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<div><br></div>
<div>It's not just Marielle Gallo which is calling demonstrations at the Polnish parliament a "soft form of terrorism" [1][2].</div><div>We see similar developments in Spain [3], Russia [5][6], the US [7][8][9] and most recently Quebec, Canada[4].</div>
<div><br></div><div>What is your opinion on this?</div><div><br></div><div>-pat</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>[1] <a href="http://falkvinge.net/2012/06/26/marielle-gallo-if-youre-campaigning-against-acta-youre-a-terrorist/">http://falkvinge.net/2012/06/26/marielle-gallo-if-youre-campaigning-against-acta-youre-a-terrorist/</a></div>
<div>[2] <a href="https://netzpolitik.org/2012/acta-soft-terrorismus-ist-schuld-scheitern/">https://netzpolitik.org/2012/acta-soft-terrorismus-ist-schuld-scheitern/</a></div><div>[3] <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/9198496/Spain-accused-of-draconian-plans-to-clamp-down-on-protests.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/9198496/Spain-accused-of-draconian-plans-to-clamp-down-on-protests.html</a></div>
<div>[5] <a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/criminalizing-the-right-to-assembly/461052.html">http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/criminalizing-the-right-to-assembly/461052.html</a></div><div>
[6] <a href="http://www.neurope.eu/article/russian-protest-bill-raises-eu-concerns">http://www.neurope.eu/article/russian-protest-bill-raises-eu-concerns</a></div><div>[7] <a href="http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/right-protest">http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/right-protest</a></div>
<div>[8] <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/oct/31/usa.duncancampbell">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/oct/31/usa.duncancampbell</a></div><div>[9] <a href="http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/mar2012/prot-m03.shtml">http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/mar2012/prot-m03.shtml</a></div>
<div>[4] <a href="http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/19/blame-canada-un-slams-new-anti-protest-law/">http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/19/blame-canada-un-slams-new-anti-protest-law/</a></div><div><br></div>