"UN special rapporteur on environmental defenders says he is seriously concerned about ‘regressive new laws’
Forst said that during a two-day visit to the #UK earlier this month he uncovered worrying information on the treatment of peaceful protesters.
At Inner London crown court, peaceful protesters have been forbidden by court order from mentioning the climate crisis, fuel poverty or even the US civil rights movement in their statements to the jury."
#ClimateProtest
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/23/un-expert-condemns-uk-crackdown-on-environmental-protest