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John, this week, as we observe International Day Against Police Brutality, we stand in solidarity with people who have endured police violence.

Our #FreeToProtest campaign looks into the disproportionate or excessive responses from authorities’ around the world and shares stories from protesters who have been targeted by police.

Learn more about the different protesters from around the world who work to end police brutality at protests, and to reform laws to make protest safer for everyone.
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Boundaries of Expression presents: #FreeToProtest series
 

As part of our Boundaries of Expression podcast, we released 4 #FreeToProtest episodes, With increasing restrictions on our right to protest in the UK and around the world, we speak to those on the frontline about the threats they face in the call for change.

In episode 1, our hosts Nicola Kelly and Jo Glanville speak to activists about the risks they face fighting to protect the planet.

Featuring Eva Maria Anyango Okoth, a senior programme officer for Natural Justice in Kenya and Mona Seif, sister of the British-Egyptian political prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah.

For our second episode, we focus on women taking to the streets to protect their rights, in both Iran and Poland, with Maziar Bahari and Marta Lempart.

Episode 3 looks into the monarchy in Saudi Arabia and the UK, and freedoms to speak out against them. 

In our final episode, we focus on the LGBTQI+ community and the limits on their right to protest around the world.
Listen to the podcasts

We are campaigning to ensure that all people, especially those who face discrimination, feel empowered to use their right to protest. Over the next 4 years ARTICLE 19 will call on the police, the media, and on policymakers to end police brutality at protests, and to reform laws to make protests safer for everyone.
 
Watch our latest protester videos
Francis Auma
Francis Auma
 

Francis Auma was a born activist. Devastating circumstances propelled him headfirst into improving the daily lives of people in Kenya, mobilising them to peacefully claim their rights.
 
Watch our video
Vincent Tanui
Vincent Tanui
 

Vincent Tanui is dubbed a ‘noisemaker’. He lives up to the name – making his voice heard to defend the rights of women in Kenya.

 
Watch our video
 
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