nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/e9522750ced961e9 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 251017s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/e9522750ced961e9 doi eng 342 23 Müller, Jan-Werner Author aut Free Assembly for a Free People Müller, Jan-Werner Verfassungsblog 2025-10-17 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In the age of the internet, people coming together in physical space still matters a great deal.  This is especially true in countries where democracy is under threat.  As has become increasingly clear during the past twenty years of the “global democratic recession,” existing institutions, not least courts, often fail to stop aspiring autocrats, while citizens on streets and squares might push back effectively – at least sometimes.  Yet virtually everywhere the right to assemble has become more restricted.  Even in non-autocratic contexts, states are ready to crack down on particular people. It is urgent to reverse this trend. CC BY-SA 4.0 democracy freedom of assembly Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/free-assembly-for-a-free-people/ raw object