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View from behind of female psychotherapist on session

Opinion: I’m a Therapist, Not a Cop

by Erene Hadjiioannou

New government guidance is supposed to make it easier for victims to talk about their perpetrators' crimes in therapy. The catch? Prosecutors may be able to access their therapy notes.

A woman hangs a placard on the wall outside Stoke Newington police station during the demonstration. The strip search of a 15-year old black schoolgirl known as Child Q by Metropolitan Police officers while menustruating has triggered angry protests demanding ìpolice out of schools.î She was wrongly accused of cannabis possession.

Opinion: You Can Have Schooling or You Can Have Policing. You Can’t Have Both

by Khadijah Anabah

The case of Child Q proves that education is incompatible with the carceral state, argues Khadijah Anabah.

Report: P&O Ferries is the Tip of the Iceberg When It Comes to Exploitation at Sea

by Sally Howard

Racial hierarchies, sexual aggression, 75p wages: the P&O Ferries scandal is entirely in keeping with the outrageously exploitative cruise industry. Sally Howard reports.

Ash Wednesday: Do I Think About Rape Too Much?

Why are women more afraid of violence from strangers on the street when - statistically speaking - home is the place where they're most unsafe? Ash Sarkar takes a look at how rational fears are used to justify irrational policy decisions, and what we miss when we talk about 'rape culture'.

Koshka Duff standing outside court in a suit

Opinion: The Met Just Apologised After Strip-Searching Me. I Don’t Believe a Word of It

by Koshka Duff

For eight years before their recent U-turn, the officers who assaulted Koshka Duff claimed they were just doing their jobs. They were right, she says: sexual violence is policing’s bread and butter.

Live: Accused, Convicted, Protected?

Over the last five days a former Tory MP has been convicted of sexual assault, an unnamed ex-Tory Minister has been arrested, and Prince Andrew faces a wave of new allegations of his involvement in sexual abuse. All the men involved have one thing in common. They have been protected by our establishment. Plus, we speak […]

Live: Biden in the Dock (with Ana Kasparian)

Ana Kasparian joins Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani to discuss allegations against potential Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Plus, the Johnson government fix testing numbers & Yara Hawari on coronavirus in Palestine.