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Facebook Pix : Pro-Palestinian Protest, Nottingham. 14 October 2023

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Stripping Away Our Right To Dissent : Netpol

May 2, 2023  This article first appeared in the Summer 2023 edition of Freedom Nothing quite illustrates how a spark can seem to catch and then fail to reignite more than these two grim facts. Firstly, there are young people in … Continue reading

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PCs to get urgent journalist awareness training after M25 arrests

by David Sharman Published 24 Nov 2022 Police officers are to be given journalist awareness training as a matter of urgency following the M25 arrests controversy. Hertfordshire Constabulary has confirmed it will undertake a review to ensure that any Public Order Public … Continue reading

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Does the Media Report Climate Protests Responsibly?

BBC The Media ShowDoes the Media Report Climate Protests Responsibly?How should journalists cover climate protests? The climate conference Cop27 ends this week. But you might have seen more about the activists who threw oil on a Gustav Klimt painting in … Continue reading

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NUJ welcomes review findings into journalists’ arrests at Just Stop Oil protests

23 Nov 2022 An independent review following arrests by Hertfordshire constabulary has outlined police powers were not used appropriately. The report by Cambridgeshire constabulary was requested by Hertfordshire chief constable Charlie Hall, following intervention from the NUJ and widespread public … Continue reading

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Senior officers ordered ‘unlawful’ arrests of journalists at Just Stop Oil protests

Review finds arrests of four journalists covering climate protests last month were directed by senior officers Damien Gayle @damiengayleWed 23 Nov 2022 18.34 GMT Senior police officers ordered the potentially unlawful arrests of four journalists detained while covering climate protests … Continue reading

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Just Stop Oil: Filmmaker and photographer arrested while covering protest

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NUJ signs joint letter to Home Secretary after police arrests of journalists

12 Nov 2022 Ten organisations have highlighted the chilling effect of arrests on freedom of expression and urged Suella Braverman to reconsider plans under the Public Order Bill. Following the wrongful arrests of three journalists for “suspicion of conspiracy to … Continue reading

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Police chiefs shift on protest guidance a partial success, but still a missed opportunity

May 26, 2022 | Protest | 0 comments Netpol’s campaign for greater certainty about the way demonstrations are policed has brought some success, but big gaps remain. Over two and a half years since it completed a public consultation, the National Police Chiefs Council … Continue reading

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National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Protest Operational Advice Document. Version 3.3 (April 2022)

Over two and a half years since it completed a public consultation, the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) finally, in April, published the first full version of its new guidance on the policing of demonstrations and public assemblies. This has … Continue reading

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Stand with Ukraine… 3 months on. Protest in Nottingham

Stand with Ukraine… 3 months on. Protest in Market Square, Nottingham Speeches: Diana Peasey, National Union of Journalists Hong Kong stands with Ukraine Samsung S10 4K Video 3840 x2160

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Democracy shrivels in silence. We must protect our right to protest.

Guest blog by Tom Wainwright, barrister at Garden Court Chambers It is no exaggeration to say that the last fortnight has been one of the worst for freedom of expression, for the right to protest and for civil liberties in … Continue reading

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Leader of Nottingham City Council Cllr David Mellen, Speech on Russia ‘Victory Day’ in Nottingham

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Irina Speech on Russia ‘Victory Day’ in Nottingham

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The Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 is now law

The Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 is now law and anyone intending to reside in a vehicle can face 3 months in prison , a £2500 fine and have their vehicle destroyed .It’s aimed at Gypsies and Travellers … Continue reading

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Stand with Ukraine ‘Die-in’. Market Square, Nottingham

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A Rough Guide to Filming Police Stop and Search

A Rough Guide to Filming Police Stop and Search NetPol https://netpol.org/resources/filming-the-police If you have a smartphone that includes a good quality photo and video camera then you will be able to film the actions of the police during a stop-and-search, if you … Continue reading

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Stand with Ukraine Slideshow. Nottingham & London

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UK Trade Unions Rally Shows Support for Ukraine

By Tony Leliw. Published April 11 at 10:26 pm Nadia Edith Whittome, Labour MP for Nottingham East, (centre, holding word ‘Solidarity’) heads the march: “Putin has committed war crimes – we must condemn his regime in the strongest terms,” she said. (Photo … Continue reading

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Stand with Ukraine. Speeches x3, London

Irina Holliday – Russian citizenNadia Whittome MP [Nttm East]Paul Mason – Journalist NUJ

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