Following the violent eviction of the peaceful and legitimate student occupation of Senate House on 4th December 2013 and a brutal attack by police on a peaceful “cops off campus” student protest yesterday, Defend the Right to Protest condemns the banning of protest by university management on campus and the seeking of injunctions against student […]
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On wednesday Defend the Right to Protest and Justice for Mark Duggan travelled up to the the Justice 4 Leon Briggs vigil. Up to 300 people gathered outside Luton police station on the 4th of December to mark the one month anniversary of the Death of Leon Briggs. Leon was detained by Bedfordshire police under section […]
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Message of solidarity from Sai Englert, one of the Sussex Six (suspended in 2010 following the occupation of Sussex House in protest against education cuts)
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Demonstration against cops on campus today, ULU, Friday 6th Dec, 3pm Demonstration Sussex University today, Friday 6th Dec, Library Square, 1pm National Day of action, Weds 11th December. London assemble 2pm ULU National Day of Action: https://www.facebook.com/events/565580810188930/?ref=notif¬if_t=plan_user_invited : Defend the Sussex five: https://www.facebook.com/events/841725845843344/?previousaction=join&source=1 In response to escalating repression and police violence against students and staff across our […]
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Today, Wednesday 4th Dec, we have seen: 5 students at Sussex Uni - suspended by the VC for protesting in defence of education. Riot police called on students occupying Senate house at ULU in support of low paid workers Sheffield University seeking to ban protest = even in the student union Support the petition demanding […]
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