Dates for the diary - can you help?
Defend the Right to Protest is supporting a number of protests and initiatives in the coming week. … Read More
Month: August 2013
Conference 2013 -uniting in defence of protest
The arrest of 29 anti-fracking protesters in Balcombe last week, including MP Caroline Lucas, once again saw the police mobilised to attack a popular and effective protest in defence of giant energy firm Cuadrilla.… Read More
Police using force to clear peaceful anti-fracking protestors.
Netpol, the network for police monitoring, have produced a fantastic run-down of the excessive use of force employed at Balcombe this weekend.… Read More
Emergency statement against the military crackdown in Egypt - Add your name!
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Solidarity has organised a statement against state violence in Egypt and against the supplying of weapons to the Egyptian state by the US and the UK.… Read More
Police colluded with blacklisting agency by shopping union activists.
When articles like this come out, the revulsion you feel at the absolute hypocrisy of the police force is almost surpassed by the frustration that the media give the story such little coverage.… Read More
Police massacre protestors in Egypt - eye-witness and solidarity.
The tragic and brutal murder, this week, of Muslim Brotherhood protestors in cities across Egypt is deeply troubling.… Read More
Guardian releases damning data on police taser use.
The Guardian has published its detailed report into the uses and abuses on tasers by British police officers, most importantly the firing of taser shots into victims’ chests.… Read More
Coroner for Jimmy Mubenga releases critical rule 43 report
The coroner’s report into Jimmy Mubenga’s death has been released as a result of the recent inquest, a highly important document.… Read More
Nadine El-Enany on Trenton Oldfield’s deportation.
Check out this fantastic letter from DTRTP activist Nadine El-Enany in this weeks Times Higher Education, here.… Read More
JUSTICE FOR MARK DUGGAN
This weekend marked the second anniversary of Mark Duggan’s death at the hands of the police.… Read More