https://www.protecttheprotest.org/
We are the anti-SLAPP Taskforce. We are a taskforce of nonprofit organizations that understand the threat of SLAPPs - many of us have been targets ourselves. We have combined our expertise and collective power to fight back against SLAPPs and protect the free speech of public interest advocates in the United States.

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/07/protect-the-protest/
Amnesty International's "Protect the Protest" campaign will challenge attacks on peaceful protest, stand with those targeted and support the causes of social movements pushing for human rights change. "In recent years we have seen some of the biggest protest mobilizations for decades. Black Lives Matter, MeToo, and the climate change

https://www.amnesty.org/en/petition/protect-the-protest/
Protect the Protest. Throughout history, protest has been a powerful tool for change. But governments around the world are cracking down on protests and it must be protected. Add your voice to our global call to protect the protest and join our campaign today. The Salt March in India in 1930 against British colonial rule; the Arab Spring

https://www.amnestyusa.org/campaigns/protect-protest/
People who are marginalized and discriminated against are disproportionately impacted. Amnesty International's Protect the Protest campaign was launched in July 2022 to stop the attacks on peaceful protesters, join with those targeted and support the causes of social movements pushing for human rights change. Join us!

https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/freedom-of-expression/protest/
In its flagship campaign, Protect the Protest, Amnesty International is working to expose when the right to protest is being violated and support movements worldwide as they strive for positive change. The campaign calls on governments to send a clear message that protesters should be protected and to remove unnecessary barriers and

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-protest-safely-gear-tips/
Water: There's a good chance that your protest will include a march, so you need to pay attention to proper hydration. Carry drinking water. Bring the biggest bottle that you can fit in your bag

https://www.amnesty.org.au/explainer-what-is-the-right-to-protest-and-why-is-it-important/
Protect the right to protest. In 2022, protesters are once again taking to the streets to call for justice, equality and human rights. This should not be stopped by enforcement, fines, or restrictive legislation. Although this suppression of human rights is worrying, we won't give up. All around the world, ordinary people continue to come

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/protecttheprotest
Protect the Protest. Throughout history, people coming together in protest has changed the world for the better. From stopping wars, winning human rights victories and standing up against racism - protest has been powerful. But now, this precious right is under attack and deserves to be protected from people in power who fear change and don't

https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
Protesters' Rights. The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place certain narrow restrictions on the exercise of speech rights. Make sure you're prepared by brushing up on your rights before heading out into the streets.

https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/rights-protesters
The right to join with fellow citizens in protest or peaceful assembly is critical to a functioning democracy and at the core of the First Amendment. Unfortunately, law enforcement officials sometimes violate this right through means intended to thwart free public expression. In recent history, challenges to the right to protest have come in

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/six-reasons-why-protest-is-so-important/
3. In an electoral democracy, protest provides an essential voice for minority groups. The classic theorists of representational government recognised that universal suffrage and majority voting

https://www.nrdc.org/stories/how-protest-safely
Long sleeves and pants, gloves, and goggles can also help protect your skin and eyes in the event that you're faced with tear gas or rubber bullets. (Opt for glasses instead of contact lenses

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/24/999897198/lawmakers-push-for-protest-restrictions-in-the-year-since-george-floyds-killing
Republicans in more than 30 states have introduced bills to criminalize or limit the rights of protesters. Simultaneously, some Democratic-led states are working to better protect protesters.

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/03/919957881/policing-strategies-to-keep-protests-peaceful
In fact, if you think about the Occupy NOLA protest, I was the chief. It was literally almost twice a day the police leadership and the leadership of Occupy NOLA would have brief meetings to

https://www.propublica.org/article/explainer-just-how-much-can-the-state-restrict-a-peaceful-protest
As protests supporting Occupy Wall Street have swelled in recent weeks, hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested across the U.S. This weekend, nearly 100 people were arrested in New York and

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/learning/why-does-the-right-to-protest-matter.html
Feb. 21, 2024. For more than a decade, the anticorruption activist Aleksei A. Navalny was the leader of the opposition in President Vladimir V. Putin's Russia. In 2020, Mr. Navalny survived a

https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/ACT30/5856/2022/en/
July 19, 2022 Index Number: ACT 30/5856/2022. Protect the Protest! Why we must save our right to protest. Amnesty International has long worked to protect and expand the power of protest in defending and promoting human rights. For decades, we have stood with protest movements and taken part in collective actions as part of our campaigns.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/05/rights-groups-form-coalition-protect-protest-us
With events taking place in New York, Dallas, and San Francisco, the Protect the Protest task force launches with this promise of solidarity: an attack on one is an attack on all. Its members

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/02/us/how-to-protest-safely-know-your-rights-wellness-trnd/index.html
The First Amendment gives Americans the right to assemble peacefully and air our grievances. Historically, we've relied on protests to hold power to account - think the March on Washington in

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-protect-yourself-during-protests/
For skin protection during protests, Haar recommends wearing body-covering clothing such as long-sleeve shirts and full-length pants. (Doing so can also cover up tattoos, which may be used by

https://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment1/does-the-first-amendment-protect-protestors-.html
From the protests that took place nationwide in the wake of the death of George Floyd in 2020, to civil rights marches in the 1960s, all the way back to the Boston Tea Party. "The right of the people to peaceably assemble" is enshrined in the Constitution's First Amendment, protecting the right to peaceful protest from government

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02082-5
"Social protest and larger-scale social action is a way to generate social change — but that doesn't mean it always will," says Eric Shuman, a social psychologist at New York University

https://reliefweb.int/report/world/protect-protest-interactive-map-reveals-state-sanctioned-violence-against-protesters-worldwide
Amnesty International's Protect the Protest global campaign challenges attacks on peaceful protest, stands with those targeted and supports the causes of social movements pushing for human

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/lgbtq-pride-march-israel-hamas-war-protests-rcna156595
Waving red, white, green and black, hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists have disrupted some of the nation's largest Pride parades this month in protest of the Israel-Hamas war and the tens of

https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ACT3058562022ENGLISH.pdf
and marginalization.This report launches Amnesty International's new global campaign: Protect the protest. The campaign stands with peaceful protesters and supports the causes of social movements that demand human rights, so that everyone is able to take action and make their voice heard safely and w.

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-view-sara-haines-biden-step-down-debate-1236056581/
'The View' Host Sara Haines Says Biden 'Needs to Step Down and Be Replaced' After Debate; Alyssa Farah Griffin Tells Biden to 'Put Country' First and 'Step Aside'

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/06/27/biden-trump-first-presidential-debate/trump-jan-6-national-guard-fact-check-00165615
The former president repeatedly blamed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/06/25/climate-change-protest-just-stop-oil/
Each protest targeted a practice — whether forcing Black people to sit at the back of the bus or drink from a different water fountain — that had to be dismantled for the United States to

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/01/us/trump-immunity-supreme-court
The ruling makes a distinction between official actions of a president, which have immunity, and those of a private citizen. In dissent, the court's liberals lament a vast expansion of

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/06/kenya-abductions-of-citizens-suspected-of-involvement-in-protests-violate-human-rights/
The Police Reforms Working Group Kenya (PRWG-K) unequivocally condemns the recent wave of abductions of citizens suspected of involvement in the #RejectFinanceBill2024 protests. These 12 abductions, which occurred over the last five days and intensified last night, are a gross violation of human rights and amount to arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearance as prohibited under Article 29 of