Nov 9, 2021 | Kettling Police Powers, Protest
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’...
Nov 23, 2020 | Protest, Rights
PHOTO: Shutterstock A survey of campaigning groups conducted by Netpol shows overwhelming support for protesters retaining a right to have their privacy even when they are on the streets, along with a firm rejection of police treating civil disobedience and direct...
Nov 20, 2017 | Comment, Protest
New report calls for “comprehensive review of national policy” on the policing of opposition to the onshore oil and gas industry Outside shale gas company Cuadrilla’s site on Preston New Road near Blackpool, Netpol is today launching its new report,...
Oct 30, 2015 | Don't Be On A Database, Protest, Rights
It remains unlawful for police to require identification and submission to filming as a condition for release from a kettle The decision by British Transport Police (BTP) to use Railway Byelaws [, 174 kB] to obtain personal details from people taking part in recent...
