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Opinion: How Keir Starmer Paved the Way for the Tories’ Protest Crackdown

Nadine El-Enany

Alfie Meadows needed brain surgery after being struck by a police officer during the 2010 student protests. They then tried to criminalise him. The man responsible for public prosecutions at the time? Keir Starmer.

Review: The New ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’ Doesn’t Just Preach to the Converted

Juliet Jacques

By transposing the Italian play to London in the 2020s, Daniel Raggett’s new production is a memorable piece of consciousness-raising, argues Juliet Jacques.

Assa Traore leads a march for Adama Traore

Interview: Seven Years After Cops Killed Her Brother, Assa Traoré is at the Frontline of France’s Fight Against Police Violence

Olly Haynes

The murder of teenager Nahel Merzouk in June has reignited the battle against racist police violence in France. We spoke to activist Assa Traoré about the importance of protest and why her family will not back down.

Report: ‘I Felt My Rib Give’: People Attacked By Police While Protesting Anti-Drag Demo Speak Out

Clare Hymer

People opposing a rightwing demo say they were crushed, kicked and beaten by police officers, with one even being “picked up by the throat and thrown”.

Image shows a Greater Manchester Police officer wearing a yellow hi-vis police jacket and black cap standing on a rainy street, with their head bowed.

Analysis: Why Are We Still Pretending This Police Watchdog Is Independent?

Larry Lock

Families bereaved at the hands of the police are forced to turn to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. But justice is hard to come by when the watchdog is only out to protect its own.

Image shows British rapper, singer and songwriter Stormzy speaks during Black Lives Matter protesters march from Parliament Square to New Scotland Yard in central London demanding justice for 24 year old Chris Kaba, who was shot dead by the police last week

Analysis: Automated Policing Helped Kill Chris Kaba

Griff Ferris

The unarmed Black man was fatally shot by police after an automated system linked his vehicle to a previous incident.

Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez declare victory in Colombia.

Feature: Colombia’s First Leftist President Won Despite Everything the Establishment Threw at Him

Charlotte England

Gustavo Petro overcame suspected fraud, smears, voter suppression, death threats and at least one assassination attempt to win Colombia’s election. Charlotte England reports from Bogotá.

Report: Football Fans Are on the Frontline of Police Brutality

Abi O’Connor

Violent policing of Liverpool fans in France must be viewed in the context of Hillsborough and a Europe-wide expansion of police powers, argues Abi O’Connor.

Opinion: A Kill the Bill Protester’s Court Case Is All the Evidence You Need for Police Abolition

Vala Z Francis

A Bristol woman battered by police won a partial victory last week, but could still get prison time. Her case highlights the untenability of our police state.

Opinion: So Long, Cressida Dick

Ash Sarkar

With Cressida Dick finally having resigned from her role as Met commissioner, Boris Johnson's government will surely miss the best friend in policing it ever had, writes Ash Sarkar.

Opinion: The Cop Who Killed Dalian Atkinson is in Prison – But That Doesn’t Fix Our Justice System

Why has the conviction of the officer who killed Dalian Atkinson received such a tepid response? Because ending systemic racism will mean rethinking our very idea of justice, writes Moya Lothian-Mclean.

Novara FM: A Plague of Blue Locusts: On Police Power

Mark Neocleous joins James Butler to unravel the knot of police power, sovereignty and social order.

Novara Live: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty of Murdering George Floyd

Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all charges for the murder of George Floyd. Does the verdict move the US closer towards racial justice?

Greek university students clash with riot police in Athens, Greece

Analysis: Police Brutality: How Protesters Resist State Violence Around the World

Charlotte England

Novara Media spoke to those organising against police violence in Myanmar, Greece, Palestine, Nigeria, Chile, Colombia and the United States about what they’re up against, their tips and strategies, and the advice they have for protesters facing police brutality in the UK.

Novara Live: Police Violence at Third Bristol Protest

On Friday Bristol saw its third protest against the policing bill in 6 days. We speak to Adam Cantwell-Corn, co-founder of The Bristol Cable, who reported from the scene.

Report: A Doctor on Living Through a Month of Deadly Protests in Myanmar

Charlotte England

Police shot and killed at least 18 people in Myanmar on Sunday in the deadliest crackdown on protests since the military staged a coup d'etat on 1 February. Novara Media asked a doctor and activist what the last month's been like.

Opinion: The Police Will Always Be Susceptible to Far Right Agitation – They Share a History of Violence

Becka Hudson

Rooted in racism and violence, the police will always be empowered by fascist agitation, writes Becka Hudson. The left needs to recognise that if policing can only shift rightwards, it must be abolished.

Report: ‘We Want to Breathe’: Anti-Racist, Environmental and Gilets Jaunes Campaigners Are Joining Forces in France

Olly Haynes

In France, Black Lives Matter has prompted campaign groups to form new alliances against racism and police violence. Olly Haynes reports on how the campaign for justice for Adama Traoré, who died in police custody, is joining forces with both environmentalists and Gilets Jaunes mutilated by police.

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Opinion: How Keir Starmer Paved the Way for the Tories’ Protest Crackdown

Nadine El-Enany

Review: The New ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’ Doesn’t Just Preach to the Converted

Juliet Jacques

Interview: Seven Years After Cops Killed Her Brother, Assa Traoré is at the Frontline of France’s Fight Against Police Violence

Olly Haynes

Report: ‘I Felt My Rib Give’: People Attacked By Police While Protesting Anti-Drag Demo Speak Out

Clare Hymer

Analysis: Why Are We Still Pretending This Police Watchdog Is Independent?

Larry Lock

Analysis: Automated Policing Helped Kill Chris Kaba

Griff Ferris

Feature: Colombia’s First Leftist President Won Despite Everything the Establishment Threw at Him

Charlotte England

Report: Football Fans Are on the Frontline of Police Brutality

Abi O’Connor

Opinion: A Kill the Bill Protester’s Court Case Is All the Evidence You Need for Police Abolition

Vala Z Francis

Opinion: So Long, Cressida Dick

Ash Sarkar

Opinion: The Cop Who Killed Dalian Atkinson is in Prison – But That Doesn’t Fix Our Justice System

Moya Lothian-McLean

Novara Live: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty of Murdering George Floyd

Analysis: Police Brutality: How Protesters Resist State Violence Around the World

Charlotte England

Novara Live: Police Violence at Third Bristol Protest

Report: A Doctor on Living Through a Month of Deadly Protests in Myanmar

Charlotte England

Opinion: The Police Will Always Be Susceptible to Far Right Agitation – They Share a History of Violence

Becka Hudson

Report: ‘We Want to Breathe’: Anti-Racist, Environmental and Gilets Jaunes Campaigners Are Joining Forces in France

Olly Haynes

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Opinion: How Keir Starmer Paved the Way for the Tories’ Protest Crackdown

Nadine El-Enany

Review: The New ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’ Doesn’t Just Preach to the Converted

Juliet Jacques

Interview: Seven Years After Cops Killed Her Brother, Assa Traoré is at the Frontline of France’s Fight Against Police Violence

Olly Haynes

Report: ‘I Felt My Rib Give’: People Attacked By Police While Protesting Anti-Drag Demo Speak Out

Clare Hymer

Analysis: Why Are We Still Pretending This Police Watchdog Is Independent?

Larry Lock

Analysis: Automated Policing Helped Kill Chris Kaba

Griff Ferris

Feature: Colombia’s First Leftist President Won Despite Everything the Establishment Threw at Him

Charlotte England

Report: Football Fans Are on the Frontline of Police Brutality

Abi O’Connor

Opinion: A Kill the Bill Protester’s Court Case Is All the Evidence You Need for Police Abolition

Vala Z Francis

Opinion: So Long, Cressida Dick

Ash Sarkar

Opinion: The Cop Who Killed Dalian Atkinson is in Prison – But That Doesn’t Fix Our Justice System

Moya Lothian-McLean

Novara FM: A Plague of Blue Locusts: On Police Power

Novara Live: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty of Murdering George Floyd

Analysis: Police Brutality: How Protesters Resist State Violence Around the World

Charlotte England

Novara Live: Police Violence at Third Bristol Protest

Report: A Doctor on Living Through a Month of Deadly Protests in Myanmar

Charlotte England

Opinion: The Police Will Always Be Susceptible to Far Right Agitation – They Share a History of Violence

Becka Hudson

Report: ‘We Want to Breathe’: Anti-Racist, Environmental and Gilets Jaunes Campaigners Are Joining Forces in France

Olly Haynes

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