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Press Release: Concern at Police Aggression at Black Lives Matter Protests
Press Release: Four of our Legal Observers arrested at protests held against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (“PCSC”) Bill
Press Release: Violence and hostility demonstrated towards ‘Shut Elbit Down’ and ‘Colombia and Palestine Solidarity’ protestors
Press Release: Police violence, brutality & racism at Free Palestine marches in London
Press Release: BPLS condemns the police’s and government’s attempts to erode our right to protest
Don’t Panic: What to expect if you are arrested at a protest
Image courtesy of Stefan Weil – support his work here This article is about general arrest powers at protests, not covid arrests. The covid regulations change regularly, and can be different in different areas. See Liberty’s article for more information on Step 1 rules which, as of 29 March 2021, apply to every area inContinue reading “Don’t Panic: What to expect if you are arrested at a protest”
Institutional Racism: what racial discrimination by the police looks like, and what to do about it
Image courtesy of Misan Harriman – 2020 Racial discrimination can be difficult to pin down as an individual. How do you know if a police officer is discriminating against you when they act in a certain way? You might be unsure whether they act this way towards everyone. If you do raise it, the officer might explicitlyContinue reading “Institutional Racism: what racial discrimination by the police looks like, and what to do about it”
Take notice: What are FPNs and how should you react to them?
Fixed penalty notices (FPNs) have become a common tool of the police during the coronavirus lockdown. As of the 21st September, 18,912 FPNs had been given out in England and Wales since the start of the lockdown (26th March). That’s roughly 106 a day. Unsurprisingly, records show that the police handed out FPNs to BAMEContinue reading “Take notice: What are FPNs and how should you react to them?”
Nothing new to say, and that’s the problem
At 1am on Wednesday 11 November, the Joint Committee on Human Rights tweeted out their newest report, entitled Black people, racism and human rights. Anyone expecting a new insightful take on the subject will be disappointed. But that was very much the point. The main conclusion of the report is exactly what Black organisations haveContinue reading “Nothing new to say, and that’s the problem”