{"id":73445,"date":"2025-05-20T12:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T10:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=73445"},"modified":"2025-12-18T11:18:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:18:15","slug":"rose-docherty-uk","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/cases\/rose-docherty","title":{"rendered":"Rose Docherty: UK\u202f"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"73445\" class=\"elementor elementor-73445\" data-elementor-post-type=\"portfolio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67f7cbe elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"67f7cbe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Freedom of Speech \u2013 Rose Docherty: UK\u202f <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff64e3 elementor-align-left elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-19273 elementor-widget-raven-button\" data-id=\"4ff64e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;turn_to_popup_action_button&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"raven-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-widget-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"raven-button raven-button-widget-normal-effect-none  raven-button-text-align-left raven-button-link elementor-animation-none\" href=\"\/donate\">\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0bc578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0bc578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Arrested twice for offering a consensual conversation <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd7fc0 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-start elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1cd7fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Who: <b>Rose Docherty\u202f<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-map-marker-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Where: <b>UK<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-team\/lidia-rieder\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\"><path d=\"M72 88a56 56 0 1 1 112 0A56 56 0 1 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Team: <b> Lorc\u00e1n Price, Jeremiah Igunnubole, Lois McLatchie Miller<\/a><\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab0001e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab0001e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Topic | Freedom of Speech<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d408776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d408776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rose Docherty, a 73-year-old Christian grandmother, was arrested <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on 19 February 2025 and again on 24\u00a0 September 2025 for holding a sign that read, \u201cCoercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want,\u201d in a \u201cbuffer zone\u201d in Glasgow. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rose had made herself available for a conversation with anyone who wanted to engage within 200m of a large hospital campus, which includes a maternity ward where abortions take place. The \u201cbuffer zone\u201d is enforced around the entire campus, preventing anyone from engaging in harassment or intimidation, or influencing someone\u2019s decision to access abortion services.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After Rose\u2019s first arrest, the Prosecutor Fiscal informed Rose that she could avoid prosecution \u2013 if she accepted a warning acknowledging that her actions were unlawful, and refrains from carrying them out again. With the support of ADF International, Rose in turn responded that she will not be able to accept the terms of the warning, given that her actions were not unlawful and rather are protected by her fundamental rights to speech. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>In a win for freedom of expression in Scotland, the Procurator Fiscal decided not to proceed with the prosecution against Rose in August 2025. This did not stop the police from arresting her a second time a couple months later.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b71f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b7b71f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/38_X4KBeGzo?si=ABcYK2Wa5XF6KSHv&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37088b6 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"37088b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\u201cEveryone has the right to a consensual conversation. <span> I simply made myself available for a chat, should anybody like to approach me and speak about any matter on their mind. I didn\u2019t breach the \u2018buffer zone\u2019 \u2013 I didn\u2019t harass, intimidate, or even seek to influence anyone. I simply stood there, available to speak with love and compassion.\u201d \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Rose Docherty<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346f404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"346f404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Case summary<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc53a65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc53a65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On the day in question, 19 February 2025, Rose, who has always lived in Glasgow, made herself available for a conversation with anyone who wanted to engage within 200m of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Glasgow\u2019s Queen Elizabeth II Hospital campus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A censorial \u201cbuffer zone\u201d is enforced around the entire campus, preventing anyone from engaging in harassment or intimidation, or influencing someone\u2019s decision to access abortion services.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rose, however, did not engage in any forbidden activities, but instead made herself available for anyone who wanted to speak \u2013 holding a sign reading: \u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nevertheless, police showed up and arrested Rose, alleging that she had been in breach of the \u201cbuffer zone\u201d. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LoisMcLatch\/status\/1892373272689266820\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Watch the footage of the arrest here.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 made \u201ccoercive control\u201d illegal, recognising the profoundly harmful effects it can have on individuals and society. Over 6,640 charges related to this behaviour have been reported to the Crown Office between April 2019 and 2023. 14% of women have experienced coercion when it comes to abortion \u2013 about 1 in 7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h6><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Authorities issue a warning<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International supported Rose, who after her arrest recieved a warning sent to her in a letter from the Procurator Fiscal, which required her to accept her actions were unlawful.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The letter from the Procurator Fiscal read: <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c&#8230;the evidence is sufficient in law to justify my bringing you before the Court.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559739&quot;:40}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI have decided, however, in all the circumstances of the present case, not to bring proceedings.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559739&quot;:40}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cYou should note that if a similar report against you is submitted to me in future, and there is sufficient evidence in law to justify my bringing you before the Court, you may be prosecuted.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559739&quot;:40}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIf you accept this warning or are deemed to have accepted it, I shall not prosecute you for the above offences.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559739&quot;:40}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The letter also explained that the warning issued to Rose would be disclosable on her record via the Scottish Criminal History System for two years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h6><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rejecting the censorial warning<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rose informed the Procurator Fiscal that she would not be able to accept the terms of the warning, given that her actions did not amount to \u201charassment\u201d, \u201cintimidation\u201d or \u201cinfluence\u201d, and rather are protected by her fundamental rights to speech. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI cannot pretend that what I did was unlawful \u2013 I merely offered a chat, particularly in the context of anyone experiencing coercion of any kind\u00a0 \u2013 an issue firmly on my heart.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis is why I reject the warning I was issued by Scottish authorities, with support from ADF International. It isn\u2019t right to deprive anyone of the right to take up my offer to talk \u2013 or to restrict me unfairly from carrying out this peaceful, compassionate action.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reacting to the letter sent by the Procurator Fiscal, Lorc\u00e1n Price, Irish barrister and Legal Counsel for ADF International, said: <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe warning issued by the Scottish authorities in effect demands Rose accept culpability for criminal behaviour. This Christian grandmother stood peacefully, alone, making herself available for a discussion with anyone who wished to speak to her. How can this possibly be outlawed in our society?\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h6><strong>Prosecutor Fiscal decides not to proceed with prosecution<\/strong><\/h6><p>Refusing to compromise her conscience by admitting to an offence she did not commit, Rose\u00a0 \u2013 supported by the legal team at ADF International \u2013 rejected the warning outright. In August 2025, the Procurator Fiscal confirmed the case has been dropped and the warning withdrawn.\u00a0<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The authorities have further guaranteed that Rose\u2019s sign will be returned to her from Police Scotland.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h6><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">US State Department voices concern<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, &amp; Labor (DRL), a bureau within the United States Department of State, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StateDRL\/status\/1894751701388636312?s=19\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">issued a statement<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on Rose\u2019 arrest.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">DRL said: \u201cPolice in Scotland arrested a woman holding a sign offering to talk to people in a restricted \u2018buffer zone.\u2019 Freedom of expression needs to be protected.\u00a0 We call on governments, whether in Scotland or around the world, to respect freedom of expression for all.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h6><strong>Second arrest<\/strong><\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Despite only having stood silently offering consensual conversation and not having approached any individual, Rose has been charged with breaching the \u201cbuffer zone.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\"> on 24 September 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>After her arrest this week, Rose was held in custody for several hours. She was refused a chair to sit on in her cell, despite making it known that she had a double hip replacement.<\/p><p>Rose has been charged and released on bail. Stringent bail conditions prevent her from attending an area marked out to be wider than the initial \u201cbuffer zone\u201d area, in a move the legal team at ADF International call \u201cdisproportionate\u201d.<\/p><h6><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>After Rose&#8217;s second arrest, the U.S. State Department told the Telegraph<\/strong>:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><p><strong><i>\u201cThe arrest of Rose Docherty is another egregious example of the tyrannical suppression of free speech happening across Europe.<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><i>\u201cWhen 75-year-old grandmothers are being arrested for standing peacefully and offering conversation, common sense and basic civility are under attack.<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><i>\u201cThe United States will always speak out against these violations of fundamental rights.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><h6><strong>US VP Vance calls out draconian buffer zones<\/strong><\/h6><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In his Munich Security Conference speech in April 2025, Vice President JD Vance called out Scotland\u2019s draconian abortion facility \u201cbuffer zones\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2024, the Scottish government <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/prayer-by-window-in-scotland-buffer-zone\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sent a letter<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to residents whose houses were in a \u201cbuffer zone\u201d, saying: \u201cActivities in a private place (such as a house) within the area between the protected premises and the boundary of a Zone could be an offence if they can be seen or heard within the Zone and are done intentionally or recklessly.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/prayer-by-window-in-scotland-buffer-zone\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n an interview<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> following Vice President Vance\u2019s comments, Green Party MSP Gillian Mackay, who authored the Scottish \u201cbuffer zone\u201d law, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/prayer-by-window-in-scotland-buffer-zone\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">admitted <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">that in her view prayer in a private home within 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