Netpol condemns calls for expanding surveillance on “far left, anarchist and environmentalist” groups

Jul 17, 2019 | Comment, Domestic Extremism, Protest

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...

CALL-OUT: trained legal observers requested for Trump state visit next week

May 30, 2019 | Protest

GBC legal observers at London anti-Trump protests in 2018. 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...

Five paranoid reasons why the police label campaigners as “domestic extremists”

May 29, 2019 | Domestic Extremism, Protest

This article first appeared on The Canary on 30 May 2019 It is unclear exactly how many people have their personal details included on the police’s national “domestic extremist” database – to give it its full name, the National Special Branch Intelligence System...

Talking to the Cops – A Guide for Protest Groups

Mar 13, 2019 | Protest

Acknowledging a renewed debate about the merits and risks for protesters negotiating or communicating with the police, one of the co-founders of environmental group Extinction Rebellion claimed in February that concerns raised by other campaigners were “a proxy for...

It’s Time to Close Down the Police’s “Domestic Extremism” Databases

Feb 5, 2019 | Domestic Extremism

Drawing by John Catt, 2011 A European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgment in January, in a case brought by veteran peace campaigner John Catt, is extremely significant for the future of protest surveillance. For seven years John has argued that the decision by the...