{"id":31973,"date":"2019-11-06T11:22:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T11:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=31973"},"modified":"2019-11-06T11:22:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T11:22:57","slug":"extinction-rebellion-wins-high-court-battle-against-protest-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/extinction-rebellion-wins-high-court-battle-against-protest-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Extinction Rebellion wins High Court battle against protest ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Climate change protesters Extinction Rebellion (XR) have won a High Court battle against a police ban on protests throughout London.<\/p>\n<p>During their &#8216;autumn uprising&#8217; last month Extinction Rebellion had a four-day ban imposed on their protests by police, stopping them from protesting anywhere in London.<\/p>\n<p>While the Met Police argued the ban was the only way of tackling disruption caused by protests, XR&#8217;s lawyers described the action as &#8220;hastily imposed&#8221;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/extinction-rebellions-final-march-for-october\/\">Extinction Rebellion get red-handed on parliament<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/students-are-dropping-out-of-university-to-join-extinction-rebellion\/\">Students are dropping out of university to Join Extinction Rebellion<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/londoners-have-their-say-on-extinction-rebellion-listen-here\/\">Londoners have their say on Extinction Rebellion. Listen here.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: &quot;It&#39;s a victory for those who want to draw attention to what scientists have been telling us for decades.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Extinction Rebellion win a High Court challenge against the Metropolitan Police over a London protest ban. <\/p>\n<p>Get more on the story here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LvFiMGjkG5\">https:\/\/t.co\/LvFiMGjkG5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PQf9tnYPcI\">pic.twitter.com\/PQf9tnYPcI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sky News (@SkyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNews\/status\/1192030445355048960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And breathe. The City wide Section 14 order was not lawful.  The right to assemble peacefully and protest has been upheld. It was chilling that a section 14 order was extended so suddenly to our whole city. I feel a weight lifting. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E576pZnZoy\">https:\/\/t.co\/E576pZnZoy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Caroline Russell (@CarolineRussell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarolineRussell\/status\/1192026088895057920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Hannah Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate change protesters Extinction Rebellion (XR) have won a High Court battle against a police ban on protests throughout London. 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