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Analysis: The Tories’ Anti-Protest Clampdown Will Hit Black and Brown People Hardest

Zehrah Hasan, James Aiken and Callum Lynch

The government is introducing a raft of legislation to enhance police powers and quash dissent. As always, racialised protesters will be at the sharp end of this authoritarianism, write Zehrah Hasan, James Aiken and Callum Lynch.

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The Stansted 15 Have Won – What Can We Learn From Their Four-Year Legal Battle?

Ali Tamlit, Helen Brewer, Laura Clayson and Nick Sigsworth

Last Friday, the so-called Stansted 15, a group of activists found guilty of terror-related offences after stopping a deportation charter flight, won their appeal to have their convictions overturned. Four of the members reflect on the last four years of legal proceedings: what happened, what went wrong and what comes next.

15 Things the Stansted 15 Did Right

Sam Walton

On 6 February, the Stansted 15 - a group of activists who stopped a deportation flight - were sentenced after being found guilty of terror-related offences. In the face of a judge who wanted to find them guilty from the moment they stepped into court, avoiding imprisonment was a real achievement. Here are 15 things the Stansted 15 did right.

Ash Wednesday: Ash Sarkar Meets the Stansted 15

The Stansted 15 have avoided immediate jail sentences. Ash Sarkar attended their sentencing at Chelmsford Crown Court in solidarity and talked to them about the wider implications of their case, the hostile environment and deportation charter flights in the UK.

Stansted 15: Activists Who Stopped Deportation Charter Flight Convicted of Terror-Related Charges

Beth Perkin, Charlotte England

In an exclusive interview with Novara Media, activists who took direct action to prevent 60 people being deported to Nigeria and Ghana speak out about why they stopped the plane and what it was like to spend nine weeks on trial charged with an offence created in the aftermath of the Lockerbie bombing.

These Five Victories in the Fight for Migrants’ Rights Show We Can Win

Charlotte England

The government backtracked on its demand that schools collect data on pupils’ nationality and country of birth this month, presenting a sudden and startling victory to campaigners opposing the hostile environment. Here are five other key wins in the fight for migrants’ rights in Britain.

Long Read: The Stansted 15 Follow a Long Tradition of Direct Action in the UK – But They Also Go Beyond It

Ewa Jasiewicz

On Monday 15 people will face trial on terror-related charges for blockading a deportation charter flight last year. Ewa Jasiewicz reflects on the history of radical direct action-orientated solidarity in the UK and how this action was the first of its kind.

5 Ways to Help End Deportations and Stop Charter Flights

End Deportations

On Tuesday night, activists blocked the runway at Stansted airport and stopped a charter flight to Nigeria and Ghana. Here are five ways to get involved with the fight to end deportations and stop charter flights.

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