We have a report out today on Criminalisation & Repression of Climate & Environmental Protest 1/10 @uob-policystudies.bsky.social - ThreadSky

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berglundoscar.bsky.social • 78 days ago

We have a report out today on Criminalisation & Repression of Climate & Environmental Protest 1/10
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berglundoscar.bsky.social•78 days ago

Over 2,000 environmental defenders have been killed since 2012 and police violence and arrests are common https://bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristol.ac.uk/dist/f/1182/files/2024/12/Criminalisation-and-Repression-of-Climate-and-Environmental-Protests.pdf 2/10

berglundoscar.bsky.social•78 days ago

There has been a flurry of new legislation criminalising climate and environmental activists that often undermine existing Human and Civil Rights legislation and conventions https://crecep.blogs.bristol.ac.uk 3/10

berglundoscar.bsky.social•78 days ago

Legislation intended to be used against organised crime and terrorism are used against climate and environmental activists https://bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristol.ac.uk/dist/f/1182/files/2024/12/CRECEP-Policy-Briefing.pdf 4/10

berglundoscar.bsky.social•78 days ago

Protesters are sentenced to lengthy prison sentences designed to act as a deterrent to future activists 5/10

berglundoscar.bsky.social•78 days ago

We have identified four mechanisms of criminalisation and repression: 6/10

berglundoscar.bsky.social•78 days ago

1. Anti-Protest Laws are introduced. These may criminalise groups, introduce new crimes, increase punishment for already existing crimes, increase police powers to restrict protest, and give police impunity when harming activists as part of policing protests. 7/10

susannanakin.bsky.social•73 days ago

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