01:25Spain: Greenpeace hang banner from tower crane to protest "gag law"
Spanish Greenpeace activists climbed atop a crane to hang a banner over the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Tuesday. The act was part of a series of protests against the new Public Security Law, known as the "gag law," due to come into force at midnight.
According to Greenpeace España, "Greenpeace activists have deployed a banner above the Spanish Parliament with the slogan 'Protest is a right' in order to show opposition against the reforms of the Criminal Code and the Citizen's Security Act, which are coming into effect July 1.
The law, passed in December, includes fines of up to €600 ($635) if protests, even peaceful ones, are held without authorisation from authorities. Serious disturbances near government buildings such as parliament can be met with fines of up to €30,000 ($31,758), while unauthorised demonstrations near key infrastructure points could result in fines of up to €600,000 ($635,160). Fines are also in place for insulting anyone in uniform and for photographing or filming police officers, where they could be
put in danger.
Footage courtesy of Greenpeace España
01:25Spanish Greenpeace activists climbed atop a crane to hang a banner over the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Tuesday. The act was part of a series of protests against the new Public Security Law, known as the "gag law," due to come into force at midnight.
According to Greenpeace España, "Greenpeace activists have deployed a banner above the Spanish Parliament with the slogan 'Protest is a right' in order to show opposition against the reforms of the Criminal Code and the Citizen's Security Act, which are coming into effect July 1.
The law, passed in December, includes fines of up to €600 ($635) if protests, even peaceful ones, are held without authorisation from authorities. Serious disturbances near government buildings such as parliament can be met with fines of up to €30,000 ($31,758), while unauthorised demonstrations near key infrastructure points could result in fines of up to €600,000 ($635,160). Fines are also in place for insulting anyone in uniform and for photographing or filming police officers, where they could be
put in danger.
Footage courtesy of Greenpeace España