Netpol challenges “fundamental misguided” major review of protest policing
PHOTO: Paul Rookes / Shutterstock.com Netpol has called the first major review of operational policing of public order and protest in almost a decade “fundamentally misguided” and has challenged the National Police Chiefs Council and College of Policing to justify...Call for trained legal observers during Extinction Rebellion’s fortnight of action
PHOTO: Netpol Starting next Monday, Extinction Rebellion has called for two weeks of direct action on the climate emergency. In the UK, the focus is on protesting at 12 government sites in London around Westminster. Extinction Rebellion has asked for legal observers...Climate strikes: police and schools must positively respect children’s right to protest
PHOTO: Flickr This Friday, tens of thousands of young people will take part in the Global Climate Strike, demanding immediate action to address the global climate crisis. Students who have not been granted permission by their headteachers to participate may find their...Climate strike campaigners tell Netpol that police surveillance is a growing threat to protest rights
PHOTO: Shutterstock.com Following reports from solicitors and individual campaigners in several parts of the country saying that the police have been asking schools for lists of students taking part in climate strike protests, Netpol has canvassed the opinions of...URGENT: tell the police what you think about protest policing
PHOTO: Cheryl Atkinson, Facebook PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON PROTEST POLICING GUIDANCE CLOSES 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 In August, the National Police Chiefs Council finally released its new draft “Protest Operational Advice” that will provide national guidance to...Green and Black Cross announces changes to future protest legal support
PHOTO: Keith Gentry / Shutterstock.com In May , Netpol member Green and Black Cross (GBC) took a break from all outward-facing activities, including delivering training workshops and coordinating legal observers. It has now clarified how it plans to organise in the...Call-Out for Legal Observers: Stop the Arms Fair, 2-9th September 2019
PHOTO: Netpol With one of our partner groups, Green and Black Cross (GBC), currently pausing its activities to reorganise and rebuild its capacity, the Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol) has stepped in to help coordinate a call for trained legal observers to...Victory for Netpol campaigning as Home Office confirms it has stopped using the term “domestic extremism”
The Green Party peer Jenny Jones outside of New Scotland Yard After almost a decade of campaigning for an end to the highly subjective categorisation of campaigners at “domestic extremists”, Netpol has finally received confirmation that the Home Office has...Netpol condemns calls for expanding surveillance on “far left, anarchist and environmentalist” groups
PHOTO: Julia Hawkins on Flickr The report published today by conservative think-tank Policy Exchange, attacking campaigners from Extinction Rebellion, is a direct call for expanding surveillance on “far left, anarchist and environmentalist extremism”. The report’s...