[pp.int.general] The right to protest

[Pat Maechler aka Valio]

I admit I've never been a huge proponent of peaceful protests (I often find
other methods to be more effective), yet I'm quite disturbed that this
basic right seems to come to more and more under attack

It's not just Marielle Gallo which is calling demonstrations at the Polnish
parliament a "soft form of terrorism" [1][2].
We see similar developments in Spain [3], Russia [5][6], the US [7][8][9]
and most recently Quebec, Canada[4].

What is your opinion on this?

-pat


[1]
http://falkvinge.net/2012/06/26/marielle-gallo-if-youre-campaigning-against-acta-youre-a-terrorist/
[2] https://netzpolitik.org/2012/acta-soft-terrorismus-ist-schuld-scheitern/
[3]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/9198496/Spain-accused-of-draconian-plans-to-clamp-down-on-protests.html
[5]
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/criminalizing-the-right-to-assembly/461052.html
[6] http://www.neurope.eu/article/russian-protest-bill-raises-eu-concerns
[7] http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/right-protest
[8] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/oct/31/usa.duncancampbell
[9] http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/mar2012/prot-m03.shtml
[4]
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/19/blame-canada-un-slams-new-anti-protest-law/
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