Disruptive demonstrations in the spotlight in new legal probe
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The Dutch government has commissioned research into the right to demonstrate following a string of protests in which campaigners deliberately break the law, home affairs minister Hugo de Jonge confirmed on Friday. The research will focus on whether there should be more legal options to tackle demonstrations which include highway and airport occupations, intimidation at abortion clinics and politicians’ homes, and Koran burnings. The probe is in response to a string of MP’s questions about recent...

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