Big Terror 05: When Protest Becomes Terrorism

About this episode

The episode discusses the authoritarian measures taken by the US and UK to limit free protest and the criminalization of peaceful demonstrations.

Today Ali and Jake speak about the outrageously authoritarian measurements the US and UK have gone to in a bid to limit free protest. Some new laws have been introduced to even criminalise peaceful demonstrations. All this in the so-called "Western Democracies"...A Jake Hanrahan and Ali Winston project

People in this episode

Hosts: Ali Winston, Jake Hanrahan

Topics covered

• protest
• terrorism
• authoritarianism
• free speech
• Western democracies

Keywords

• protest
• terrorism
• authoritarianism
• free speech
• US
• UK
• democracy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Big Terror

Places: US, UK

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