End the misuse of terrorism laws against nonviolent protesters
End the misuse of terrorism laws against nonviolent protesters
Just hours ago, a jury refused to convict nonviolent protesters of a single offence. That verdict matters. It reflects public conscience and shows that justice depends on moral judgment as well as the law.
Yet the government continues to use terrorism legislation against people taking nonviolent action. These powers were never meant to criminalise protest or conscience.
The jury was not convinced. The public are not convinced. The government should now listen.
We call on the government to end the use of terrorism laws against nonviolent protesters and protect the right to protest without fear of extreme punishment.
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This use of anti-terrorism laws to criminalise protest is disproportionate, authoritarian and irrational. It’s high time we had a written constitution in the UK
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Painting non-violent protest as terrorism is a blatant misuse of power. It’s the first step on a slippery slope, and we must do all we can to prevent that step being taken.
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Lucy Conder signed 2026-02-04 17:33:37 +0000Prosecuting people for telling the truth is not conducive to good democracy. Shame on any government that does it.
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Branding peaceful protesters, interested only in stopping warfare, genocide, mass murder, as “terrorists” is a terrorising misuse of language. You devalue language itself, when the government uses “words to mean what I want them to mean” (a Alice in Wonderland).
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Ruth Edwards signed via CiP Admin 2026-02-04 17:14:01 +0000
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Richard Podger Podger signed 2026-02-04 17:11:37 +0000Fully support this action. And very worried about the Government’s attitude to non-violent peaceful,protest!
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