#AmnestyInternational
Interactive #ProtestMap

Posted 31 October 2025

"Our new interactive map reveals how many countries misuse police weapons such as rubber bullets, tear gas, pepper spray, and batons to harass, intimidate, punish, or drive away protesters, shutting down their right to peaceful assembly. It also includes protest restrictions in the #UK.

"Our right to protest under threat across the world

"Authorities across the world are increasingly resorting to unlawful use of force and repressive legislation to crush protests. We have launched this interactive digital map to expose the shocking rise in the repression of protesters by states across the globe.

"This map shows how governments treat protests as a threat rather than a right and how law enforcement officials view their role as being to suppress and subdue protesters rather than to facilitate their rights. As a result, thousands of people are being unlawfully dispersed, arrested, beaten and even killed during demonstrations. They also face devastating consequences afterwards, just for participating in protests.

"In the UK, police have made over 2100 arrests under the #TerrorismAct 2000 for peacefully protesting the banning of #PalestineAction in the UK. It is a violation of the UK’s international obligations. And it simply can’t go unchallenged."

Spotlight on the #USA:

"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY IS IN DANGER IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

- Protest is treated as a threat
- Unlawful force is used against protesters and less-lethal weapons are misused
- Militarization takes place"

Full map:
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hub/all-resources/interactive-protest-map/

#USPol #WorldPol #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #SilencingDissent #RightToProtest

Britain's High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing #protest group #PalestineAction

By Jill Lawless

LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.

"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription.

"The judges said they were 'satisfied that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action was disproportionate.'

"The government banned Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in June to protest British military support for Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in #Gaza, which killed tens of thousands of #Palestinians.

"The government declared the pro-Palestinian direct-action group a terrorist organization alongside the likes of al-Qaida and Hamas, making membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Since then, more than 2,700 people have been arrested at protests for holding signs saying 'I support Palestine Action.' Almost 700 have been charged under the Terrorism Act, although no one has yet been convicted.' "

https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4

#LockUpWarCriminals NOT #Activists!
#UKPol #WorldPol #TerrorismAct #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreeGaza #BibiIsAWarCriminal #SilencingDissent #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws

Court Allows Challenge to UK Ban on Palestine Action

A UK court allows Palestine Action to challenge its ban as a terror group. This case looks at protest rights and terrorism laws.

#PalestineAction, #UKLaw, #ProtestRights, #TerrorismAct, #CourtChallenge

https://newsletter.tf/palestine-action-ban-challenge-uk-court-october-2025/

A UK court has decided that the group Palestine Action can continue its legal fight against being called a terrorist organization. This means the court will look more closely at the government's decision to ban the group.

#PalestineAction, #UKLaw, #ProtestRights, #TerrorismAct, #CourtChallenge

https://newsletter.tf/palestine-action-ban-challenge-uk-court-october-2025/

As a friend here pointed out, #UK's #AntiTerror laws are still on the books and apparently, the UK govt are planning to appeal the ruling in favor of #PalestineAction!

By JILL LAWLESS, February 13, 2026

LONDON (AP) — "Britain’s High Court ruled Friday that the government’s decision to outlaw the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, but it kept the ban in place pending another hearing while the government prepares an appeal.

"Judges Victoria Sharp, Jonathan Swift and Karen Steyn said 'the nature and scale of Palestine Action’s activities' did not meet the 'level, scale and persistence' that would justify proscription."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/britain-palestine-action-high-court-2fbb7f5e2e090881193b9328323d2ec4

#UKPol #TerrorismAct #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal

Jailed Pro-Palestine Hunger Strikers in UK Are “At Increasing Risk of Death”

https://murica.website/2025/12/jailed-pro-palestine-hunger-strikers-in-uk-are-at-increasing-risk-of-death/

End Prosecution Of Peaceful Protestors in #UK

Arrest of peaceful #protestors is violation of UK’s international obligations to protect

- #Rights of #freedom of expression & peaceful assembly

#Police made over 2100 arrests under #TerrorismAct 2000 for #peacefully protesting banning of #PalestineAction in UK

It's violation of UK’s international obligations

It's disproportionate to the point of absurdity

It can’t go unchallenged

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/end-prosecution-peaceful-protestors-uk?utm_medium=Fediverse

#PoliceState #ToxicLabour #Labour

In #Liverpool and then in #London, #GreenpeaceUK's man set out to be arrested for supporting #genocide in #Gaza. But both #MerseysidePolice and the #MetropolitanPolice #MetPol refused to arrest him.

In London, outside the #RoyalCourtsOfJustice, he was surrounded by protesters who oppose genocide and support #PalestineAction. All of the anti-genociders were arrested, and the genocider supporter was left alone.

#Palestine #BritishJustice #TerrorismAct #ukpol #Greenpeace #TheMadCountry

Court Allows Legal Review of Palestine Action Ban Under Terrorism Act

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a legal challenge to the UK Home Office's ban on Palestine Action can proceed. This decision comes after the court rejected the government's effort to block a judicial review of Palestine Action's proscription under the Terrorism Act, categorizing it alongside extr... [More info]