Tag Archive: Protest
CPS Appeals Against Acquittal of Hamit Coskun for Burning Quran
The Crown Prosecution Service is appealing against the acquittal of Hamit Coskun, who was convicted of burning the Quran in a protest, reigniting fears Britain could introduce blasphemy laws by the back door.
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“We Wun’t Be Druv”: Crowborough’s Reaction to the 600-Strong Illegal Immigrant Camp Proposal
The residents of Crowborough in Sussex are battling the Home Office to stop 600 illegal migrants being housed in an army training camp. When will the Government start listening to local people, asks Madeleine Gillies.
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Humiliation for Police Scotland as it Drops Case Against Women’s Rights Campaigner in Brollygate Row
Police Scotland has been left humiliated after it was forced to drop its case against a women's rights campaigner for allegedly damaging a trans activist's umbrella in what's been dubbed the 'brollygate' row.
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Just Stop Oil Activists Who Covered Stonehenge in Orange Powder Are Cleared of Criminal Damage Because ‘Human Rights’
Three Just Stop Oil activists who sprayed Stonehenge with orange powder using fire extinguishers have been found not guilty of criminal damage and causing a public nuisance after citing their 'human rights' to protest.
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Protesters Attack Irish Police Outside Migrant Hotel
Irish police were attacked with bricks, glass bottles and fireworks during a violent protest outside a migrant hotel in Dublin following reports that a 10 year-old girl had been sexually assaulted by an asylum seeker.
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No Kings, No Thrones, No Crowns… No Problem
The US may be shut down, but in DC the National Guard outnumbers protesters, and as Dr Roger Watson notes, streets once full of tents and beggars prove Trump actually gets things done.
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Sadiq Khan Refuses to Call for Cancellation of Pro-Palestine Protest
Sir Sadiq Khan has refused to endorse calls for pro-Palestine protesters to cancel their demonstrations following the Manchester synagogue terror attack.
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Muslim Who Attacked Koran Burner Hamit Coskun With Knife Spared Jail as Judge Says He “Lost His Temper”
The Muslim man who attacked Koran-burning protester Hamit Coskun with a knife has been spared jail after the judge said he "lost his temper". Hamit, meanwhile, remains in hiding, as concerns about two-tier justice grow.
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How Left-Wing Activists are Recycled
If you've looked at pictures of Left-wing protests and think, 'Haven't I seen her before?' you'd be right! Charlotte Gill investigates the weird small world of Leftist activist recycling.
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British Paralympians Turn Backs During Israeli National Anthem
Sanctions are being demanded after Britain's wheelchair basketball team turned their backs on Israel's anthem in a gesture slammed as "deeply disrespectful" and an attack on sporting dignity.
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