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Lee for #The25th NOW! 🤬<p>🚨If you agree the govt should not strip away our right to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a>, add your name Hey! I just called on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> 🇬🇧<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> to scrap anti-protest laws which attack our hard won <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratic</span></a> freedoms. Please can you defend the right to protest too by signing the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/petition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petition</span></a>? 👇 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StrongerTogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrongerTogether</span></a> 💪<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> 🥰 </p><p><a href="https://act.gp/3pIM9ns" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">act.gp/3pIM9ns</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftArticle</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MahmoudKhalil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MahmoudKhalil</span></a> pens WaPo <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OpEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpEd</span></a> from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> detention facility</p><p>“What does my detention by ICE say about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>?”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <br><a href="https://wapo.st/4czL2dT" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wapo.st/4czL2dT</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Ben M0SWV 🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇺 🇮🇪 🇵🇸<p>Trump says set to visit UK's King Charles in September....</p><p>When the limits of the Right to Protest will be tested </p><p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/righttoprotest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>righttoprotest</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/firsttheycameforterquakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firsttheycameforterquakers</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/handsoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handsoff</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/fucktrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fucktrump</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/UkPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UkPolitics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://ground.news/article/donald-trump-to-make-uk-visit-in-september-and-hails-his-friend-king-charles?utm_source=mobile-app&amp;utm_medium=newsroom-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ground.news/article/donald-tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-to-make-uk-visit-in-september-and-hails-his-friend-king-charles?utm_source=mobile-app&amp;utm_medium=newsroom-share</span></a></p>
StillingDusty mask. <br> <br> <a class="u-url" href="https://pixey.org/@photography@lemmy.ml" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@photography@lemmy.ml</a><br> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/3dprinting?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3dprinting</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/sonya7iii?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sonya7iii</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/warrior?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#warrior</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/samurai?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#samurai</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/mask?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mask</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/men?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#men</a>-yoroi <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/anonymity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anonymity</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/righttoprivacy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#righttoprivacy</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/righttoprotest?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#righttoprotest</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/privacy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicOfGeorgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicOfGeorgia</span></a>: First year of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>’s ‘foreign agent’ law shows how <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/autocracies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracies</span></a> are replicating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> model − and speeding up the time frame </p><p>Published: March 28, 2025 6:25am EDT</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> is on the move worldwide and becoming more resilient.</p><p>"One of the driving forces behind this phenomenon is something scholars call '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuthoritarianLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianLearning</span></a>,' a process by which autocratic leaders study each other and adapt tactics based on what appears to work, and how to proceed when they encounter <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a>.</p><p>"Take Georgia. The ruling Georgian Dream party has steered the Caucasus nation from a path toward democracy back to autocracy – and it has done so by learning from Russia. In particular, it adopted a '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeignAgent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAgent</span></a>' law in May 2024 – legislation that came straight from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VladimirPutin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VladimirPutin</span></a>’s playbook.</p><p>"Sold to the public as increasing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a>, the legislation has been utilized to persecute Georgia’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/opposition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opposition</span></a> and arrest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dissidents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissidents</span></a> with impunity.</p><p>"As researchers examining the structure and effects of autocratic regimes, we view Georgia’s first year of its foreign agent law as an example of how politicians are not only learning the tactics of Russian authoritarianism but improving on them in a shorter time frame."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/first-year-of-georgias-foreign-agent-law-shows-how-autocracies-are-replicating-russian-model-and-speeding-up-the-time-frame-250878" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/first-year</span><span class="invisible">-of-georgias-foreign-agent-law-shows-how-autocracies-are-replicating-russian-model-and-speeding-up-the-time-frame-250878</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgianLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgianLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicOfGeorgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicOfGeorgia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgianDream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgianDream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSponsors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestSponsors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExpandedPolicePowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExpandedPolicePowers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicOfGeorgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicOfGeorgia</span></a>: New legislation directly threatens people's right to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> </p><p>In a troubling shift toward <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> governance, Georgia’s ruling party has enacted legislative reforms that drastically restrict freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and proposed changes to restrict <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a>, public participation.</p><p>February 10, 2025</p><p>"The key changes obstructing people’s right to protest include:</p><p> - Expanded organisers' liability;<br> - Restrictions on spontaneous protests;<br> - Limitations on protests in enclosed spaces: Protests in closed spaces or buildings now require written consent from the property owner, significantly restricting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>student</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workplace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workplace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrations</span></a>. This provision appears to be a direct response to recent protests on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityCampuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityCampuses</span></a>;<br> - Expanded penalties for protest-related offenses: Petty <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hooliganism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hooliganism</span></a> fines have risen from GEL 500-1,000 to GEL 500-2,000 (from maximum approximately 350-700 EUR) , with imprisonment now up to 20 days instead of 15. Verbal insults towards <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceOfficers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceOfficers</span></a> now carry fines of GEL 2,000 5,000 (approx. 700-1750 EUR) or up to 60 days’ imprisonment. Repeat offenses can result in a GEL 3,500-6,000 ( 1200–2100 EUR) fine and extended jail terms. Additionally, individuals accused of "disrupting public order" face severe criminal penalties, including up to 3 years in prison; <br> - New restrictions on symbolic protest actions: Covering one's face, possessing a laser or light-emitting device, or wearing clothing resembling police or military uniforms during assemblies are now punishable by fines of GEL 2,000 ( 700 EUR) or imprisonment up to 7 days. Such measures are expected to disproportionately impact younger protesters and student-led movements;<br> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Broadened" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadened</span></a> law enforcement powers: The Ministry of Internal Affairs now holds increased authority over protest regulation, including the power to block protests that allegedly threaten public order or constitutional stability. Authorities can now use '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EmergencyMeasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyMeasures</span></a>' to disperse gatherings, including mass <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/arrests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arrests</span></a> and prolonged <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/detentions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>detentions</span></a>;<br> - Increased state control over protest logistics: Protesters are now required to ensure that demonstrations do not obstruct transportation routes. Organisers must take action within 15 minutes of a warning to remove roadblocks or temporary structures, failing which they will face criminal liability;<br> - Participation in protests previously dispersed by law enforcement is now classified as an offense, subjecting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a> to legal consequences. </p><p>"Given that the median salary in Georgia in 2023 was GEL 1,238 (approximately 400 EUR), these fines represent a disproportionate financial burden on protesters, effectively discouraging civic engagement and public demonstrations."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://csometer.info/updates/georgia-new-legislation-directly-threatens-peoples-right-protest-and-free-expression" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">csometer.info/updates/georgia-</span><span class="invisible">new-legislation-directly-threatens-peoples-right-protest-and-free-expression</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgianLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgianLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicOfGeorgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicOfGeorgia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgianDream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgianDream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FaceMasks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FaceMasks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiMaskLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiMaskLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSponsors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestSponsors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExpandedPolicePowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExpandedPolicePowers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protesters</span></a> rally for the fourth week against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a>’s law banning <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a> events</p><p>The legislation, which prohibits events depicting homosexuality to those under age 18, has drawn comparisons to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiLGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiLGBTQ</span></a> policies.</p><p>By The Associated Press<br>April 9, 2025, 1:58 PM EDT </p><p>BUDAPEST, Hungary — "Thousands of protesters rallied for the fourth week in Hungary’s capital on Tuesday, denouncing a new law passed by populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s nationalist government banning LGBTQ Pride events.</p><p>"The legislation, fast-tracked through parliament in March, prohibits events depicting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homosexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homosexuality</span></a> to those under the age of 18 and has drawn comparisons to Russia’s anti-LGBTQ policies. It comes as Orbán’s administration is increasingly accused of democratic backsliding ahead of national elections next year.</p><p>"The weekly protests in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Budapest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budapest</span></a> have persisted, and on Tuesday, demonstrators filled the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Erzs%C3%A9betBridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErzsébetBridge</span></a> over the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Danube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Danube</span></a>, demanding the withdrawal of the law. Some planned to remain on the bridge throughout the night and said there were plans to shut down all five central Danube bridges.</p><p>No violence was immediately reported.</p><p>"The law makes it an offense to hold or attend events such as Pride, which some legal experts and human rights groups say is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Orb%C3%A1n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orbán</span></a>’s latest crackdown on Hungary’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> community and an arbitrary restriction on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToAssembly</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/protesters-rally-fourth-week-hungarys-law-banning-lgbtq-pride-events-rcna200470" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/p</span><span class="invisible">rotesters-rally-fourth-week-hungarys-law-banning-lgbtq-pride-events-rcna200470</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiLGBTLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiLGBTLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrideParades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrideParades</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HungarianLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HungarianLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a>: The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crackdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crackdown</span></a> on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeacefulProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeacefulProtest</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> </p><p>In our recently published Rule of Law report, Liberties’ members reported an increase in restrictions on the right to peaceful protest in all countries.</p><p>by Flore du Teilleul<br>April 10, 2025 </p><p>Excerpt:<br>"The right to peaceful protest is essential to our democracies, allowing people to come together with a unified voice to support or oppose key issues. It serves as a powerful mechanism for individuals to hold their governments to account and is often the last resort when prior messages go unheard. However, politicians often perceive this right as a threat, especially when force of numbers demonstrates support for an issue.</p><p>"In our recently published Rule of Law report, Liberties’ members reported an increase in restrictions on the right to peaceful protest in all countries - from bans on individual protests to the disproportionate use of force by the police and legislative changes. A widespread trend emerged of restricted <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProPalestine</span></a> protests and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDefenders</span></a> receiving particularly harsh penalties.</p><p>Bans on Protests</p><p>"Restrictions on various protest movements justified on public safety grounds were documented in many member states. In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>, the Berlin Assembly Authorities implemented a temporary blanket ban targeting pro-Palestine demonstrations. Initially, the ban targeted celebrations of the mass murder and pro-Hamas demonstrations but later extended to all pro-Palestinian protests. Similarly, in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a>, an unregistered <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> movement protest was banned after an assessment by the state security service that the event would, among other risks, harm the country’s international interests.</p><p>"The Estonian police banned a protest in support of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinians</span></a>, which was later declared unlawful by the administrative court. In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a>, Prime Minister <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ViktorOrb%C3%A1n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViktorOrbán</span></a> publicly prejudiced support for Palestinians by linking it with terrorism, equating solidarity with civilians victims to threats to the public order. As the fifteen attempts to organise protests were successively banned, the government and the Prime Minister re-asserted their power by deciding what can be demonstrated for, namely, topics in line with their political interests. Following the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the Hungarian government has repeatedly declared and extended the state of danger, allowing for the adoption of emergency decrees restricting, among other rights, the freedom to assemble. Both the Hungarian Supreme Court and Constitutional Court upheld the protest bans on the basis of public safety and security, legalising the practice of police-authorised restrictions in times of conflict.</p><p>"Further restrictions, including bans on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/slogans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slogans</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/signs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>signs</span></a> during <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrations</span></a>, sought to criminalise protesters. Several individuals were arrested or fined for displaying signs or slogans related to Palestine. In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgium</span></a>, activists faced administrative sanctions for carrying a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PalestinianFlag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalestinianFlag</span></a> or the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/keffiyeh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keffiyeh</span></a>. Similarly, in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a>, attendees of an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtinctionRebellion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtinctionRebellion</span></a> demonstration were prohibited from mentioning the conflict in the Middle East. The enforcement of restrictions went as far as arrests, as Croatian activists were charged with misdemeanor after projecting a message in support of Palestine on a building across from the Israeli Embassy in Zagreb.</p><p>"In Hungary, a demonstrator faced criminal charges after wearing a gas mask and removing it after being asked by the police. In a worrying trend of criminalising protest activities, several activists were arrested and charged with sedition before an Extinction Rebellion demonstration in the Netherlands.</p><p>Disproportionate use of force by the police</p><p>"The criminalisation of environmental and pro-Palestine protesters was worsened by the violent repression of the police through excessive use of force. This was particularly notable in Sweden, where student encampments in support of Palestinians were forcibly displaced and participants were charged with criminal offenses. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PainGrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PainGrips</span></a>, water guns and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterCannons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterCannons</span></a> were used against environmental activists, pro-Palestinian and anti-immigration demonstrators in Germany, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a>.</p><p>"Environmental activists faced similar fates, The NGO ‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FranceNatureEnvironnement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FranceNatureEnvironnement</span></a>’ reported concerns to the UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders following the violent repression of protesters during a demonstration against the A69 highway. In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sweden</span></a>, a woman was dismissed from her job at the Swedish Energy Agency for participating in an environmental demonstration and a growing number of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EcoActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EcoActivists</span></a> were fined for participating in peaceful protests." </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.liberties.eu/en/stories/rule-of-law-2025-protests/45384" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">liberties.eu/en/stories/rule-o</span><span class="invisible">f-law-2025-protests/45384</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EuropeanLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Croatia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Croatia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeGaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeGaza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalActivists</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From 2023: Explainer: What are your rights to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>? </p><p>by Amal Naser</p><p>"Which states have criminalised protest and what forms of protest are criminalised?</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> organisations have been increasingly critical towards some Australian states over new legislation which seemingly targets <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtests</span></a> in the midst of a global <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climatecrisis</span></a>.</p><p>"There are dozens of protest regulations across many states, with five (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queensland</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAustralia</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tasmania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tasmania</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Victoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria</span></a>) introducing forms of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtest</span></a> regulation most recently. South Australia's new laws, passed just last month, increase maximum fines from $750 to $50,000 along with potential jail time, and were prompted by disruption of an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilAndGas</span></a> conference by protestors in early May.</p><p>"In the aftermath of protests which sought to block port operations and shut down economic action to draw attention to demands for climate action, the NSW Parliament passed legislation which could see protestors face up to a $22,000 fine and/or prison for a maximum of two years. The legislation targets individuals who block major roads and new tunnels and/or disrupt <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/port" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>port</span></a> operations in major ports such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Newcastle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newcastle</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortBotany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PortBotany</span></a>.</p><p>"In 2022, Tasmania passed anti-protest laws by way of the Police Offences Amendment (Workplace Protection) Bill 2022 under the guise of protecting Tasmanian workers. Under these laws, any protestor who obstructs a workplace during protests could face up to 12 months in prison, the Human Rights Law Centre reported:</p><p>" '…community member protesting the destruction of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OldGrowthForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldGrowthForests</span></a> on a forestry site could face a penalty of over $13,000 or 2 years in prison; and An organisation supporting members of the community to protest could be fined over $45,000.'</p><p>"Similar laws were also passed in Victoria. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiLogging</span></a> protestors who 'hinder, obstruct or interfere with timber-harvesting operations' can face up to 12 months in prison and/or a $21,000 fine. PVC and metal pipes which are often used in protest activities are now prohibited in working sites, with additional powers provided to police to search suspect individuals who are 'reasonably suspicious'.</p><p>"In 2019, on public safety grounds, Queensland passed legislation which bans locking devices as modes of civil disobedience. These are tactics used to make it difficult for police to remove protestors and are often used by protestors to lock themselves to property and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pipelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pipelines</span></a> to prevent construction of environmentally-harmful projects. Protestors face up to two years in prison and/or a $6,000 fine. It was rationalised on the basis of activists lacing devices with 'butane canisters' and other devices which were harmful for law enforcement. However, there is no evidence of the use of these devices."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/research/commentary/explainer-what-are-your-rights-to-protest-australia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">humanrights.unsw.edu.au/resear</span><span class="invisible">ch/commentary/explainer-what-are-your-rights-to-protest-australia</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PipelineProtestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PipelineProtestors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigLogging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheForests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AustraliaAntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustraliaAntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RisingTide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RisingTide</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>: Proposed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtest</span></a> Laws: Reviewing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Victoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria</span></a>'s New Legislation</p><p>by lawyer Galbally Parker | Jan 14, 2025</p><p>"The proposed anti- protest laws include:</p><p> - Banning the flags and symbols of listed terrorist organisations in public, to give Victoria Police more powers and fill in any gaps in Commonwealth anti-Terror legislation. Listed terrorist organisations include <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a>, Hezbollah and several other groups, including white nationalist and racist violent extremist (NRVE) right-wing groups.<br> - Banning the use of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FaceMasks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FaceMasks</span></a> at protests, which are being used to conceal identities and shield agitators from crowd-control measures like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/capsicum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capsicum</span></a> spray. A mask ban in public demonstrations will focus on prohibiting the wearing of face coverings at protests and providing police with the power to require their removal. Exemptions would apply for legitimate health, religious or cultural reasons.<br> - Banning the use of glue, rope, chains, locks and other dangerous attachment devices that protestors use to cause maximum disruption and endanger others<br> - Introducing prohibited zones for protest (i.e., where places of worship are situated) </p><p>The proposed anti-protest laws, if legislated, will give police extensive enforcement powers."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://galballyparker.com.au/proposed-anti-protest-laws-a-review-of-victorias-new-legislation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">galballyparker.com.au/proposed</span><span class="invisible">-anti-protest-laws-a-review-of-victorias-new-legislation/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiMaskLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiMaskLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PepperSpray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PepperSpray</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AustraliaAntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustraliaAntiProtestLaws</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>DA Rosen said that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s intense focus on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Stanford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stanford</span></a> &amp; other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> played no role in the decision to charge the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimes</span></a> as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felonies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felonies</span></a>.😜</p><p>“What the federal administration is doing is what they’re doing. What I’m doing is applying the California Penal Code,” Rosen said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>They face up to 3 years &amp; 8 months in prison, as well as the payment of restitution to reimburse the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>university</span></a> for the damage.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Stanford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stanford</span></a> is one of dozens of schools being investigated by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin for how they have handled pro-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> protests &amp; whether they have done enough to combat antisemitism on campus. The admin has also revoked the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/visas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visas</span></a> of several Stanford <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> &amp; recent graduates, though the reason is unclear.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The charges were among the most severe levied against participants in last year’s pro-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/demonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrations</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/college" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>college</span></a> campuses. &gt;3k people were arrested at college <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> &amp; encampments in spring 2024, but they generally faced misdemeanor charges or saw their charges dropped.</p><p>Jeff Rosen, the DA for Santa Clara County, which includes the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Stanford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stanford</span></a> campus, charged 12 protesters w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felony</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vandalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vandalism</span></a> &amp; felony <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trespass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trespass</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Stanford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stanford</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protesters</span></a> Charged With <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Felonies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Felonies</span></a> for Pro-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Occupation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Occupation</span></a></p><p>Prosecutors filed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felony</span></a> charges on Thurs against 12 protesters, nearly all with ties to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StanfordUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StanfordUniversity</span></a>, for breaking into an administration building &amp; occupying it in 2024.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/stanford-protesters-palestine-felony.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=9055BF8D-E987-4EE2-BF56-47F25875236F" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/stan</span><span class="invisible">ford-protesters-palestine-felony.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=9055BF8D-E987-4EE2-BF56-47F25875236F</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarcoRubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarcoRubio</span></a>’s letter is the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin's entire case against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MahmoudKhalil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MahmoudKhalil</span></a>.</p><p>The letter, which was undated, was released by Khalil's legal team on Thurs, the day after the Trump admin submitted it in an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> court filing. Rubio writes that Khalil's continued presence in the US would have "potentially serious adverse foreign consequences, &amp; would compromise a compelling US foreign policy interest."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin lays out its *evidence* for deporting activist <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MahmoudKhalil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MahmoudKhalil</span></a></p><p><a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25894225/dhs-documents-mahmoud-khalil.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">s3.documentcloud.org/documents</span><span class="invisible">/25894225/dhs-documents-mahmoud-khalil.pdf</span></a></p><p>When pressed for evidence about why activist Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> authorities last month, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> shared a 2-pg letter from Secy of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarcoRubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarcoRubio</span></a> that accuses the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ColumbiaUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColumbiaUniversity</span></a> grad student of participating in "antisemitic protests &amp; disruptive activities."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ThoughtPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtPolice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Makled does not think it's a coincidence that he was targeted after deciding to represent this client following the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin's crackdown on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visa</span></a> holders who have expressed support for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a>.</p><p>"The purpose of searching my phone doesn't have anything to do with terrorism, there is only a chilling effect, &amp; it's done to be intimidating."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Border agents pressured Makled to hand over his cell phone. He refused. After more than 90 minutes of back-&amp;-forth, he showed agents his contacts list. He was eventually released. Makled says he was never given a reason for his detainment.</p><p>However, one of his current clients is a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>student</span></a> who has been charged in connection to a pro-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> at the University of Michigan.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>When reading this remember <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> conflates <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/humanitarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanitarian</span></a> concerns for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinians</span></a> living in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> with constant <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> attacks while facing starvation &amp; disease as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> to Begin Screening *Aliens’* <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> Activity for Antisemitism</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ThoughtPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtPolice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ViewPointDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViewPointDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NaziState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaziState</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-to-begin-screening-aliens-social-media-activity-for-antisemitism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releas</span><span class="invisible">es/dhs-to-begin-screening-aliens-social-media-activity-for-antisemitism</span></a></p>
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#Trump Is Trying to #Deport #Students Who Show Up in a ‘Criminal Records Check.’ But Many Have Never Been Convicted

It began with #MahmoudKhalil. Now Trump is trying to deport students by vaguely claiming they have criminal records.

Some have traffic violations. Some didn't even commit a crime.

One's "criminal record"? — Being a #DomesticViolence victim [#survivor].

#immigration #law #Constitution #DueProcess #CivilRights #FreeSpeech #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly
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Zeteo · Trump Is Trying to Deport Students Who Show Up in a ‘Criminal Records Check.’ But Many Have Never Been ConvictedBy Prem Thakker
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