随着新法律和拟议法案扩大警察权力并限制示威活动,联合王国的抗议权利面临危机。 UK protest rights face crisis as new laws and proposed bills expand police powers and restrict demonstrations.

2026年1月人权观察社的报导指出, 英国的抗议权利正陷入“前所未有的危机”, 工党政府扩大反抗议法律, A January 2026 Human Rights Watch report says UK protest rights are in an "unprecedented crisis," with the Labour government expanding anti-protest laws instead of reversing them. 《警察、犯罪、判刑和法院法》(2022年)和《公共秩序法》(2023年)等法律允许广泛的警察权力限制抗议、实施先发制人逮捕和监狱非暴力参与者。 Laws like the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and the Public Order Act 2023 allow broad police powers to restrict protests, make pre-emptive arrests, and jail nonviolent participants. 案件包括一名因持有标志而被捕的退休妇女,以及因 " 缩略图 " 规划电话而被判刑的活动分子。 Cases include a retired woman arrested for holding a sign and activists sentenced for a Zoom planning call. 拟议的《犯罪与警务法案》将进一步限制抗议活动,禁止面部掩护,限制宗教场所附近的示威活动。 The proposed Crime and Policing Bill would further restrict protests, banning face coverings and limiting demonstrations near religious sites. 人权观察社敦促废除限制性法律、保护《人权法》以及公开调查抗议警务。 Human Rights Watch urges repeal of restrictive laws, protection of the Human Rights Act, and a public inquiry into protest policing.