Kala Sho or Black Consciousness, April 1986
Newsletter of the Sheffield Asian Youth Movement, May 1986
New evidence suggests refugee death in custody was not a suicide
Submitted by Nisha on Nov 28 2017 20:39
Fresh evidence in the case of Oury Jalloh, a Sierra Leonean refugee who burnt to death in police custody in Dessau, Germany in 2005, has revealed that he could not have set himself on fire, as claimed by German police.
The battle of Athens: When WWII veterans took up arms against a corrupt local government in Tennessee
Submitted by nikolabudanovic on Nov 27 2017 15:35
In 1946 a non-partisan political option made of WWII veterans applied to the local elections in McMinn County, Tennessee. When they realized that the elections were being rigged, they took up arms and decided to defend their rights without relying on the State.
Police brutality leaves South London boy in critical condition
Submitted by Ed on Nov 22 2017 18:41
A fifteen-year-old boy has been left in critical care after being brutally attacked by police in South London.
Support Clydeside IWW member in court for Glasgow Pride protest!
Submitted by AlfaGamma on Nov 14 2017 11:55
Following the arrests of five protesters at this year's Glasgow Pride, one of the arrested, a member of the Clydeside IWW branch, is facing trial on the 7th of December. Clydeside IWW have organised a solidarity protest and published a call for solidarity, reproduced here.
Liverpool 1981 - An Eye Witness Account of the Toxteth Riots
Submitted by Reddebrek on Nov 12 2017 12:23
A personal account of the racist policing which sparked riots in the Toxteth area of Liverpool in 1981.
School walkouts, police crackdown as St Louis rebellion continues
Submitted by Mike Harman on Sep 18 2017 20:18
Hundreds of school students walked out of school this morning as police continued to crack down on street protests against the non-guilty verdict for killer cop Jason Stockley.
Two days of protests in St Louis after Jason Stockley verdict
Submitted by Mike Harman on Sep 17 2017 09:00
St Louis has seen two nights of street protests following the not guilty verdict for police officer Jason Stockley for the killing of Anthony Lamar Smith in 2011.
Police brutality leads to pro-migrant march in Rome
Submitted by Cipo Fraioli on Aug 28 2017 22:31
After a refugee eviction in Rome ended with shocking scenes of police violence, migrants and their supporters took to the streets.
Brutal police tactics lead to several injured at protests against nuclear waste landfill in Bure
Submitted by oscha on Aug 22 2017 12:06
On August 15th, several people protesting the project of nuclear waste landfill were seriously injured by police. Activists denounce a new level in police repression and detailed previous acts of violence.
