The raid on the group’s publicly advertised meeting at Westminster Quaker Meeting House, a little over half a mile from Downing Street, is a major escalation in the Starmer Labour government’s assault on democratic rights.

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/19213440

The Socialist Equality Party condemns the attack on the Youth Demand organisation and demands the release and dropping of all charges against its members and supporters arrested over last Thursday and Friday by London’s Metropolitan Police.

The raid on the group’s publicly advertised meeting at Westminster Quaker Meeting House, a little over half a mile from Downing Street, is a major escalation in the Starmer Labour government’s assault on democratic rights. Up to 30 police officers, some armed, smashed their way into the meeting at St Martin’s Lane, central London Thursday evening (March 27).

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I just want to point out how the Quakers have been real OGs for the side of human rights, historically.

  • Zip2@feddit.ukEnglish
    22·
    2 days ago

    Do we know if any of them are likely to end up doing some porridge?

    • NickwithaC@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      20 hours ago

      That isn’t the point.

      There really needs to be an investigation into how many arrests result in convictions of the arrested person vs. how often arrest powers are used as an intimidation tactic to maintain the status quo.