Law, policing and justice
The anti-democratic tendencies of many governments are reflected in restrictions on the right to protest or strike, creeping surveillance, and the rollback of civil liberties.
In our section on law, policing and justice we cover how citizens are pushing back, from campaigns against police corruption to movements for migrants’ rights, prison abolition and decriminalisation of sex work and more.
The anti-democratic tendencies of many governments are reflected in restrictions on the right to protest or strike, creeping surveillance, and the rollback of civil liberties.
In our section on law, policing and justice we cover how citizens are pushing back, from campaigns against police corruption to movements for migrants’ rights, prison abolition and decriminalisation of sex work and more.
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Ending the horror of immigration detention
Felicity Laurence reports on Refugee Tales, an action-based campaign publicising the voices of people held in immigration detention centres and subject to horrifying conditions
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9/11, Prevent, Palestine: two decades of rising Islamophobia
Asim Qureshi reports on Red Pepper’s role in documenting the spiralling violence of the global ‘war on terror’
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Why would feminists trust the police – review
Cowan’s book provides a blueprint for feminists to reject carceral thinking and build a more liberative politics, writes Isabella Yasmin Kajiwara
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Immigration is not the issue
Immigration is not a real concern for voters, argues Daniel Sohenge, but the language around it is a major problem. We must demand a new approach – prioritising dignity and respect
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Queer activists take pride in solidarity
LGBTIQ+ activists are fuelling movements for climate justice and Palestine. Paula Lacey spoke to Queer Bloc members about the meaning of liberation – for everyone
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The ongoing battle for Rohingya rights
The majority of the Rohingya people are now refugees, scattered across neighbouring countries and trapped in overcrowded camps. Miriam Bradley reports on a painful, ongoing crisis fading from western consciousness
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Manchester families demand police accountability
Unnecessary, high-risk police pursuits are proving fatal. In Greater Manchester, families are demanding change, report the Northern Police Monitoring Project
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