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arrests in parliament square

a peaceful protest against the new legisltion that makes all unauthorized protests illegal within 1km parameter of parliament square ended with the results of five arrests by the police...thanks for protecting us from these criminals!!

world of fear

backthebid for peace

for the right to protest

candid?? camera

brian hawn

handin' leaflets

in the shadow

they're getting closer!!

u could get arrested ma'm, in fact she did, see mini mouse pics

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another arrest

why not me?

brian talks with police after the arrests

today an extremely peaceful crowd of protester of different age and nationalities, but mainly students and pensioners , i would say...gathered in parliament square to protest against the new legislation that makes illegal every unauthorized protest within 1 km parameter of parliament square
while the crowd was standing peacefully , police had the opportunity to sneak in and film and photograph all the presents
then they distributed some leaflets about their right to start arresting people under section 132 of the serious and organised crime and police act 2005, but there was no serious trethen and they in fact seem to leave again space and time to the crowd to continue with the speeches peacefully
suddenly, after a quick briefing in the back of the square, in the chill of the shadow, they planned their next step, they got closer and started arrested people
i witnessed only two arrests, but i read on this website about 5 arrests in total

bee
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02.08.2005 15:02

James
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friends of brian haw

03.08.2005 12:04

People came and gathered in solidarity with Brian Haw and in protest against the disgustingly draconian law which came in to force on this day. The first arrests under this law were made, among them a woman who has been peacefully demonstrating outside parliament for many years but who, as of 1st August 2005 became a criminal for doing so. The irony is that even though this law belongs to Brian Haw, he inspired it - if inspiration is the right word for such a narrow minded concept - and yet he is, for now, exempt from it. Those who took part in the protest on Monday called themselves "friends" of Brian Haw, various sections of the media also like to adopt this position, people somehow believe that by associating themselves with him they will share in his devotion to his cause. MPs talk of him as if they know him or can somehow associate with his plight and yet even though he sits outside their place of work they could not be further removed from him in spirit. I, like many others, have talked to, protested with and admired Brian Haw from across the road from his island. We may like to think that we are his friends but this man has friends, he has family, that is not what he needs or sought to gain by his actions, he left them in order to change the way people think inside and outside of parliament. He has occupied his spot since 2001, so called friends have come and gone, now we need a movement in support of this man. 200 people in parliament square is not enough just as 200 MPs in parliament was not enough to stop the bill.

caroline

it's not just for brian!

07.08.2005 17:15

let's just remember it's not just brian we're doing this for - it's for our rights to freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. and that shouldn't only apply when we are hemmed in in some backstreet where no one can see or hear us.

doesn't it show how ridiculous this government is, that if stood on my own outside downing street with a placard criticising blair, i would be commiting a CRIMINAL offence under the 'serious organised crime' act, punishable by a fine or by imprisonment (perhaps my only chance of being SERIOUS and ORGANISED...). if i protested at the pub up the road (within the zone the law applies in) that it was still 10.59pm and therefore i should get served, would that also be a serious organised crime?

watch this space - today (sunday) 5 or 6 more arrests were made and then the police left us alone. it looks like their tactic is just to arrest a few people each time, so each time we protest, a few are nicked. let's keep this up, with more and more people, until they get bored and decide to go and fight some crime / drink tea in the station / harrass someone else (most likely).

Wrong target

27.08.2005 02:20

It is a waste of time people protesting politicians. All the policy legislated constantly benefits the capitalist financiers. Because of money, all governments will pander to the demands of the banking cartels and corporations; this is where we must protest.

This includes the incestuous monarchies in Britain and beyond!

Fina

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