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Media Coverage of Sean Rigg and the IPCC U-Turn this weekend.

The coverage of the IPCC’s U-turn this weekend has been relatively good, recognizing the ramifications of the decision to reject previous rulings. Channel 4 – Here. Independent/ITV – Here The Observer...

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G8: Protesting against muslims and protesting against hedge funds invites a...

by John Sinha  Tuesday’s raid on the convergence space in Soho is not without precedent. Those of us who were at the G20 protest in 2009, which led to led to the death of Ian Thomlinson by riot police,...

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TALK THIS FRIDAY @SPARKSPACE, LONDON

*No Fear: info-evening against repression* In the final discussion evening of StopG8 Week, we want to bring people together again to think deeper about one crucial topic: repression, and how to fight...

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Police attempted to ‘smear’ Stephen Lawrence and his family.

A report released in the Guardian, in a joint investigation with Channel 4′s Dispatches, has shown conclusive evidence of the state attempting to smear the family of Stephen Lawrence and his family....

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Smiley Culture Inquest begins

The inquest into the death of Smiley Culture, who police claim ‘stabbed himself with a kitchen knife’, has begun in Woking, at the Borough Council’s Civil Offices. People responded to Smiley’s death...

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StopG8 Statement on Protests and Police Violence 11 June

StopG8 held a “Carnival Against Capitalism” in the West End of London today (11 June), demonstrating against 100 murderous banks, corporations, “dens of the rich” and other hiding places of power in...

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EDL march –‘akin to a family taking a walk on a Saturday afternoon’ according...

The Northern Police Monitoring Project has released a devastating report into the Greater Manchester Police’s actions during the EDL demonstration on Saturday. Read and weep, or even better, get angry...

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West Midlands police condemned for ignoring racism in Birmingham murder.

The family of the elderly Muslim man, Mohammad Saleem, have spoken out against the police racism that has ignored their belief that Saleem’s murder was racially motivated....

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Eye-witness from the Jimmy Mubenga inquest.

Hannah has been at the Jimmy Mubenga inquest these last few days – by all accounts the gall of the G4S officers is appalling. You can read the court transcripts here, but these are Hannah’s...

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Hillsborough Justice – Fresh inquests and documentary

For anyone who didn’t get a chance to, its worth taking an hour to watch the documentary screened on the BBC last night that investigated the claims made by the police force over the Hillsborough...

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G4S guards who killed Jimmy Mubenga shared racist jokes.

Questioning in the Jimmy Mubenga inquest has revealed that the guards who restrained Jimmy before his death had shared dozens of racist jokes in text messages. The excuses they make are pretty...

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Irish police will get powers to block mobile phone signal for G8 demonstrations.

The Irish Justice Minister Alan Shatter is rushing through new laws to give the Gardai more powers in advance of the G8 Summit in Fermanagh next month. Citing the ‘threat of terrorism’ as a...

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Updates in the Jimmy Mubenga Inquest

The inquest into Jimmy Mubenga’s death at the hands of Home Office-hired G4S officers began on Monday and has already shown huge inconsistencies in the accounts of those accused. Despite claiming that...

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Independent review of the IPCC finds systematic errors in Sean Rigg inquest.

An independent review into the IPCC’s investigation of Sean Rigg’s death in custody has shown systematic errors in the process. As a result the IPCC has admitted it can no longer stand behind their...

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Hackney Youth Event: The Aftermath of the Riots

On Saturday 24th November, around 50 people gathered together in Passing Clouds, Dalston for a day of free activities hosted by ‘Stop Criminalising Hackney Youth’ aimed at involving more young people...

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Victory in Jimmy Mubenga case!!!

  The inquest into Jimmy Mubenga’s death has pronounced ‘unlawful killing’. Solidarity to Jimmy’s wife, Adrienne, in her struggle for justice. More information here.

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Azelle Rodney murdered with ‘no legal justification’. Will ‘E7′ now be charged?

The Met have today admitted there was no justification for their attack on Azelle Rodney, gunning him down and leaving him dead in 2005. More info here. The report said Rodney did not have a gun in...

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JUSTICE FOR MARK DUGGAN

This weekend marked the second anniversary of Mark Duggan’s death at the hands of the police. Hundreds packed into a public meeting in Tottenham on Saturday to discuss the fight for justice for Mark...

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DTRTP National Conference –‘Austerity, Injustice and the Power of Protest’–...

  FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE HERE We’re really excited to announce our national conference, scheduled for 27th October. We’re bringing together activists who have fought the state, police racism,...

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Police using force to clear peaceful anti-fracking protestors.

Netpol, the network for police monitoring, have produced a fantastic run-down of the excessive use of force employed at Balcombe this weekend. They also break down the questionable legal basis of the...

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