Deaths in Custody
03 March 2015
A jury concluded this week that Habib “Paps” Ullah’s death in custody was a result of "misadventure".
27 January 2015
Some 150 people attended the launch of the Ferguson Solidarity tour in Brixton, south London, last Saturday.
20 January 2015
Reverend Osagyefo Sekou, a leading figure in the #blacklivesmatter protests in the US, is coming to Britain this week for a Ferguson solidarity tour.
13 January 2015
Luton police station shut down last Sunday as hundreds of people marched through the town calling for justice against police brutality.
16 December 2014
Tens of thousands of people protested in cities across the US last weekend to demand justice for victims of police racism.
16 December 2014
Three G4S guards were found not guilty of the manslaughter of Jimmy Mubenga.
02 December 2014
G4S guard Terrence Hughes told London’s High Court that he could not recall hearing Jimmy Mubenga calling, “I can’t breathe”.
18 November 2014
Organising to fight state repression was the theme of the Defend the Right to Protest national conference last Saturday. Some 200 people came to the event at the Soas university campus in central London.
11 November 2014
An inquest showed serious discrepancies in the official account of Marlon McIntosh’s death in Birmingham prison, reports Annette Mackin
28 October 2014
A police officer from the anti-gang Operation Trident, who was involved in the events leading to Mark Duggan’s shooting, is being investigated for alleged misconduct.
28 October 2014
Some 300 people attended the annual United Families and Friends’ march and vigil in London last Saturday.
21 October 2014
Short reports on Yorkshire Freedom Rides campaign, protesting against deaths in custody, Bolton health anti-privatisation campaign and strikes by prison officers, refuse collectors and train conductors
12 August 2014
The family of Habib “Paps” Ullah say they will continue fighting after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced it will not bring charges over his death.
05 August 2014
Several hundred people marched through Tottenham, north London, to remember Mark Duggan on the third anniversary of his death on Monday of this week.
31 July 2014
A firearms officer will be prosecuted for the murder of Azelle Rodney. The announcement is a huge blow for the Metropolitan Police.
29 July 2014
Police have admitted they may have used the body of Christopher Alder for “training purposes” for years after his family believed they had buried him.
29 July 2014
The Operation Herne report on the conduct of officers from Scotland Yard’s Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) is a whitewash.
22 July 2014
Bin workers set for walkout, protest for locked out staff, therapists hail win over harassment, join the vigil for Mark Duggan, activists discuss Egypt repression, Kent music festival stands up to racists
22 July 2014
An investigation has been launched after a 30 year old woman died shortly after being arrested by West Midlands Police on suspicion of shoplifting.
08 July 2014
The sister of Kingsley Burrell vowed to continue fighting for justice after last week’s announcement that no cops will face charges over his death.