World news | The GuardianJan 13
Labour MPs plan to oppose move to restrict protest at animal testing sites https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan/13/labour-mps-protest-animal-testing-sites #UkCriminalJustice #Protest #Politics #Police #UkCivilLiberties #HomeOffice #AnimalWelfare #HouseOfCommons #Labour #UkNews
Labour MPs plan to oppose move to restrict protest at animal testing sites

Campaigners warn proposals being voted on in Commons are threat to ‘long and legitimate history’ of peaceful action

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World news | The GuardianJan 12
Civil society groups condemn ‘dangerous’ plans for more anti-protest powers https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/12/civil-society-groups-condemn-dangerous-plans-police-powers-ban-protests-england-wales #Protest #Police #UkCivilLiberties #HomeOffice #IsraelgazaWar #UkNews #Politics
Civil society groups condemn ‘dangerous’ plans for more anti-protest powers

Dozens including TUC join force to oppose ‘wide-ranging’ move to increase police powers in England and Wales

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Opinion | The Guardian USJan 8
Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary? | Lydia Gall https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/08/uk-viktor-orban-hungary-civil-rights #UkCivilLiberties #Protest #ViktorOrbn #Hungary #Labour #CounterterrorismPolicy #Law #Europe #Politics #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #UkNews
Slowly but surely, a state can repress its people. Why is the UK channelling Viktor Orbán’s Hungary?

I know enough about the erosion of civil rights to fear what I now see in the UK. Britons should understand how this ends, says Lydia Gall of Human Rights Watch

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Technology | The Guardian USNov 24
Civil liberties groups call for inquiry into UK data protection watchdog https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/24/civil-liberties-groups-call-for-inquiry-into-uk-data-protection-watchdog #Informationcommissioner #UKcivilliberties #Dataprotection #Technology #UKnews #Law
Civil liberties groups call for inquiry into UK data protection watchdog

Campaigners including Good Law Project describe ICO ‘collapse in enforcement activity’ after Afghan data breach

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Technology | The Guardian USAug 20, 2025
Met chief rejects calls to scrap live facial recognition at Notting Hill carnival https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/aug/19/met-chief-rejects-calls-scrap-live-facial-recognition-notting-hill-carnival #NottingHillcarnival #Metropolitanpolice #Facialrecognition #UKcivilliberties #MarkRowley #Technology #Festivals #Culture #Police #London #UKnews #Race
Met chief rejects calls to scrap live facial recognition at Notting Hill carnival

Mark Rowley says technology will be ‘non-discriminatory’ and ‘does not perform in a way which exhibits bias’

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Technology | The Guardian USAug 16, 2025
Facial recognition cameras too racially biased to use at Notting Hill carnival, say campaigners https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/16/facial-recognition-cameras-too-racially-biased-to-use-at-notting-hill-carnival-say-campaigners #NottingHillcarnival #Facialrecognition #UKcivilliberties #YvetteCooper #Technology #Festivals #Culture #Police #London #UKnews #Race #Law
Facial recognition cameras too racially biased to use at Notting Hill carnival, say campaigners

Exclusive: Letter to the Met says technology ‘unfairly targets community that carnival exists to celebrate’

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Technology | The Guardian USMay 24, 2025
Live facial recognition cameras may become ‘commonplace’ as police use soars https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/24/police-live-facial-recognition-cameras-england-and-wales #Facialrecognition #UKcivilliberties #Surveillance #Technology #England #Police #UKnews #Crime #Wales #Law
Live facial recognition cameras may become ‘commonplace’ as police use soars

Exclusive: The Guardian and Liberty Investigates find police in England and Wales believe expansion is likely after 4.7m faces scanned in 2024

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Technology | The Guardian USMay 24, 2025
Valuable tool or cause for alarm? Facial ID quietly becoming part of police’s arsenal https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/24/valuable-tool-or-cause-alarm-facial-id-quietly-becoming-part-police-arsenal #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Facialrecognition #UKcivilliberties #Surveillance #Technology #England #Police #UKnews #London #Crime #Wales #Law
Valuable tool or cause for alarm? Facial ID quietly becoming part of police’s arsenal

Critics envision a dystopian future of live facial recognition cameras in England and Wales, but advocates point to the outcomes

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Climate crisis | The GuardianDec 11, 2024
Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/11/britain-leads-the-world-in-cracking-down-on-climate-activism-study-finds #Civilliberties-international #Environmentalactivism #UKcivilliberties #Climatecrisis #Environment #Worldnews #Protest #UKnews #Police #Law
Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds

Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate

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Environment | The Guardian USDec 11, 2024
Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/11/britain-leads-the-world-in-cracking-down-on-climate-activism-study-finds #Civilliberties-international #Environmentalactivism #UKcivilliberties #Climatecrisis #Environment #Worldnews #Protest #UKnews #Police #Law
Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds

Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate

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