Article 69JM4 Court restrictions on climate protesters ‘deeply concerning’, say leading lawyers

Court restrictions on climate protesters ‘deeply concerning’, say leading lawyers

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Sandra Laville
from Environment | The Guardian on (#69JM4)

Three non-violent Insulate Britain activists have been jailed for telling juries why they were protesting

Restrictions placed on non-violent climate protesters who have been tried in criminal courts were part of a deeply concerning" pincer movement" narrowing their rights to free expression, leading lawyers have told the Guardian.

Three Insulate Britain activists are serving jail terms for contempt of court for breaching rulings made by a judge that they were not to mention the climate crisis, fuel poverty or the history of the peaceful civil rights movement to juries.

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