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Across England and Wales, 25 cities have seen ‘Kill the Bill’ protests today. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill will make it easier for police to ban or shut down peaceful protests if they are considered too disruptive or likely to lead to disorder. Protestors gathered in Bonn Square from 2pm, with various groups present, including Black Lives Matter, Extinction Rebellion and Oxford Youth Strike.
Kill the Bill protestors in Bonn Square, Oxford. Picture: Liam Rice Pat Carmody, from Stand Up To Racism, said: “The Bill being proposed is one of the most draconian and irresponsible pieces of legislation. “The idea we can’t have a small protest without facing the risk of appearing in the dock is disgraceful.
Members of the Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha group in their new Oxford premises OXFORD’S Sikh community had struggled for more than 40 years to find a permanent home but last year they opened the city’s first temple. The group had been moving from venue to venue, beginning at a house in Headington and at one stage using Cheney School. In 2010 they were ordered to stop using their home of four years – a three-bedroom house in Marston – because they did not have planning permission to use it as a place of worship. They were refused retrospective permission by Oxford City Council and, after the Sikhs appealed, the Planning Inspectorate upheld the decision, citing traffic, road safety, noise and disturbance to residents among his concerns.
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By Harry Farley
image captionLong-standing LGBT advocates such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu are among the signatories
More than 370 religious leaders from around the world are calling for a ban on conversion therapy - the attempt to change a person s sexual orientation or gender identity.
The signatories to the declaration represent all the world s major faiths and many are known LGBT advocates.
They include South African cleric Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former Chief Rabbi of Ireland David Rosen.
Other religious figures said a ban could risk criminalising pastors.
A declaration calling for a ban will be launched at a conference sponsored by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on Wednesday.