So our new "law about citizen security protection" just got brought into force today.
It severely punishes activism, and cuts into the very basic civil right of peaceful protest. It addresses "cibercrimes" such as calls to action on Twitter. It downgrades several offenses from criminal to administrative status effectively circumventing the judicial system -which has been fairly lenient on these protests-. It puts into question which citizens exactly this piece of legislation is protecting.
It has been protested by every party except that of the government.
As well as several other organizations and collectives
Femen (NSFW)
Originally Posted by The LocalFive things Spain’s ‘gag law’ will stop you doing from today - El PaísOriginally Posted by Fox News
Spain puts 'gag' on freedom of expression as senate approves security law - The Guardian
Spain's 'gag law' brought into force amid protests - The Local
What's at stake in Spain's new security law that critics slam for curbing free expression - Fox News
Fines are our economic paradigm. Silence our hymn.
On these fori, we often debate about freedom of expression, how it should be curbed and policed, etc. This is how it's done. So, what do you all think?.
If it's not sufficiently clear, I think this is an absurd attack on civil freedoms, and I vehemently oppose it.