Arrests of UK Anti-Royal Protesters Spur Free-Speech Debate
An anti-monarchy protester holds a sign outside Houses of Parliament in London, UK, on Sept. 12.
Photographer: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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London (AP) -- In a country famed for irreverence, some worry a new code of silence has taken hold.
Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a handful of people in Britain have been detained by police for expressing — often bluntly — anti-monarchy views.