CommentIsFree: criminalising online dissent - democracy in peril
The disproportionate response to hacking protests means we are in danger of leaving our future leaders behind bars
In March this year, more than 150 UK activists were arrested while occupying Fortnum & Mason in a protest against tax avoidance. They were held in cells overnight and charged with aggravated trespass. Earlier this month, the charges against all but 30 were dropped, as i…

