This Saturday, 8 February, nearly 30 human rights groups, including Hong Kongers, Tibetans, Uyghurs, Taiwanese, and Chinese allies will gather outside the Royal Mint Court to protest at the proposed new site for the Chinese Embassy in London. The action, dubbed ‘Space for Free Speech’ opposes the establishment of what would be the largest Chinese embassy in Europe, at a site of strategic vulnerability in the heart of London.
The embassy has previously been opposed by the local council and municipal authorities. The NGO ARTICLE 19 calls on the Metropolitan Police to guarantee enhanced protections for the right to protest and freedom of expression considering the risk of Chinese transnational repression against activists and organizers before, during, and after the demonstration. Parliament should also consider the specific holistic risks surrounding protest events as it launches its inquiry into transnational repression in the UK.
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They’re too busy arresting people protesting Israel’s genocide
The UK has neither the right to free speech nor the right to protest without explicit permission from the government.
The UK, does, on the other hand have a massive manufacturing and tech deficit in literally all industries since leaving the EU, something China can fix overnight as long as they move away from Trump and the US who, let’s face it, will abandon them as soon as they stop being useful.
