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More than 40 rights groups, charities, and unions on Monday rejected the British government’s “dangerous” plan to give the police new powers to effectively ban repeat protests, Anadolu reports. In a joint statement titled Defend the Right to Protest Civil Society, UK-based civil society organizations, including Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Greenpeace, Trades Union Congress, and Jewish Voice for Liberation, said they believe that the right to protest is “precious and should be defended.” “We therefore oppose the government’s draconian crackdown on our rights to freedom of expression and assembly,” read the statement signed by a total of 44 non-governmental organizations (NGOs). They called the new amendment in the Crime and Policing Bill, which would require police to consider the “cumulative impact” […]
