#protest laws

Hii, this is hungarian protest anon :DD One down, more to go, but I learned some things! It's cold, scarves are a godsend. The cops didn't bother people with scarves placed on their heads as long as it wasn't covering their mouth deliberately! Flags are great for hiding from cameras (IF YOU ARE AT AN EXPLICITLY ANTIFA EVENT: NOT EVERY PHOTOGRAPHER IS YOUR FRIEND. You can get put on neonazi sites and then they might know who you are next time. Be careful, ask abt the photographers if you can). Hats and sunglasses are good as well ^^

Unfortunately I also see this as an anti protest law for the upcoming European conflict with Russia. It would just take one rainbow flag for an entire protest gathering to be labeled illegal under this law.

The bill amends Hungary’s law on assembly to make it an offense to hold or attend events that violate Hungary’s contentious “child protection” legislation, which prohibits the “depiction or promotion” of homosexuality to minors under 18.

Attending a prohibited event will carry fines up to 200,000 Hungarian forints ($546), which the state must forward to “child protection,” according to the text of the law. Authorities may use facial recognition tools to identify individuals attending a prohibited event.

“Prohibited event” or war protest?

From the US Protest Law Tracker. Here’s the link.

Excerpt from this NRDC/EcoWatch story:

A new South Dakota law — written in consultation with the company that owns Keystone XL — could punish people for exercising their right to peaceful protest. Is it a harbinger of things to come?

As the American and global communities grapple with the mounting climate catastrophe, the fossil fuel industry is holding nothing back in its attempt to silence its critics and those who assemble to protest their destruction of our shared climate. In a surprising number of states, antidemocratic legislation is being pushed through state legislatures with the backing of fossil fuel companies, conservative think tanks, and industry-tied mega-donors.

In March, Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota signed legislation to usher in a new law that has come to be known informally as the Riot Boosting Act: an assault on Americans' right to protest that perversely tries to pass itself off as a good-governance measure. Conceived with the assistance of TC Energy (TransCanada) — the company behind the embattled Keystone XL pipeline — this law would, among other things, authorize the state to sue individuals and groups for protesting projects like Keystone XL, should there be any damages as a result of the protest.

The insidious nature of this law becomes obvious on closer inspection. By coining a new term — "riot boosting" — South Dakota creates an atmosphere of vagueness and fear that aims to chill the voices of indigenous people and others who are passionately opposed to projects like Keystone XL. After all, the state already has a law on the books to punish those who might destroy property or put people in danger during a protest.

State Rep. Alicia St. Germaine’s proposed House Bill 4664 aims to criminalize group obstruction of public roads, raising legal and civil liberty concerns. The New Michigan Protest Law would criminalize obstructing traffic during protests involving 10 or more people. Civil rights groups raise alarm. St. Germaine’s Roadway Obstruction Ban Targets Group Protests Drafter of Michigan Protest Law –…