Police
Cop cleared in Judah misconduct taser case
11 September 2018A cop who tasered a race relations officer in the face has been cleared of misconduct.
The Troublemaker - 60 percent of cops keep jobs in sexual harassment cases
04 September 2018Some 96 cops were punished for sexual harassment in the last three years—but most kept their jobs.
Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman film is a strong call to arms for anti-racists
23 August 2018There are some problems with Spike Lee’s new film, not least how it portrays the cops, but it redeems itself with its key message, says Antony Hamilton
Hillsborough cop charges dropped
21 August 2018Former South Yorkshire Police (SYP) chief inspector Sir Norman Bettison will face no charges over allegations that he lied following the 1989 Hillsborough football disaster.
Officer who restrained Rashan Charles cleared of misconduct by cops’ pet watchdog
15 August 2018A cop who restrained a 20 year old black man shortly before he died has been cleared of misconduct.
Rise in custody deaths an indictment of police racism
26 July 201823 people died in or following police custody in 2017. Even this figure doesn’t tell the full story, says Simon Basketter
The Troublemaker - Anti-corruption police force investigated for corruption
24 July 2018Scotland Yard is embroiled in the largest police corruption inquiry for 40 years.
News in brief—Activists stop Grenfell firm
26 June 2018Children are left dirty because of poverty, according to a survey.
Anger after Rashan Charles inquest verdict
20 June 2018An inquest into the death of Rashan Charles has delivered a verdict of “accidental death” in an inquest that Rashan’s family have branded a farce.
Officer who stopped Rashan Charles ‘panicked’ inquest is told
12 June 2018A man who helped a police officer restrain Rashan Charles before he died has told an inquest that he was trying to protect Rashan.
Officer who restrained Rashan Charles failed to follow safety rules, inquest hears
06 June 2018The police officer who restrained Rashan Charles before he died has admitted failing to follow safety rules.
Campaigners say ‘the border kills’ after Belgian cops shoot two year old
29 May 2018Refugee support organisations in northern France have slammed the Belgian, British and French governments after a two year old refugee was shot in the face on 17 May.
The Troublemaker - Government admits torture and kidnapping—almost
15 May 2018The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) was an anti-Gaddafi Islamist militant group.
Sheku Bayoh’s family sue police over his death
03 May 2018A post-mortem identified 54 separate lacerations, cuts and bruises on Sheku Bayoh’s body.
Deaths in custody point to ‘structural racism’ in Britain, says UN panel
28 April 2018The scale of deaths of black people after contact with the police is so high that even United Nations agencies have felt the need to speak out.
New book shows how police failings helped cover up Rotherham abuse
22 April 2018Sammy Woodhouse was key to exposing a child sexual exploitation scandal in Rotherham – and the failures of the police and other authorities to act on abuse.
The spy at the heart of the Lawrence campaign
22 April 2018Days before the 25th anniversary of Stephen Lawrence’s murder, we learned a little more about how the state used spies to undermine the Lawrence family.
Police officers cleared of misconduct over Adrian McDonald's death in custody
18 April 2018Two cops who previously had misconduct rulings against them in relation to the death of Adrian McDonald have had appeals against the ruling upheld.
Stephen Lawrence’s killing exposed the cops’ racism
17 April 2018The racist murder of Stephen Lawrence and its aftermath changed Britain. A campaign led by his parents forced the state to hold an inquiry into Stephen’s death and the police investigation into it.
What we know, and what we mustn’t forget, about Stephen Lawrence’s murder
17 April 2018A new documentary about the death of Stephen Lawrence and the 25 year fight for justice airs on BBC1 this week. Hassan Mahamdallie watched it
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