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Western coverage of Iran is like a masterclass in saying everything except who did it

A day after Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed killed in joint US-Israel strikes, Iran hit back hard. American jets crashed in Kuwait. Saudi Aramco's oil facilities were struck. Missiles and drones swept across Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Iraq, and Israel.

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Police admit arrest of anti-monarchy heckler in Oxford was unlawful

Symon Hill paid £2,500 by Thames Valley police over his arrest at proclamation of Charles III’s accession in 2022

The Guardian - UK

Police pay compensation after 'unlawful' anti-monarchy protest arrest

A TRAINEE Baptist minister arrested for shouting “Who elected him?” during a proclamation ceremony for the King described the experience as…

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Police admit King protest arrest was unlawful and pay compensation

Symon Hill has been paid £2,500 in compensation after his experience two-and-a-half years ago.

The Independent UK

‘The monarchy looks vulnerable’: will Britain’s republicans bring down the king?

Every day, we learn more about the royals’ colonial legacy and financial privileges – and it has given a huge boost to the republican movement

The Guardian - UK

Police criticised for 'alarming' arrests at Coronation

Campaigners said it was 'something you would expect to see in Moscow, not London'

Wales Online

Police face criticism over ‘incredibly alarming’ arrests before coronation

Campaign groups said the arrests were ‘something you would expect to see in Moscow, not London’.

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Man fears he will be arrested again as he plans to protest at Coronation

Symon Hill, 46, was charged with using threatening or abusive words or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress

Wales Online

Man arrested for heckling royal ceremony fears second run-in with police

Police have said officers will take a tough line with protesters who disrupt the coronation.

The Independent UK

‘The crowd were saying, “Kill him, kick him to death”’: what happened to the people who protested against King Charles?

When the queen died last year, republicans balked at the fawning response to the succession. Some even found themselves under arrest for minor acts of protest, such as heckling. Ahead of next week’s coronation, three tell their tales

The Guardian - UK

Proclaimers song removed from king’s coronation playlist over anti-royal views

Scottish band’s classic I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) initially included among official celebration songs

The Guardian - UK

Charges against heckler who shouted ‘who elected him?’ at King Charles proclamation dropped

Symon Hill considering legal action against police to protect ‘right to resist the monarchy’

The Independent UK

Man charged over comments made during proclamation ceremony for King

Symon Hill, 45, of Church Hill Road, Oxford, has been charged with with using threatening or abusive words, or disorderly behaviour.

The Independent UK

White poppies gaining acceptance in UK, say campaigners

Concerns about conflicts and more young people becoming politicised thought to be behind increasing use of peace symbol

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May I have a word about… De-arrested? What’s wrong with being freed?

Give me plain speaking over legal precision any day

Daily Mirror

'I was told to shut up and thrown in police van for asking 'who elected King Charles?''

Symon Hill, 45, was arrested and kept in a police van for around 30 minutes after shouting "who elected him" at a proclamation ceremony for King Charles in Oxford on Sunday

The Independent UK

Arrests of UK anti-royal protesters spur free-speech debate

Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a handful of people in Britain have been detained by police for expressing anti-monarchy views

The National (Scotland)

What laws are anti-monarchist protesters being arrested under in the UK?

THERE have been at least four people arrested and charged in Scotland in the wake of Queen Elizabeth’s passing.

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Evening Standard

People have right to protest against monarchy, police say

People “absolutely have a right to protest” against the monarchy following the death of the Queen, police have said.

Chronicle Live

Public 'absolutely have a right of protest' against monarchy, say police following Queen's death

The majority of interactions between officers and the public have been positive but there have been some arrests and protests, police have said

Wales Online

People have the right to protest against monarchy this week, say police

Dissenters out in force risk arrest despite being told they can raise objections on the streets

The Guardian - UK

What is the law on the right to protest in the UK?

Amid concerns over the arrest of anti-monarchy protesters, we look at what is, and is not, allowed

WEKU

Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as the 'Not My King' tag grows

A woman was arrested at St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh on Sunday; in London, a protester holding a sign reading "Not my king" was led away by a group of uniformed officers.

The Independent UK

Arrested anti-monarchy demonstrator ‘will probably protest’ at King’s coronation

Symon Hill was arrested after shouting at an accession proclamation for Charles.

The Guardian - UK

Civil liberties groups criticise police over arrests of anti-monarchy protesters

Series of incidents in Edinburgh, London and Oxford include woman being charged after protest outside St Giles’ Cathedral

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