Submission: Clapham Common and Bristol Protests

Apr 15, 2021 | Protest, Submissions

Riot officers outside Bristol police station, 22 March 2021. PHOTO: Miles Cooper Submission to the Inquiry Into Respect For The Constitutional Rights To Free Expression And Free Assembly At The Clapham Common Vigil On 13 March 2021 And The Bristol Protests In March...

Figures reveal scale of Bristol protesters injured by police

Apr 14, 2021 | Protest, Reports

At least 62 people injured by police violence in Bristol, new figures reveal. With significant misreporting from the media Bristol #KillTheBill protests, including false reports from Avon and Somerset police that officers had received injuries including broken bones,...

EXPLAINER: What does the new policing bill say about restricting protests?

Apr 13, 2021 | Protest

PHOTO: Splento Since the confrontational crackdown by the Metropolitan Police on women holding a vigil for Sarah Everard at Clapham Common on 13 March, a growing movement has condemned police intolerance to the right to protest and warned this will only become worse...

Ask your MP to help hold police leaders to account

Apr 13, 2021 | Protest, Rights

Netpol’s Charter for Freedom of Assembly Rights calls on the National Police Chiefs Council (the national body for Chief Constables) to accept greater transparency and accountability for the way protests are policed, based on existing international human rights...

South Wales Police target Cardiff BLM protesters

Apr 12, 2021 | Protest, Rights

South Wales police have escalated their targeting of Black Lives Matter protesters in Cardiff by arresting several people connected to the protests. One person has been charged with obstructing a police officer, and another has been issued with a fixed penalty notice...

Know Your Rights: Fixed Penalty Notices and Protests

Apr 8, 2021 | Rights

One of the potential consequences for people taking part in protests against the government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, or other protests in the coming months, is receiving a fixed penalty notice (FPN) for allegedly breaching health protection...

Police surveillance and protests

Apr 1, 2021 | Support Us

Police carry out intense surveillance on protest movements, collecting even seemingly innocuous personal details in order to build up a detailled picture of the groups and individuals they are targeting. Here’s our guide to interacting with the police and...

Kill The Bill Coalition Statement

Mar 31, 2021 | Protest, Rights

Netpol is proud to stand in solidarity with all those fighting to #KillTheBill.  The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is a dangerous and unnecessary piece of legislation that endangers the rights and safety of every single one of us. It is therefore no...

BREAKING: Activists occupy London police station

Mar 26, 2021 | Protest

Activists have occupied a former police station in South London, close to where Sarah Everard was last seen, to demand the withdrawal of Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill. The group have already been served eviction papers, and are calling for people to support them....

Stop police crushing protests – take action now

Mar 18, 2021 | Protest

Campaigners are demanding the National Police Chief’s Council stops cracking down on the right to protest. Will you join us? The decisions to arrest people at the vigils for Sarah Everard weren’t made by the Home Secretary – it was made by senior officers...