencing of the 'Whole Truth Five' climate protestors.
Amnesty International calls on the new Government to scrap anti-protest laws
Amnesty International's new report reveals a trend of oppressive legislation, policy and policing of protest across Europe - the UK is no exception.