Other European governments have refused to honour extradition requests from Hungary for antifascist activists, citing concerns for their safety and…
Antifascist Maja T. on hunger strike to protest “inhumane” prison conditions
Tag: Legal
High Court: Police and Crime Act places “disproportionate burden on Gypsies”
A judgement on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 last week handed a victory to campaigners for Gypsy and Traveller rights.
Jury returns verdict in Jasmine York’s Kill the Bill Trial
After a five day Trial and 5 hours of jury deliberation Jasmine was found guilty of simple arson (which she was not charged with-see below).
Judges kill or kill judges? Whistleblower Barrett Brown convicted for banner display at Kill The Bill demo
Barrett Brown was convicted in the City Of London Magistrates on Friday 5th November of a Section 5 Public Order offence, accused of displaying wri…
Climate activists targeted in police crackdown at G7
During the G7 summit last weekend, officers from Devon & Cornwall Police arrested 29 members of the animal rights and climate emergency group A…
On pleading guilty
You Miserable Pleader!
Doing our duty by the lawyers
Recently we’ve had a bout of whinging on Twittergram about our advice to not use the Duty Solicitor at the police station.
Justice nowhere: Introducing Bristol Copwatch
Freedom’s resident cop-botherer, Carl Spender, sits down with John and Kat from Bristol Copwatch to discuss the group’s first year of e…
“No case to answer” in Haringey Anti-Raids trial
Earlier this morning, Highbury Magistrates threw out a case against two Haringey locals charged with obstructing immigration enforcement officers.
Lockdown 2: Are protests legal?
I’ll keep this brief, as whatever I say here will no doubt be out of date within a week.
Kent Police pay compensation after questioning anarchists under anti-terror laws
The Chief Constable of Kent Police has this year paid a cash settlement to an anarchist writer and organiser who they had stopped and interrogated …
Legal: People are being criminalised for coronavirus offences that don’t exist.
Delirious with fevers and newly extended powers, British cops are well and truly out of control.
Strip club dancers celebrate after employment tribunal victory
Strippers union UVW and sex worker advocacy group Decrim Now are celebrating after a judge at an employment tribunal ruled that dancers in London s…
Legal: Can immigration officers arrest me for obstruction?
Over the last few weeks, we’ve received reports of several activists being arrested for allegedly obstructing immigration enforcement operati…
Want to annoy the cops? Then bung a few quid at Netpol
The Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol) turned 10 this week and, instead of presents, they’re asking for cash.
Recent Articles
Notes from the US: Sadistic idiocy
MAGA apologists square multiple circles just in order to ‘live with themselves’ ~ Louis Further ~ A new study by members of the School …
Dissident Russian artist murdered in Poland
Assassination of Semyon Skrepetsky is a threatening message to the entire Russian opposition in Europe ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ Bashkir artist Semyon Skr…
Lament for a lost revolution
A century since the General Strike of 1926 ~ punkacademic ~ In the opening week of May 1926, Britain had its first, last, and only General Strike.
Jim Crow is still alive
One day people will look at today’s global Apartheid the way we look at American Segregation ~ Joseph Chen ~ Whenever I turn back to the hist…
Anarchist News Review: Burn-in or Burnout in Makerfield?
It’s by-election jabbering time with Simon and Andy Plus thoughts on major events of the week including the Iran deal, Palestine Action ruling, D…
