‘It was so wrong’: why were so many people imprisoned over one protest in Bristol?

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The Guardian

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 25 March 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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More people have been imprisoned for rioting during a single day in Bristol in 2021 than in any other protest-related disorder since at least the 1980s. What was behind this push to prosecute so harshly? by Tom Wall. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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1:27.0	It was so wrong. Why were so many people imprisoned over one protest in Bristol by Tom Wall.
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