One proposedrepression has been removedfrom the Tories' bill forrepression of protests: it won't allow arrest of journalists forcovering protests.That protecting journalists from arrest had to be done with a specialexclusion — roughtly "journalists covering a protest have anexemption" — demonstrates that this law threatens the rights peoplein the vicinity of a protest even if they are not joining in theprotest.Jailing protesters is bad enough; jailing people for being neara protest is an additional step towards repression.