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Published in: HomeThreats to the right to protest in ArgentinaProtests last week in Buenos Aires against pension and welfare reforms were met with a violent police response –...
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Published in: HomeWho owns the land? The extractive industries and indigenous rights in Latin AmericaLatin America’s human rights record has been challenged by the accelerated growth of the extractive industries in...
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Published in: HomeHow do extractive industries and agribusiness repress rural communities in Latin America?Conflicts and resistances involving territories and natural resources have been increasing in Latin America in...
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Published in: HomeViolence, power and mining in Peru: how has Las Bambas worsened repression?Demonstrations by local communities against the MMG Las Bambas mine have been met by police repression, highlighting...
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Published in: HomeEncroachment of public space in the UK: how does it restrict our right to protest?Both the increase in privately owned public spaces (POPS) and new state regulations are limiting opportunities to...
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Published in: HomeWhy does Canada spy on its own indigenous communities?Indigenous nations have emerged as vocal defenders of land and water, but state surveillance of these groups is...
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Published in: HomeHow is private security in Hungary threatening the right to protest?
The practice of private security aggressively policing public events is a new reality in Hungary – even though it...
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Published in: HomeArpad Schilling: social protest and individual responsibility in HungaryDespite the huge demonstration in support of the Central European University in April 2017, Hungarian theatre...
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Published in: HomeSix reasons why protest is so important for democracyWhy is protest so fundamental for human rights and democratic society? Here are six basic reasons why we need to...
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Published in: HomeAustralia: how Bob Brown challenged Tasmania's anti-protest lawsBob Brown, leader of the Australian Greens, and Jessica Hoyt made history when they won a High Court challenge to...
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Published in: HomeInterview with Donatella della Porta: the growing criminalisation of protestHow and where is criminalisation of protest a growing trend? Who are the actors at play? And what are the dangers...
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Published in: HomeThe Mothers of Plaza de Mayo: "We are no longer alone"
Vera Jarach, one of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo – the protest movement that arose in Argentina in response to the...
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Published in: HomeProtest in Kenya: repressive and brutal policing has become normalised2017 has seen further violent police responses to protests against corruption and human rights violations. So how...
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Published in: HomeColombia Peace Agreement: participation and protestThe 2016 Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and FARC includes explicit aims to improve democratic...
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Published in: HomeRubber ball grenades and Robocops: can we trust the police to protect our protests?What is the logic behind increasingly militarised protest policing? What are the costs of this strategy? And in what...
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Published in: HomeCrowd-control weapons: "These weapons should not be interpreted as less than lethal"
We need a structured debate about the lethality of crowd-control weapons, as well as a broader discussion on the...
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Published in: HomeTear gas and protest: 'there’s a vested interest in escalating force'How did tear gas became the go-to weapon in riot control, what are its real health implications, and why should we...
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Published in: HomeOccupy and resist! School occupations in BrazilA show of student dissent in 2015 and 2016 highlighted the return of mass mobilisation in Brazil, and paved a path...
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Published in: HomeWhy is protest fundamental for democracy?
We posed this question to delegates attending an international conference on protest in Buenos Aires in May 2017,...
