Friday, 23 February 2024 — NETPOL
There’s one week left to send us your experiences for our new report on the policing of the Palestine protests – fill in the secure form now.
Palestine protests have faced increasingly severe police restrictions, been vilified as “hate marches”, and there have been calls for the outright banning of demonstrations. Hundreds have been arrested and protesters have been accused of antisemitism and “glorifying terrorism”.
Netpol is preparing a new report on the policing and repression of Palestine protests across England and Wales since October 2023. Send us your experiences by 29 February for inclusion in the report.
We are keen to hear about any notable police incidents, and especially if you have experienced:
- Police violence, intimidation or surveillance
- Police racism, including the targeting of campaigners from Muslim backgrounds and other racialised communities
- Police action following referrals to the government’s ‘Prevent’ programme over concerns about “radicalisation”
- Police officers challenging the wording of placards, banners, chants and leaflets at demonstrations (including officers insisting protesters wait for ‘specialist officers’)
- Arrests and charges for alleged racially aggravated offences, ‘hate crimes’, or arrests under counter-terrorism legislation
You can share your testimony through our secure reporting form, or by sending a statement palestinereport@protonmail.com.
If you’re Scotland or Europe, please report incidents to our partner organisation the European Legal Support Centre.
Students display a butterfly they made at the Madu Adu (science, or ‘let’s do it’) corner. Credit: Photographs and collages by Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.
Photo from Mohamed Elmaazi
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