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March 18, 2021

U.K. to Start Recording Misogyny-Driven Attacks as Hate Crimes as Opposition Mounts to Anti-Protest Bill
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In more news from the U.K., police will start recording crimes motivated
by a person's sex or gender as a hate crime. The move is not yet
permanent and comes amid mounting tensions over a new bill pushed by
Conservatives that would increase police powers and crack down on
peaceful protesters. On Saturday, police violently broke up a vigil for
Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old woman who was murdered earlier this month,
likely by a police officer. On Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson
announced plans for plainclothes police officers to patrol bars and
nightclubs in an effort to prevent sexual violence - a move that was
swiftly condemned by rights groups and women across Britain.


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