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Police Facial Recognition at Notting Hill Carnival
Every year there are rumblings from the Met Police and concerned politicians about the need to clamp down on Notting Hill Carnival. Continue reading
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Were you listed on the gangs matrix?
In January 2021, Awate Suleiman, UNJUST & Liberty launched a legal challenge against the Met Police over the racist Gangs Matrix. Days before the case was meant to be heard, the Met Police settled the claim, admitting that the Gangs Matrix breached people’s right to privacy. Continue reading
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COMMENT: Does it matter who replaces Cressida Dick as head of a racist police force?
Inevitably, speculation has begun on who will take over from the outgoing Metropolitan Police Commissioner, following the recent announcement of Cressida Dick’s early departure from the most senior policing position in the country. Continue reading
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Government plans major crackdown in 2021 on the right to protest
The Conservative government is planning to introduce major changes to public order legislation to crack down on protests, under a new “Protection of the Police and Public Bill” planned for 2021. Continue reading
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Stop and search: Defending the indefensible
Police forces across England and Wales will no doubt vigorously defend their tactics during the forthcoming Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) inquiry into possible racial discrimination in use of force and stop and search. Leaving aside the question of whether the long-criticised IOPC is the right organisation to lead such an inquiry, arguments already deployed by… Continue reading
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UK: ARE YOU BEING STOPPED AND SEARCHED?
ARE YOU BEING STOPPED AND SEARCHED? – Ask ‘Am I being detained or am I free to leave?’ IF you are told you are detained, this means you are being stopped and searched. OTHERWISE, you are able to walk away. Continue reading
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UK “knife crime” hysteria used to push repressive police measures By Thomas Scripps
The new powers follow a “knife crime summit” held at Downing Street Monday, overseen by Prime Minister Theresa May. They make it easier for officers to search anyone they choose within a certain area under a “section 60” check. Continue reading
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UK police make one million stop and searches of young people By Robert Stevens
A report by the House of Commons All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children has revealed that more than one million police stop and searches were carried out on children and young people under the age of 18 in England and Wales over the last five years…Figures also uncovered that only about 10 percent of more than… Continue reading
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Police State UK: Democratic rights under attack in Scotland By Steve James
An unprecedented police and legal clampdown is underway in Scotland. Primarily directed against young people, an escalation of stop and search measures has been unearthed by a recent report from Edinburgh University. According to the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, the rate with which particularly youth are stopped in working class areas of… Continue reading
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German police declare parts of Hamburg “no-go zone” By Christoph Dreier
Early Saturday morning, police in the northern German city of Hamburg declared the entire district of St. Pauli and large parts of Altona, Eimsbuettel and Sternschanze to be a “no-go zone.” The announcement of such a broad “no-go area” is unprecedented in German post-war history. In such areas police officers are entitled to arbitrarily check… Continue reading
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I Glorify in Revolution! So arrest me damn you! By William Bowles
From shouting out “nonsense” at the Labour Party Conference to attending film festivals or wearing a t-shirt that disses Blair, we are all subject to arrest and/or detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. And it’s clear that the police have been given orders to use it to intimidate and harass anyone who speaks out… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 