By: The Guardian
February 14, 2021
Police have used unmanned drones to monitor political protests, including those held by the non-violent Black Lives Matter movement, research shows.
Police also used drones in 2020 at animal rights protests, Extinction Rebellion and anti-HS2 demonstrations, and in one instance, an extreme-right protest.
Campaigners say the police’s expanded use of drones is happening with the rules not clear and next to no debate. Police say that is not the case.