DoomsdaysCW<p>"Militant groups like Palestine Action and Just Stop Oil are using criminal tactics to create mayhem and hold the public and workers to ransom without fear of consequence," Lord Walney said.</p><p>Um, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigCorporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigCorporations</span></a>, especially <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a>, have been holding THE PLANET and ALL LIFE FORMS to ransom without consequence! Why doesn't the UK (and all the other countries) criminalize ECOCIDE?!!</p><p>'Extreme' protest groups face ban under proposal</p><p>Harry Farley<br>May 11, 2024</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> groups such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JustStopOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JustStopOil</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PalestineAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalestineAction</span></a> could be banned in a similar way to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/terrorist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>terrorist</span></a> organisations, under a proposal from the government’s adviser on political violence.</p><p>"An upcoming report from Lord Walney, which BBC News has seen extracts of, will recommend a new category for proscribing '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeProtestGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeProtestGroups</span></a>'.</p><p>"It defines these as those which routinely use criminal tactics to try to achieve their aims.</p><p>"The sanctions could restrict a group's ability to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fundraise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fundraise</span></a> and its <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToAssembly</span></a> in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>.</p><p>"The Home Office said ministers would consider the recommendations."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2qv7425gvwo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c2qv7425</span><span class="invisible">gvwo</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SLAPPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPPs</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Activism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateStrike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateStrike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EarthDefenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EarthDefenders</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Article20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Article20</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/2023PublicOrderAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2023PublicOrderAct</span></a></p>