Hundreds of protesters are marching through the centre of Bristol in the third demonstration against a piece of government legislation in a week.
Large crowds gathered on College Green this afternoon to rally against the Government's Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, before setting off on a march.
Police had urged people not to attend any protests because public gatherings are not currently permitted under coronavirus legislation.
Chief Superintendent Claire Armes said: "Once again, we remind everyone that we're still in a pandemic which has cost many lives and remains a significant challenge for our colleagues in the NHS.
"We have all sacrificed so much to stop the spread of this terrible disease and we're so close to a relaxation of the restrictions, when protest will again be possible.
"In Avon and Somerset we remain committed to facilitating peaceful protest when it's safe and lawful to do so, however gatherings remain a breach of Covid-19 restrictions and risk increasing the spread of coronavirus.
"We urge you not to come."
The protests are the third to take place in Bristol in less than a week.
On Sunday protesters clashed with police officers at the end of a day peaceful demonstrating.
Vehicles were torched, objects launched at officers and a firework thrown into the crowd in scenes of chaos.
Two police vehicles were set on fire and damage was caused to a police station, Avon and Somerset Police said.
The force announced that one officer suffered a broken arm and another suffered broken ribs, although it later clarified that no officers' bones were broken following a hospital check.
This week the police have urged people with information and images of the protests to come forward, with close to 300 people having made contact with the force by Wednesday.
Ch Supt Carolyn Belafonte said: “As we said from the outset, this will be a substantial investigation which has the potential to be one of the largest in our history.
“The fact we’re investigating 40 assaults on officers and a member of the media as the result of one incident shows the scale of wanton disorder which took place that night."
Despite a warning from police not to gather again due to coronavirus restrictions, on Tuesday several hundred people met on Bristol's College Green.
The protest camp, which was set up Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities who said proposed legislation would threaten their way of life, was taken apart by police who moved the crowds into surrounding streets.
The demos fall under the “Kill the Bill" banner and are in opposition to the Government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which will see the police handed new powers to tackle demonstrations.
This includes being able to decide when rallies start and finish, and control noise levels.
The government says the measures will “strengthen police powers to tackle non-violent protests that have a significant disruptive effect on the public”.
Opponents of the bill say it will allow the Home Office to stamp out dissenting voices.
