A dozen activists, several linked to Extinction Rebellion, have been detained today after a series of raids across London, including against an art…
Twelve arrested in pre-emptive raids
Tag: Metropolitan Police
Black Protest Legal Support condemns police violence against Free Palestine protesters
Black Protest Legal Support (BPLS) has condemned police violence seen in London during the Free Palestine and Colombia protests last Saturday.
Reports from the Everard and Policing Bill protests
Including reports from correspondents on the ground, Freedom rounds up five days of women standing against male violence and police impunity –…
The political policing of Cressida Dick
After the events of the last few days, there are calls for the resignations of the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, the Metropolitan Police Commissione…
An illustrated history of the birth of the Metropolitan Police
The brutal murder of George Floyd has once again forced police violence and racism into the public spotlight.
Don’t believe the hype: evictions continue despite moratorium
The ban is a lie.
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.
Police vs XR: What can be done about the Met’s Section 14 order?
The Met have kicked off week 2 of the XR autumn rebellion with an almighty bang, issuing a revised s14 order that effectively bans XR from pr…
Spycop inquiry preliminary hearing opens
Anger was rising as the Undercover Policing Inquiry began its preliminary hearing today, with spycop victims left incredulous over introductory not…
Spycops inquiry delayed until late 2019
In a double-whammy ruling Sir Christopher Pitchford has said his inquiry into misconduct by police undercovers will hear no formal evidence befor…
Cressida Dick’s appointment as Met Commissioner is impunity at its worst
In this comment article the Network for Police Monitoring argues that the appointment of Cressida Dick, the officer who oversaw the killing of Jea…
Met Police finally apologise to spycop abuse survivor
Sarah Hampton has become the latest woman abused by undercover police to secure an apology in the fallout from the spycops inquiry.
John Dines joins list of confirmed police spies
After months of putting a survivor of police human rights abuses through the legal wringer at taxpayers’ expense, the Met police have faile…
Rent Strike: The new wave of student radicalism in London
Student rent strikes have become something of a phenomenon in London.
When they say gangs, they mean the poor: Armed patrols to begin in London
At nine o’clock in the morning on December 11th, police shot a man dead on Bracknell Close in Wood Green.
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