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Right to protest

The law and police practices
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Last update: May 7, 2023
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In this chapter, you will learn what protections the law gives you as an activist. We discuss the legal right to protest. We also talk about how this right is protected in practice, by looking at common police practices.

Local contexts

The right to protest is different in every country. We have written guides that describe all these different local contexts:

  • โค๏ธ Arrestee support team

  • ๐Ÿก Legal back office (no guide yet)

  • ๐Ÿ‘€ Legal observer (no guide yet)

Activists being stopped by police

Ende Gelรคnde: The activists split into four groups approaching the mine from different sides. To get to the mine, they had to cross a motorway and flow through various police lines - By Tim Wagner (Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0))

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