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Free speech victory: Judge dismisses charges against Scottish grandmother arrested for offering consensual conversation in ‘buffer zone’
GLASGOW (28 April 2026) – A judge dismissed criminal charges against a Glaswegian grandmother who was arrested for offering consensual conversation in a “buffer zone”, in a significant victory for free speech yesterday. Sheriff Stuart…
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Glasgow Grandmother in court for offering chat in “buffer zone”
Christian grandmother Rose Docherty was arrested and criminally charged for holding a sign reading “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want” within 200m of a Glasgow hospital Prosecution back down on “disproportionate” bail conditions;…
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FRIDAY: Glasgow Grandmother to appear in court for offering to talk in “buffer zone”
Christian grandmother Rose Docherty was arrested and criminally charged for holding a sign reading “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want” within 200m of a Glasgow hospital “The arrest of Rose Docherty is another…
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Scottish politician seeks to criminalise “influencing” a person’s decision about assisted suicide
Scottish Green Party’s Patrick Harvie proposes a censored “buffer zone” around facilities where assisted suicides might take place, preventing family members or concerned individuals from changing a person’s mind Move echoes abortion “buffer zones” law enacted in…
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Grandmother arrested in Scottish abortion “buffer zone” reacts as parliamentarians push for extension of censored public space
Parliamentarian Gillian Mackay tells BBC she wants the government to consider extending Scottish “buffer zones”, despite already being the largest in the world Glasgow grandmother became first to be arrested under the new laws after…
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Criminality of prayer within a home “depends on who’s passing the window” claims author of the Scottish “buffer zones” law called out by JD Vance
Gillian Mackay MSP claims visible prayer by a window at home could be a crime if within 200m from an abortion facility, depending on who is “passing the window” Comments come weeks after Vance called…
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Amidst political chaos, Scottish government set to debate more censorial legislative proposals TODAY
24 hours following Humza Yousaf’s resignation as First Minister, the Scottish Parliament will debate a bill to censor speech near streets near abortion facilities – even from consensual conversation
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Cancelling Christians
"Billy Graham wouldn’t be welcomed into Britain today…" Read Lizzie Throughton's article in The Critic UK.
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Let Us Worship: Churches rejoice as worship ban declared unlawful
The Scottish government's treatment of churches during the pandemic has been unlawful – so ruled Lord Braid in a judgment handed down today from Scotland's top civil court.
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Scottish government announces concessions as legal challenge to worship ban set to begin
The Glasgow Priest who is raising financial support from members of the public to challenge the government’s COVID-19 worship ban is preparing for his hearing at Scotland’s top civil court on Thursday 11th- Friday 12th…
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