Fears over right to protest after woman with sign at climate trial prosecuted

Liberty warns decision to prosecute Trudi Warner, 68, for contempt of court after protest outside London court was concerning'

Civil liberty campaigners have warned that the prosecution of a woman for holding up a placard about the rights of jurors outside a court is part of the government's increasing attacks on the right to protest.

Liberty said the decision to prosecute Trudi Warner, 68, for contempt of court for sitting outside a London trial holding up a sign was concerning".