Police
Protests have power to disrupt their system
16 March 2021The rage of women on the streets across Britain this week at the system and the police showed the state was losing control.
The establishment quakes following police violence
16 March 2021The scenes of police attacking protesters in Clapham sent the establishment into a mini meltdown.
Protests say Met boss should go
16 March 2021Calls are growing louder for Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Cressida Dick to resign following the police’s violent handling of the Sarah Everard vigil last Saturday.
Join day of action on 20 March—say no to racism
16 March 2021Anti-racists worldwide are preparing to mobilise in street protests and online rallies this Saturday.
Third night of mass protest takes on sexism and police repression
15 March 2021Over 1,000 angry protesters raged through the streets of central London on Monday on the third night of protest against the sexist system
The alleged killer of Sarah Everard belonged to institutionally sexist force
15 March 2021Wayne Couzens is charged with the kidnapping and murder of Sarah Everard. He is a firearms officer from Scotland Yard’s elite Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command.
Fury on streets over violence against women and Tory police bill
14 March 2021Rage against the sexist system returned to the streets on Sunday as around 4,000 people protested in central London
Tories’ draconian police bill will ensure many more repeats of Clapham Common
14 March 2021What happened on Clapham Common on Saturday evening will be repeated, but more often and with more brutality if a new bill goes through parliament.
Thousands defy police bans to demand an end to violence against women
13 March 2021A furious crowd confronted the cops in Clapham Common, south London, on Saturday. Protesters defied a ban to gather and pay their respects to Sarah Everard
Outrage after court allows police ban of Reclaim These Streets vigils
12 March 2021In a disgraceful verdict the High Court has refused to set aside the police ban on a Reclaim These Streets vigil on Clapham Common
Police arrests follow anti-racist protests in Cardiff
11 March 2021Those facing charges or potential charges took part in demonstrations after the death of Mohamud Hassan
How can we end this sexist system?
11 March 2021The apparent police murder of Sarah Everard has lifted the lid on the foul, sexist system that we live in.
The Troublemaker—For Boris Johnson, charity definitely begins at home
09 March 2021Boris Johnson hopes to set up a charity to pay to refurbish his flat. Johnson apparently wants multimillionaire Tory peer Lord Brownlow to run it.
Don’t let Tory intimidation take away right to protest
08 March 2021The right to protest is under severe attack as the Tories ramp up the fining of protesters and look set to keep restrictions in place for months.
Anti-racists march on police station after Moyied Bashir’s death in South Wales
19 February 2021Around 200 anti-racists took to the streets of Newport, South Wales, on Thursday to demand to know who’s responsible for Moyied Bashir’s death.
Vigil marks month since death of Mohamud Hassan after contact with 52 cops
10 February 2021'I didn’t know there were even 52 officers at the station, how on Earth does that happen?' asks a Cardiff activist
The Troublemaker—Cop tasers ill man nine times
08 February 2021A Met police officer has been given a final warning after tasering a man with mental distress nine times.
Cop to face probe over the death of Kevin Clarke
25 January 2021A new disciplinary hearing is set to go ahead over the death in London, while campaigners in Cardiff keep fighting for Mohamud Hassan
End cops’ racist system
19 January 2021A BBC Panorama programme this week shone a light on deaths in police custody. Just days before it was broadcast, Mohamud Hassan died after being held by police in Cardiff, south Wales.
Cardiff BLM activists defiant after fine for protests over Mohamud Hassan’s death
16 January 2021Police have moved to fine a Black Lives Matter (BLM) activist in Cardiff, South Wales, after she was part of protests over the death of Mohamud Mohammed Hassan.
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