Man dies after being restrained by Hertfordshire police during mental health crisis
A man has died after Hertfordshire Police restrained him during a mental health crisis. Police arrived after receiving reports of ...
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New disclosures in Chris Kaba killing suggest the Met is still out of control
Disclosures in the Chris Kaba case cast new light on the latest police killing of a young Black man. Kaba ...
Following events in Leicester, South Asian solidarity is more important than ever
On Saturday 18 September, busloads of Hindutva nationalists descended on Leicester to carry out violent attacks against members of the local ...
This is what a ‘mourning period’ looks like for families bereaved by state violence
On Monday 5 September, a Metropolitan Police officer shot and killed Chris Kaba in Streatham, south London. Following pressure from his ...
Anti-monarchist arrests only bolster the argument for a republic
Enforcing a particular view to support the power of the state is a bad look. And that kind of action ...
There shouldn’t be guidance on strip search in schools because there shouldn’t be strip search in schools
On 14 July, the Department for Education (DfE) published new guidance on strip searching children in schools. This follows the ...
Here’s what local copwatching groups have been up to this month
Police monitoring groups have been busy keeping their local communities safe. On 10 July, Hackney Copwatch and Tottenham Copwatch showed ...
FOI response further proves why we can’t trust police liaison officers
This article was updated on 19 July 2022 at 1pm to include comment from Netpol. The Network for Police Monitoring ...
The Met is in special measures. But more failings are coming to light
On 28 June, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) placed London's Metropolitan Police in 'special measures' following a series of ...
Police have finally admitted that Oladeji Omishore was just carrying a lighter when they Tasered him
On 4 June 2022, Oladeji Omishore fell to his death off Chelsea Bridge after police Tasered him multiple times. Initial ...
Dawn Butler being threatened with police reflects the racism and misogyny at the heart of parliament
Labour MP for Brent Dawn Butler has revealed that House of Commons officials threatened her with police if she didn't leave ...
Witness casts doubt on police’s claim that Sheku Bayoh stamped on an officer
Kevin Nelson told an inquiry into the death of Mr Bayoh he did not think the 31-year-old stamped on an ...
French government tries to blame Liverpool fans for aggressive policing
French police teargassed and pepper sprayed Liverpool fans before the Champions League final on Saturday 28 May. Fans waiting at ...
Parents reportedly handcuffed, tasered, and pepper sprayed by police during Uvalde school shooting
More grim allegations about the conduct of police at the Uvalde school shooting are emerging. The massacre took place in ...
Ten boys are being locked up for offences they didn’t all commit
This article was updated on 27 May 17:00. The article previously stated that one of the boys involved in the ...
Uvalde’s heavily-armed $4m SWAT team reportedly wait outside as children are shot
21 people have been killed in America's latest school massacre. The shooting spree at an elementary school in the town ...
Sheku Bayoh’s lawyer blasts authorities for ‘dishonesty, racism and incompetence’
Aamer Anwar, representing Mr Bayoh’s family at a public inquiry, hit out at the police, their watchdog and the Crown ...
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