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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Anti-fascism now
As the UK far right evolves and wields new power, antifascists must adapt their tactics to defeat it, writes David Renton
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A marriage abolitionist says: ‘I… do?’
Sophie Lewis considers what it means to be ‘married’ when you want to abolish the family
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Sudan: from revolution to war
Red Pepper speaks to Muzan Alneel about the current war in Sudan, how it links to the revolutionary uprisings of 2018-19 and what the future holds
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Right to divorce
As right-wing parties threaten LGBTQ+ communities, we must defend hard-won legal rights while still fighting for a more radical liberation, says Siobhan McGuirk
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Embedding racism: a brief history of border violence
Siobhan McGuirk charts the development of UK borders and citizenship policies since the early 1900s
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A common enemy: colonialism and imperialism
Understanding the relationship between imperialism and colonialism is essential for dismantling the global capitalist system, writes Mohammed Elnaiem
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Rethinking approaches to tackle human trafficking
Sallie Yea reports on the realities of labour migration and the shortcomings of anti-trafficking policies