Activism and the law
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Coronavirus and your right to stay away from work
May 10th: On Sunday evening, Boris Johnson declared that it was time for the people of England to get back to work.![](http://web.archive.org./web/20200513131009im_/https://freedomnews.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Statue_Of_Justice_Old_Bailey.jpg)
Government quietly introduces new lockdown restrictions
April 23rd: At 11am yesterday (Wednesday 22.04.20), the government quietly tightened lockdown restrictions across England.
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Listen up sanes: the intersection of policing and healthcare is nothing new
April 10th: On March 25th the Coronavirus Act 2020 received Royal Assent and became law.
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Legal: People are being criminalised for coronavirus offences that don’t exist.
April 3rd: Delirious with fevers and newly extended powers, British cops are well and truly out of control.
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GBC release new police station support guide
March 2nd: Activist legal support primos, the Green and Black Cross, have published a new guide to providing police station support for those unfortunate souls who find themselves under arrest.
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Legal: Can immigration officers arrest me for obstruction?
February 29th: Over the last few weeks, we’ve received reports of several activists being arrested for allegedly obstructing immigration enforcement operations.
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Britannia chained: The assault on our rights has begun
February 6th: This week has seen a raft of draconian law & order policies floated by the government and police representatives.
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Legal: Can I hide my face from facial recognition cameras?
January 28th: Last Friday the Metropolitan police announced they would begin operational deployment of live facial recognition cameras.
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Court upholds ‘enshrined freedom’ of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller right to roam
January 21st: In a rare moment of legal good fortune, the Court of Appeal today ruled that Gypsies, Roma and Travellers have an “enshrined freedom” to move from one place to another, and that an injunction to prevent camping on public land would breach the rights of the communities it targeted.