Unknown Protester, Parliament Square, London
The British Government passed a provision banning all unlicensed protests, permanent or otherwise, in the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (sections 132 to 138). In the early hours of Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 78 police arrived and removed all but one of Brian Haw's placards citing continual breached conditions of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 as their reason for doing so. Supporters of Brian stood their ground against the police
