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New orders that will prevent individuals from repeatedly causing serious disruption at protests will come into force today.
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Home Secretary delivers on government pledge to support the police to tackle disruptive slow marching protest tactics.
Information relating to the Public Order Act which received Royal Assent on 2 May 2023.
This report reviews broad trends internationally, drawing on illustrative examples from Latin America and Eastern Europe
Police will be given powers to arrest protesters who wear face coverings to threaten others and avoid prosecution, and pyrotechnics will be banned at protests.
The Unruly Politics of Provisions in Egypt, Myanmar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe, 2007–201
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Findings from research conducted in Mozambique, Nigeria, and Pakistan, as well as from a global, cross-country study
Prime Minsiter Rishi Sunak's statement on protests following his meeting with Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley.
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