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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  • Christine Gledhill
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:32:25 +0000
    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).
  • Julia Tanner
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:31:05 +0000
  • Helen Douglas
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:28:23 +0000
  • Gillian Marchant
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:26:45 +0000
  • Andrew Pruden-medus
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:26:27 +0000
  • Barbara Goddard
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:25:15 +0000
  • Christine Dickinson
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:23:32 +0000
  • Karenza-monica Case
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:23:02 +0000
  • Ralph Bebbington
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:22:34 +0000
  • Brigid Parkin
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:19:47 +0000
  • Ruth Edwards
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:14:01 +0000
  • Richard Podger Podger
    signed 2026-02-04 17:11:37 +0000
    Fully support this action. And very worried about the Government’s attitude to non-violent peaceful,protest!
  • Nita Dewar
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:09:54 +0000
  • Barbara Parry
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:09:29 +0000
  • Laura Swaffield
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:09:28 +0000
  • Nicola Hall
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:08:27 +0000
  • Nix Newlove
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:05:48 +0000
  • Sarah Windrum
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:03:07 +0000
  • Cherry Smith
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:02:51 +0000
  • Janet Dickinson
    signed 2026-02-04 17:01:50 +0000
  • Nigel Lee
    signed via 2026-02-04 17:01:00 +0000
  • Shirley Randel
    signed via 2026-02-04 16:55:41 +0000
  • Joan Stewart
    signed via 2026-02-04 16:55:38 +0000
  • Carlos Londono
    signed via 2026-02-04 16:55:20 +0000
  • Simon Jenkins
    signed via 2026-02-04 16:54:12 +0000
  • Oliver Sidorczuk
    signed via 2026-02-04 16:54:02 +0000
  • Carolin Blaske
    signed via 2026-02-04 16:53:58 +0000
  • Carla Collenette
    signed 2026-02-04 16:52:26 +0000
  • Egbert Harmsen
    signed via 2026-02-04 16:49:47 +0000
    Stop any political abuse of counterterrorism legislation! Trying to stop (military) aid to a genocidal regime represents love and justice!
  • Chip Ponsford
    signed via 2026-02-04 16:49:05 +0000