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Right to protest compromised by police secrecy
Our Senior Associate, Helen Mills recently wrote for the National Union for Journalists' website, about our latest report, ...
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The undercover policing of political protest
For decades, hundreds of police officers carried out secret operations against a wide range of political and trade union activists.
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'Wall of silence’ threatens Undercover Policing Inquiry
The police are building a near 'impenetrable wall of silence' around some of their most secret and harmful practices, according to a new report out today.
The report shows that over six years on from revelations about police infiltration of political activist groups, and more than two years since the establishment of a public inquiry to investigate their activity, little more has come to light about undercover policing practices.
The report...
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Serious doubts about the Undercover Policing Inquiry
The Undercover Policing Inquiry, which still has not considered any evidence in public, is at a crossroads.
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Can the truth outweigh secrecy?
I have campaigned for decades against the brutality, malpractices and racism, both institutional and overt that exist within the Metropolitan Police. Yet, I am continually alarmed that both the...
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Holding undercover policing to account
Last week saw revelations about alleged police...
Subversion, sabotage, and spying: Political policing and state racism in the UK
Over the weekend of 16 and 17 April 2016, the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies co-sponsored the 'Subversion, sabotage, and spying: Political policing and state racism in the UK' conference in London, alongside The Monitoring Group, Tottenham Rights, and Imran Khan and Partners.
The conference focused on two main themes:
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Baroness Lawrence slams Met chief over police secrecy
An impressive line up of speakers including politicians, activists and academics discussed the role and impact of undercover policing and the surveillance of protest groups and 'suspect communities' at our conference this weekend, organised in collaboration with The Monitoring Group.
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The Guardian covers our conference on police spying
An article about our forthcoming conference on police spying and state racism appeared in The...
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Inquiry into police spying begins
Lord Justice Pitchford today opened the public inquiry into police spying on justice campaigners and political activists between 1968 and 2010, BBC News reports.
Theresa May ordered the inquiry after it was...
Police corruption, spying and racism conference: 5 and 6 Feb, 2015
On Friday 5 and Saturday 6 February 2015, the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and The Monitoring Group held the 'Police corruption, spying and racism' conference at Conway Hall, London. The video footage from many of the sessions are now available to view online via Vimeo and are embedded below.
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Police officers could face prosecution for spying on Janet Alder
After a two-year investigation into allegations that Janet Alder, the sister of Christopher Alder who died in police custody, was 'improperly monitored' by police, the IPCC has passed the matter to the Crown Prosecution Service,...