LONDON — Fourteen protesters have been arrested in Bristol, in southwestern England, at a rally to denounce a policing invoice that might enact restrictions on peaceable demonstrations. The rally, a part of a wider motion in opposition to the proposed laws, got here after clashes in the city on Sunday that left officers wounded and drew condemnation from officers.

About 200 individuals attended the protest on Tuesday evening, far fewer than the hundreds who took half within the demonstrations in Bristol on Sunday, however the gathering was damaged up by the authorities, citing coronavirus restrictions.

The police said in a statement that reinforcements had been drafted in after “efforts to encourage people to leave were unsuccessful.”

The police cited breaches of coronavirus guidelines and the obstruction of a freeway as the reason for arrest for the 14 individuals detained. One of the individuals arrested on Tuesday had additionally been held in reference to the violence on Sunday.

Claire Armes, chief superintendent of the Avon and Somerset police drive, which covers Bristol, stated, “After the scenes of violence witnessed in the city at the weekend, it was necessary to bring in additional resources from our neighboring forces to ensure the protest was safely brought to a swift conclusion.” Officers had requested protesters to maneuver on, she stated in an announcement, however “there came a time when enforcement was necessary as gatherings are still not permitted.”

The newest demonstrations come as tensions rise in Britain over the bill, which might give the police sweeping powers to deal with nonviolent demonstrations in England and Wales, amongst different measures.

Demonstrations have been held throughout the nation to protest the invoice after it was thrust into the highlight within the wake of the killing of Sarah Everard. Anger at the techniques utilized by the police to break up a vigil for Ms. Everard, 33, have fanned requires the proposed laws to be scrapped.