ACFM: Trip 39: Protest
What did an A-to-B march ever achieve? The gang consider the necessity and futility of protest, with music from Lowkey and Dylan.
Tag: protest
Report: A Student Was Referred to Prevent for Tweeting ‘From the River to the Sea’
Rivkah Brown
Tugba Iyigun, a former journalist who fled Turkey, received a visit from North Yorkshire police officers for a single tweet about her local pro-Palestine demo. Rivkah Brown reports.
Opinion: Suella Braverman’s Resignation Could Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to the Far Right
Aaron Winter
A Braverman leadership challenge, coupled with Farage’s rehabilitation, could see a massive far-right resurgence, writes Aaron Winter.
Feature: These Pro-Palestine Activists Are on Trial for ‘Blackmail’
Rivkah Brown
On Monday, three members of Palestine Action will be the first political activists to be tried for blackmail in over a decade. Rivkah Brown reports.
Downstream: How Protest Movements Fall Apart. Ash Sarkar Meets Vincent Bevins
The 2010s saw a new era of mass protest, from Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Syria, to Occupy Wall Street, EuroMaidan and Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement. Many of these movements shared a “horizontalist” or leaderless approach and most of them ended in failure. Vincent Bevins experienced some of these movements up close. In […]
Interview: Thousands Turn Out for Pro Palestine Protests
We spoke to demonstrators calling for an end to the bombardment and blockade of Gaza.
Report: Activist Disrupts Leader’s Speech at Labour Party Conference
Clare Hymer
An activist stormed the stage at the start of Keir Starmer’s conference speech and covered him in glitter.
Analysis: The Public Wants to Save the Planet – As Long As It Doesn’t Personally Inconvenience Them
Ell Folan
The backlash to Just Stop Oil has exposed Britons’ contradictory attitude to the climate crisis, writes Ell Folan: sure, it’s a problem, just not ours.
Report: Manchester Uni ‘Brutally’ Evicts Student Rent Strikers, in Potential Breach of Protest Rights
Rivkah Brown
On Wednesday, Manchester University sent bailiffs to boot out student occupiers in what legal experts say could be a major breach of their rights. Rivkah Brown reports.
Feature: These Were the Moments That Made 2022
Simon Childs, Rivkah Brown, Clare Hymer, Aaron Bastani, Moya Lothian-McLean & Keir Milburn
A look back at some highlights and lowlights from the past year.
Opinion: Flat SUV Tyres and Soupy Van Goghs: 2022 Was a Vintage Year for Climate Protest
Clare Hymer
The government's insatiable protest crackdown has forced climate activists to get creative this year, writes Clare Hymer.
Report: Chinese Students Are At The Forefront Of Anti-Lockdown Protests
Jessie Lau
Since president Xi Jinping took power in 2012, activism has been constricted. For many young people, recent mass protests are their first taste of dissent.
Analysis: People Want Action on Climate Change But Also Want Climate Protesters Locked Up
Ell Folan
Two-thirds of Britons fear climate breakdown. They also want to make it harder for activists to do something about it. Ell Folan unpicks some contradictory opinions.
Report: Police Commissioner Says Journalists Are ‘Part of the Problem’ After Arrest of Just Stop Oil Reporters
Moya Lothian-McLean
After Hertfordshire police detained journalists covering Just Stop Oil protests this week, the force’s commissioner has suggested the media should ‘reflect’ on giving activists ‘publicity’.
Report: Animal Rebellion Activists on Why They’re Emptying Supermarkets of Milk to Save the Climate
Sophie K Rosa
Animal Rebellion is mid-way through a two-week direct action campaign that claims to have emptied supermarket shelves of milk, in a bid to force the government to support a just transition away from animal agriculture. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Novara FM: Truncheons at Dawn
When a filmmaker and a solicitor investigated the policing of protest, they found secret manuals, imperial legacies and dirty tricks.
Opinion: Direct Action is Just What the Doctor Ordered
Moya Lothian-McLean
From anti-raids blockades to arms factory occupations, direct action is on the rise. That can only be a good thing, writes Moya Lothian-McLean.
Analysis: Sri Lanka is Being Held Hostage By Its President
Amita Arudpragasam
As protesters mark more than 50 days of demonstrations, their key demand remains unmet: Gotabaya Rajapaksa has not resigned.