The following article, which very usefully discusses legal background and context to protest and public order offences is by a member of DTRTP’s legal team, Paramjit Ahluwalia of Mitre House Chambers. FAIRNESS IN TREATMENT BEFORE THE JUSTICE SYSTEM- ARE WE REVERTING BACK TO THE 1980’S? ‘One of the features of a vigorous and healthy democracy […]
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RESISTANCE RIDDIMZ, FRI 25th NOV -Gig to show support and solidarity for all arrested & imprisoned protesters
Friday 25th Nov, 1pm-1am, LSE Students Union, Houghton Street Lowkey, Logic, Caxton Press, Nate, DJ Steaz, DJ Defunkt. Starts 7pm with Jody McIntyre, Alfie Meadows, Gary McFarlane & other campaigns & defendants. RESISTANCE RIDDIMZ is about showing love and solidarity to the Fortnum 145, the student protesters and all those targeted for standing up to […]
~ read more ~Judicial Review of Royal Wedding Pre-Arrests Now Underway
See here for more details: ‘Fifteen people who were arrested preemptively on the day of the Royal Wedding have been granted permission to challenge their arrests by way of Judicial Review. The claimants, who were arrested from different locations across central London, had not committed any crimes. Those arrested included people on their way to […]
~ read more ~Police Attempt to Ramp up Fear around Tomorrow’s Education Protest
This is a ‘jankel’, which the Evening Standard report will be on standby tomorrow A day ahead of the 9th November student protest (details here), the police have launched a new round of attacks on protest and protesters, with the media widely reporting possible use of rubber bullets and up to 4000 police on the […]
~ read more ~Protester Wins Millbank Trial
In a rare but extremely welcome turn of events, a young protester was found not guilty of violent disorder by a jury at Kingston Crown Court on Monday 7th November. The charges related to the protest at Millbank last November, but the jury were quick to find the police evidence severely lacking. This result gives […]
~ read more ~Kingston Crown Court Sentences, Nov 4th Report
Friday 4th November saw eleven protesters in Kingston Crown Court for sentencing relating to the Millbank protest of November last year, the Whitehall protest, the final anti-fees protest and from the TUC protest of March this year. Of those that received custodial sentences – all for violent disorder – the length of sentence ranged from […]
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