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May 8, 2023

Police Arrest Anti-Monarchy and Environmental Protesters at Coronation of King Charles
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In Britain, thousands of guests packed into Westminster Abbey Saturday
to witness the coronation of King Charles. Outside the ceremony, police
cracked down on protesters, arresting at least 52 people. Activists from
the anti-monarchy group Republic say their leader and other members were
detained even before they started protesting. Environmentalists with
Just Stop Oil and other groups were also arrested. Demonstrators
condemned laws suppressing public protest, the monarchy's colonial
history and its anti-democratic nature.

Protester: "Our intention is to show that there is a republican movement
in the U.K., and it is growing every single day. The trends show more
and more people dislike the monarchy and want an elected head of state,
or no head of state, or a democratic alternative to what we have now."



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