A hard-line group of dissident Irish republicans is planning to host an event in Dundee’s City Square.
The Scottish branch of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement which is often associated with the Real IRA and was once a proscribed terrorist group in the US will gather outside the Caird Hall on Saturday.
Members of the movement plan to hand out leaflets calling for the release of two men convicted of murdering a Northern Irish police officer in 2009.
The so-called Craigavon Two are appealing their murder convictions over the death.
Police Scotland, Tayside Division, confirmed that they are aware of the planned protest, which was announced on the Scottish 32 County Sovereign Movement Facebook page, and are taking precautions.
A spokeswoman said: “Police Scotland can confirm that we will monitor the situation to ensure the safety of protesters and members of the public.”
Members of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement in Ireland include Marian Price, a convicted terrorist who helped organise an IRA bombing campaign in London in 1973.
The group used to be a proscribed terrorist organisation in the United States, meaning it was against the law for US citizens to provide support for the movement, or for its members to enter US territory.
The 32 County Sovereignty Movement is not illegal in the United Kingdom, although the Real IRA remains a proscribed organisation.
Following the 1998 Omagh Bombing in which 29 people died, the County Sovereignty Movement sought to distance itself from violence.
In a statement, the group said: “The killing of innocent people cannot be justified in any circumstances. We are a political movement and are not a military group.”