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Yes. Westminster has become more autoritarian.

But Julian Assange is not a good example, for many reasons. He didn't just criticise the government. He broke laws. Maybe for good reason.

Are there any examples in the UK of people being jailed for simply criticising the government? Excluding hate speech and civil disobedience?



> Excluding hate speech and civil disobedience?

Why would you exclude civil disobedience, one of the primary means by which you protest government?


Civil disobedience is illegal by definition. The point is to get arrested.




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