‘Misgendering’ is not a crime: support preacher convicted for ‘misgendering’
Did you know you could be fined £620 and forced to do 80 hours of community service for ‘misgendering’ someone? In June 2021, Dave McConnell was preaching in Leeds when a ‘trans woman’ asked him whether God accepted the LGBT community, answering truthfully and Scripturally. However, after members of the crowd shouted, swore and made ...
7 March 2023 Articles
Preacher wins after claim parts of Bible ‘no longer acceptable’
A criminal prosecution against a street preacher arrested for an alleged ‘hate crime’ has been dropped in which the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) argued that parts of the Bible are ‘abusive’ and ‘no longer appropriate in modern society.’ John Dunn, 55, a cancer survivor from Swindon who has served in the British Army’s Special Forces, ...
22 November 2022 ArticlesWin for arrested preacher after Crown Prosecution claims parts of Bible ‘no longer appropriate in modern society’
A criminal prosecution against a street preacher arrested for an alleged ‘hate crime’ has been dropped in which the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) argued that parts of the Bible are ‘abusive’ and ‘no longer appropriate in modern society.’
22 November 2022 Press Office
Christian preacher’s Covid regs case dropped
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). The loss of religious freedom due to coronavirus regulations during the pandemic has been hotly contested, most notably in the successful judicial review of Scottish restrictions on ...
9 September 2021 ArticlesVictory 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 OfficeChristian 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 ArticlesPreacher 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 ArticlesCourt 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 OfficeCourt 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 OfficePolice 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 ArticlesChristian 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 OfficeChristian 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
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 2025 Cases
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 CasesJohn 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
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