Protest organisers have today challenged Met Police attempts to shut down the national protest for Palestine this Saturday.
Tag: Policing
Keep up the urgent call for a ceasefire in Gaza – Ben Jamal, Palestine Solidarity Campaign
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has been at the forefront of the massive protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. PSC Director Ben Jamal, we need to keep it up.
Our Civil Liberties are being dismantled… but it won’t stop us mobilising for Palestine
The demonstrations for Palestine have faced unprecedented demonisation and attacks on our civil liberties. But that won't stop us, writes Jennie Walsh, Stop the War.
The police and the Palestine protests: Discrimination and special measures
The organisers of the national Palestine marches have sent two dossiers and one letter to the Metropolitan Police of examples of restrictive, politicised, heavy-handed and violent policing during demonstrations.
Arrested for being a republican – Labour for a Republic
"The assault on civil liberties only stoked anger at £250 million being spent on an event which was constitutionally unnecessary and which appeared to be little more than an attempt to boost the flagging support for the monarchy."
The Public Order Act 2023: An Attack on Civil Liberties and the Right to Protest
"The Public Order Act strikes at the heart of protest. The proposals seek to criminalise anyone who takes to the streets for a cause they believe in."
Thatcher’s record on the law is nothing to invoke – Simon Fletcher
After Starmer's misguided choice to quote Thatcher on crime, Simon Fletcher shows that the only time her rhetoric should be mentioned is when we are opposing it.
Left MPs and campaigners respond to institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia in the Met
"The Met Police is institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. It has failed victims and enabled abusers within its own ranks."