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How the Far-Right Is Using the Racist Myth of ‘Two-Tier Policing’ to Exploit Henry Nowak’s Murder
A quarter-century of data tells a very different story about which groups are actually being unfairly targeted by the police, reports Nafeez Ahmed
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‘My Partner Turned Out to Be an Undercover Cop – Now I’m Exposing the Truth’
The activist who helped expose Britain’s ‘spy cop’ scandal discusses her new book on state-sanctioned betrayal, and why she thinks politicised policing still continues today
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‘George Floyd Murder Gave Us Hope Things Would Change – But They’ve Changed for the Worse’
Five years on from the death that shocked the world, Shabna Begum explains how political denial and repressive legislation has made things worse for people of colour in the UK
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Republican Activist Wins Police Settlement After Unlawful Arrest for Shouting at King Charles’ Proclamation
Thames Valley Police acknowledges arrest was unlawful but offers no formal apology as campaigner Symon Hill warns of ‘wider struggle’ to protect protest rights
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Police Force Faces Backlash Over Facial Recognition Technology Linked to Surveillance in Gaza
Officers have been using technology used by Israel during its operations in Gaza and the West Bank
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Is the Met Police Targeting Black Officers? Force Faces Questions Over ‘Cotton Pickers’ Ruling
An official report found Black police officers are much more likely to be subject to internal misconduct investigations than their white counterparts
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‘Our Whole Existence Is Illegal’: What the Police Removal of Traveller Children Reveals About Public and Media Attitudes Towards Community
Police accused of ‘discriminatory’ and ‘heavy-handed’ approach towards children from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
