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Victory as first Christian preacher to be prosecuted under covid regs sees case thrown out

The first Christian preacher to fall foul of coronavirus laws during the first English lockdown, has had the case against him dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

9 September 2021   Press Office

Christian woman wins legal case after false allegations led to prosecution for street preaching

The first Christian woman to face trial for street preaching since a landmark free speech case in 1997 has been told there was ‘no case to answer’ by a district judge.  

9 August 2021   Press Office

Preacher to pursue legal action against police after Easter arrest and fine

A judge has ruled that it was right for the police to arrest and fine a Christian volunteer for breaking Covid regulations by street preaching on Easter Sunday. Andrew Sathiyavan, 46, who is being supported by the Christian Legal Centre, was arrested on Sutton High Street in south London on Easter Sunday 2020 after being told ...

1 July 2021   Articles

Preacher to pursue legal action against police after Easter Sunday arrest and covid fine

A judge has ruled that it was right for the police to arrest and fine a Christian volunteer for breaking covid regulations by street preaching on Easter Sunday. 

28 June 2021   Press Office

Free to preach the gospel on the streets of Greenwich

“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: ‘How beautiful are the feet ...

16 April 2021   Articles

Court to hear four Christian preachers’ case against police after brutal arrests

This Monday, four Christian preachers, known as ‘the Bristol Four’, will challenge Avon and Somerset Police over their brutal arrests following a dramatic incident in July 2016. Beginning on Monday 7 December at Bristol County Court, Mike Overd, Don Karns, Mike Stockwell and AJ Clarke will bring claims against the police for: assault, false imprisonment, ...

4 December 2020   Articles

Court to hear four Christian preachers’ case against police after brutal Bristol arrests

This Monday, four Christian preachers, known as ‘the Bristol Four’, will challenge Avon and Somerset Police over their brutal arrests following a dramatic incident in July 2016.

4 December 2020   Press Office

Court rejects draconian police measures seeking to silence Christian preacher

A High Court has today, Monday 5 October, rejected a heavy-handed attempt by police to prevent a Christian preacher from preaching on the streets of Avon and Somerset.

5 October 2020   Press Office

Police seek restriction on Christian preacher claiming he ‘puts lives at risk’

Avon and Somerset Police will argue at a High Court hearing on Monday 5 October that a Christian preacher could cause “significant risk or harm to others”.

4 October 2020   Press Office

Police remove preacher from Speakers’ Corner

Tim Dieppe comments on the recent removal by police of preacher Hatun Tash at Hyde Park’s Speakers’ Corner. ‘The home of free speech’ Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park has long been a bastion of free speech in the UK. It is reputed to be the most famous location for free speech in the world. A ...

26 September 2020   Articles

Christian preacher manhandled by police, faces trial

A Christian evangelist who was manhandled and arrested by police last year whilst preaching on the streets of Bristol, is to stand trial tomorrow (Thursday 23 February) charged with public order offences.

22 February 2017   Press Office

Christian preacher arrested in Barking for hate speech has charges dropped

Christian Legal Centre client, Pastor David Lynn, was released on Wednesday (21 March) without charge after being arrested outside Barking Tube Station on 20 March 2018 for preaching the gospel.

20 March 2018   Press Office

Christian preacher arrested in Barking for hate speech has charges dropped

Christian Legal Centre client, Pastor David Lynn, was released on Wednesday (21 March) without charge after being arrested outside Barking Tube Station on 20 March 2018 for preaching the gospel. David was held at Fresh Wharf Custody Base in Barking for over 20 hours, during which he was questioned by the police under caution. Preached ...

23 March 2018   Articles

Dave McConnell

Dave McConnell is believed to be the first street preacher convicted and reported to counter-terrorism for 'misgendering' a member of the public.

7 March 2023   Cases

John Dunn

John Dunn, a street preacher, had Public Order Act charges dropped after prosecutors claimed parts of the Bible are ‘abusive’ and ‘no longer appropriate in modern society.’

22 November 2022   Cases

Shaun O’Sullivan

Shaun O'Sullivan, a street preacher, was arrested in Swindon in March 2020 after explaining how Christians worship a different God to Muslims.

3 November 2022   Cases

Chizumie Dyer

Christian street preacher Chizumie Dyer who was fined over £16,000 by police for holding a church service for the homeless during the February 2021 lockdown has seen her case thrown out by a magistrate’s court.

10 December 2021   Cases

The Bristol Four

Four Christian street preachers, known as 'the Bristol Four', are challenging how they have been treated by Avon and Somerset Police over eight years.

19 October 2021   Cases

Hazel Lewis

Christian street preacher Hazel Lewis was arrested while preaching outside a North London tube station in February 2020 after false accusations were made against her by members of the public.

11 August 2021   Cases

Preaching, not breaching the peace

On Wednesday 31 July, a group of Christian street preachers, including street preacher Oluwole Ilesanmi, delivered our street preacher petition to the Home Office, New Scotland Yard and the London Assembly.

6 August 2019   Articles

Pastor Oluwole Ilesanmi acquitted of hate speech

A missionary Nigerian pastor who is also a Christian street preacher has been acquitted of using ‘threatening and abusive language’ whilst preaching in Woodgreen, London. 

18 December 2017   Press Office

John Steele

John was arrested and prosecuted for asking about the Qur'an's teaching on domestic violence

15 August 2025   Cases

Evangelism and the law

Navaid Syed from the Christian Legal Centre will be speaking at Deeper Life Bible Church this Saturday – on evangelism and the law. Our Christian Legal Centre has stood with many street preachers for their rights to share the gospel of Jesus Christ, and on Saturday at 14:30, Navaid will share legal insights on the ...

16 August 2025   Events

Church overturns ban on outreach ministry in Uxbridge

In a win for Christian freedom, a West London church has compelled a local authority to reverse a controversial Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) that had effectively criminalised its Christian outreach ministry. Supported by lawyers at the Christian Legal Centre, the Kingsborough Centre in Uxbridge, pursued a Judicial Review of the London Borough of Hillingdon’s (LBH) decision ...

21 July 2025   Articles
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