Government’s adviser on “political violence and disruption” demonstrates how the British state machinery perceives the left in general and anarchists in particular
Walney report: “Democracy” without dissent
Tag: Police
Five Legal Observers suing Met Police for unlawful arrests
Five Legal Observers are suing the Metropolitan Police for their arrests, detention, and assault whilst monitoring police violence at protests..
GBC and ACAB launch guide to Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act
This guide was written through the collaboration of Green and Black Cross (GBC) and the Activist Court Aid Brigade (ACAB). There has been much public discussion about the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act (herein: the PCSC Act). We have produced this guide in the spirit of mutual aid to distribute practical and simple English
Bristol Kill the Bill statistical update
As of 11th November 2022 this is what has happened from the Bristol Demo of 21st March 2021. Avon and Somerset Police alleged over 500 people were engaged in disorder and have identified at least 191 suspects. 83 people have been arrested and 3 interviewed under caution, 47 people have been charged including 42 with
Increased numbers march for the United Friends and Family Campaign
This Saturday 28th, thousands of people met in Trafalgar Square at noon to march to Downing St for the United Friends and Family Campaign (UFFC) against deaths in police, prison, and psychiatric custody. At Downing St, friends and family gave moving speeches about their loved ones who had died at the hand of the state.
Accountability demanded after police killing of Chris Kaba
Today there was a solemn, angry march for justice for Chris Kaba. Thousands of people marched from a fenced off Parliament Square following Kaba’s close friends and family, eventually gathering outside Scotland Yard. Sky News perversely reported these crowds as being there for the Queen. His family has called for the officer who shot Chris
Unrest grows after the shooting of Chris Kaba by the police
The killing of Chris Kaba by the police on the 5th September in Streatham Hill has incited demonstrations outside Brixton police station. The family are calling for a murder investigation. They issued a statement via Inquest: “The family of Chris Kaba seek a homicide investigation into his death from the outset. We have today told
Rod Webber v Boston Police Department
Freedom publish a US anti-fascist’s account of their escapades with fash, cops, and the courts: America’s premiere propagandist-in-chief, Joe Biden on Thursday gave a flourishing speech about the importance of giving more money to the Bacon Mafia. When I saw the clip circulating online, I wasn’t surprised – but in my role as documentarian I
Riot and SCPO cases head to Bristol Crown Court
Two Bristolians accused of riot have been up in court this week in the latest of a series of cases related to Kill the Bill protests in 2020, while in a separate case anarchist prisoner Toby Shone is facing years of heavy surveillance via a Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO). Indigo and Kadeem The controversial
BREAKING: Police raid Northants community fridge
At 11am this morning, police swooped on a community mutual aid project in Northampton in a raid allegedly linked to the Just Stop Oil campaign. The Racecourse Community Fridge is a recently established mutual aid project focusing on repurposing commercial and domestic foods which might otherwise go to waste, providing social support to anyone who
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Trump’s presidency is still not widely seen for the fascist coup that it is ~ Louis Further ~ Be honest and ignore your ‘scepticism’ about the ‘decency’ of politics in the United States: would you have believed it, had you been told ten years ago, that its president would be a twice impeached convicted felon,
In pictures: Thousands march for trans rights
Protesters across the UK were a diverse crowd, with slogans ranging from plaintive to militant ~ Kell w Farshéa ~ Mass demonstrations took place across the UK yesterday (19 April) protesting the Supreme Court decision on the interpretation of transgender people’s rights under the Equalities Act.
