Protests in the age of mass media have always needed to court publicity, sometimes with an eye-catching stunt. Some protesters have taken to exhibiting themselves in stocks and pillories as an effective way to attract the attention of the public and the media.
PETA did this in 2024 when activists appeared in yokes in Pamplona, Spain, to protest against bull-fighting. Here are some pictures of the protest.
There have been other protests using stocks and pillories.
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A Finnish priest (centre) protesting against the church's antipathy to gay marriage. The stocks were placed in front of the judicial chapter of the Helsinki diocese. On either side of him in the stocks are the gay couple he married.
Disgruntled employees protesting outside the South Karelia Museum in Finland.
Protesting against Finland's policy towards asylum seekers.
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Anti-government protesters in Finland. The banner translates as "liberty, freedom, equality".
