Spain criminalizes protests- including "insulting the state": [View all]

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The Spanish government has approved draft legislation that sets fines of up to €30,000 (£25,000) for offences such as burning the national flag, insulting the state or causing serious disturbances outside parliament.

The bill, presented by the interior minister, Jorge Fernández Díaz, has been heavily criticised by opposition parties, judicial and social groups as an attempt by the conservative government to muzzle protests against its handling of the severe economic crisis.

The measures, which update a 1992 law, also include fines of up to €1,000 for insulting or threatening police officers during demonstrations. Similar fines are planned for disseminating photographs of police officers that endanger them or police operations.

Spanish cities have experienced weekly protests, the vast majority of them peaceful, since the onset of the crisis in 2008.

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/01/spanish-government-approves-law-demonstrations

Read the entire article- very disturbing.

Fuck the 1% and fuck their lackeys.