Police
Anger as 20 year old dies after he is hauled to ground by police officer
23 July 2017Rashan Charles, a young black man, died in Hackney, east London
Family and friends of Edson Da Costa appeal for support with fundraiser
18 July 2017The family and friends of Edson Da Costa have organised a fundraiser to help with funeral and legal costs.
Detroit 1967 - five days of riots against the cops when the motorcity was burning
17 July 2017Fifty years ago Detroit, the Motorcity, exploded in five days of rioting. The uprising marked the end of the Civil Rights era and the birth of Black Power
Father of Edson Da Costa speaks out - killer cops need to be stopped
11 July 2017The father of a man who died after being stopped by police in east London has spoken to Socialist Worker about the battle for justice.
Police officers repeatedly ‘failed’ Bijan Ebrahimi in the run-up to his murder
05 July 2017An Iranian refugee who was murdered by his neighbour in Bristol was “failed over a number of years”. That’s the damning finding of a report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), the cop’s own pet watchdog.
Family demand truth and justice after death of Edson Da Costa who was stopped by cops
27 June 2017A fight for truth and justice is underway after a man died after being arrested in Newham, east London.
Theresa May promises new terror clampdown
13 June 2017New terror legislation is reported to be a dead cert in the Tories’ plan for a minority government, whatever else is dropped.
More powers for the cops won’t make us more safe
06 June 2017Theresa May has said that the Tories will bring in new terror legislation.
Police raids sow fear in Manchester
30 May 2017The cops’ heavy-handed response to the Manchester attack has chilling echoes of the state’s deadly clampdown that followed the 7/7 bombings in 2005, writes Dave Sewell
Anthony Grainger inquiry hears final submissions
23 May 2017Last week closing submissions were made to the public inquiry into the shooting of Anthony Grainger by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in March 2012.
The Liar’s Quartet—a history of cops, spies and struggle in new publication
23 May 2017Comedian Mark Thomas’ new book brings together three plays with stories that should be heard but are rarely told, writes Jasmine Francis
As London stabbings highlight knife crime - police stop and search is no answer
23 May 2017A series of tragic deaths from stabbings has highlighted the issue of “knife crime” in London.
Who killed Daniel Morgan? Corrupt cops, journalists and a south London murder
23 May 2017Daniel Morgan was murdered on 10 March 1987. His body was found in a car park in south London.
Video of alleged police assault brings the racists out of the woodwork
16 May 2017A video of three people allegedly being assaulted by police in High Wycombe on Friday 5 May after the stop and search of a vehicle has now received 135,000 views.
Cops come under fire after alleged assault during High Wycombe stop and search
09 May 2017A police stop and search of a vehicle in High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire has led to several officers facing allegations of assault and threatening behaviour.
Anti-terror raids see armed cops on the rampage in London and Kent
02 May 2017The police acting on “intelligence” have carried out a series of raids in recent days.
Anthony Grainger made ‘no sudden movements’, his friend tells inquiry
18 April 2017The public inquiry into the death of Anthony Grainger heard last week from David Totton. David was in the car with Anthony when he was shot by Greater Manchester police in 2012.
Refugees clash with police after Grande-Synthe fire leaves hundreds homeless
18 April 2017Clashes with police erupted after the Grande-Synthe refugee camp was burnt down, and the EU has been blasted for turning a blind eye to refugees
Cop who shot Anthony Grainger is contradicted at inquiry
18 April 2017The Greater Manchester Police officer who shot Anthony Grainger in March 2012, known only as Q9, had their account contradicted at an inquiry last week.
New play pulls no punches about deaths in custody
11 April 2017Custody is a powerful piece of theatre, which examines the impact on an ordinary family whose innocent son dies at the hands of the police in a “routine stop and search”. Meanwhile a Rock Against Racism posters exhibition is on tour
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- Hundreds gather in solidarity with the Windrush Generation
- Windrush scandal flows from Tory racism, not just incompetence
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