Letter to The Guardian, signed by 16 authors, academics, politicians and leading Trade Unionists, in support of five anti-fascists on trial today in London, arrested whilst opposing the BNP in London last July. Electoral gains of fascist parties in France and Hungary are a warning of the continuing threat of the far right across Europe. In Britain, protest has played a vital role isolating groups like the BNP and EDL. We are therefore deeply concerned at how the Public Order Act is being used to criminalise protest in general and anti-fascist protest in particular. We support the five anti-fascist protesters and call for a proper accounting of the police tactics, including mass arrests, that have been utilised on these two protests.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 09:35:29 +0000
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