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Policing Black Lives Matter protests in Britain in 2020
Netpol has published “Britain Is Not Innocent”, our 60-page report on the policing of this summer’s Black Lives Matter protests in Britain. Read, download and share
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COP26 marchers resist unlawful kettling tactics
Photo credit: @YCLBritain Police Scotland have come under heavy criticism after kettling a group of young people at the main COP26 climate march in Glasgow on Saturday, bringing tens of thousands of people marching behind them to a standstill. 'Kettling' is a...
CALL-OUT: Tell Netpol about oppressive policing during #COP26 protests in Glasgow
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BREAKING: Police attempt to recruit Black Lives Matter activist as an informant
Photo credit Dimitris Legakis/The Guardian South Wales Police have been exposed while unsuccessfully attempting to recruit Lowri Davies, one of the co-founders of the Swansea Black Lives Matter group, as a police informant. This is the first publicly recorded instance...