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Protest bubble zone laws coming for schools, places of worship: Fraser – National

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Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the Liberal government will press ahead with plans for new criminal provisions against blocking access to places of worship, schools and community centres. The measures, promised during the recent federal election campaign, would also create a criminal offence of wilfully intimidating or threatening people attending events at these venues. The […]

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Home Office staff concerned about ‘absurd’ Palestine Action ban, says senior civil servant | Home Office

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Home Office staff are concerned about the “absurd” decision to ban Palestine Action under UK anti-terrorism laws, a senior civil servant has said. On Monday the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced plans to ban the group, which would make membership of it, or inviting support for it, a criminal offence under the Terrorism Act, carrying

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‘It’s a complete assault on free speech’: how Palestine Action was targeted for proscription as terrorists | Counter-terrorism policy

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If this interview had taken place in a week’s time, Huda Ammori might have been arrested. If this interview had been published in a week’s time, the Guardian might also have been breaking the law. Ammori, a co-founder of Palestine Action, said she was finding it “very hard to absorb the reality of what’s happening

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Palestine Action expected to be banned after vandalism of planes at RAF base | UK security and counter-terrorism

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The pro-Palestine group that broke into RAF Brize Norton sparking a major security review is expected to be banned by the government next week in a move which will anger campaigners. Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, is planning to proscribe Palestine Action, effectively branding it a terrorist organisation. She is preparing a written ministerial statement

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