(The Brussels Times - 29 November 2019) On Thursday night, 22 members of of the group Extinction Rebellion have been arrested preventively while they were preparing to protest against Black…
(The Brussels Times) By Gabriela Galindo Protesters gathered in the square were dispersed by police using teargas and water cannons. Credit: © Belga An investigation will seek to determine whether…
(Network for Police Monitoring - Netpol) After almost a decade of campaigning for an end to the highly subjective categorisation of campaigners at “domestic extremists”, Netpol has finally received confirmation that the…
(The Guardian) Two climate crisis protesters who removed Emmanuel Macron’s portrait from an official building were justified in doing so because of the severity of the environmental emergency, a judge…
(Network for Police Monitoring - Netpol) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This independent report by the Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol) is based on testimony gathered between 28 October and 3 November 2019…
UPDATE - 11 November 2019: The International Trial Watch, a platform bringing together lawyers from several countries to observe the Catalan Trial, published the assessment of the sentence: https://internationaltrialwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/POSICIONAMIENTO_SENTENCIA_12112019-ingles-carta.pdf. The…
A number of associations and collectives as well the "yellow vests" movements called for a peaceful climate and social justice march on 21 September. However, according to the Paris Observatory…
(The Canary) Actions against Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEI) – one of the world’s largest arms fairs – started on 2 September and have been continuing through the week. The days of protest…
Ahead the impressive and four-day long protest of XR in Manchester city centre, Netpol warned there might be massive arrests of the XR protesters. We have been given strong indications…
(New Statesman) Emmanuel Macron’s liberal image is at odds with his record on climate change and civil liberties. As French president Emmanuel Macron welcomed international leaders, including Boris Johnson and Donald…