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The UK is sliding towards Russian-style authoritarianism

Jenny Jones 24 May 2023 The UK is sliding towards Russian-style authoritarianism2023-05-24T16:30:31+01:00 Comment 3 Comments
A few years back, I was the first person to raise a debate on facial recognition in Parliament. I recognised it as one part of a wider package of changes…
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The current crisis shows how our justice system needs an overhaul

Jamie Osborn 24 May 2020 The current crisis shows how our justice system needs an overhaul2020-05-24T15:23:37+01:00 Comment No Comment
When the UK finally began official lockdown on 23 March, Owen Jones joked on Twitter, “Never thought I'd be relieved to be placed under house arrest along with millions of…
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We belong here! Hungarian activists fight back in refugee crisis

Violeta Vajda 15 September 2015 We belong here! Hungarian activists fight back in refugee crisis2015-11-19T20:41:36+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* No Comment
Romani activists from the Ide tartozunk! (We belong here!) network show their support to refugees in front of the Hungarian Parliament. Hungary and Austria are in spitting distance from each…
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Showing race equality the green light

Samir Jeraj 16 February 2015 Showing race equality the green light2015-04-17T15:08:21+01:00 Comment No Comment
Are road accidents a 'race' issue? Nearly 50 years ago in Oakland, California, a political movement   ran one of its earliest campaigns on this topic – protesting against a set…
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Lessons from Ferguson and #Blacklivesmatter

Samir Jeraj 24 December 2014 Lessons from Ferguson and #Blacklivesmatter2020-12-11T19:28:08+00:00 Comment 1 Comment
Image: nefer|media We've all seen reports from Ferguson, protests, and the killing on camera of a black man in New York. The Police, far from being the servants of the…
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Romanian diaspora raises a cup of tea for democracy

Violeta Vajda 21 November 2014 Romanian diaspora raises a cup of tea for democracy2014-12-15T10:53:00+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 1 Comment
Image: Adriana Neagoe A centre-right candidate may not be everyone's cup of tea, but the results of the recent Romanian elections can leave many of us smiling all the same.…
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Police suppress challenges to university marketisation

Bright Green Editors 6 December 2013 Police suppress challenges to university marketisation2015-03-11T00:41:19+00:00 *Society* No Comment
Clifford Fleming is the co-convenor of the Young Greens of England and Wales, and Campaigns and Citizenship Officer at the University of Manchester Students’ Union. He tweets Universities are places…
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A dream…

Adam Ramsay 28 August 2013 A dream…2013-08-28T10:17:26+01:00 No Comment
50 years ago today, Dr Martin Luther King gave his most famous speech. Here is its full text, cut with a few pictures of unarmed black people killed by American…
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8 months of police harrasment, finally behind me.

Bright Green Editors 9 October 2012 8 months of police harrasment, finally behind me.2012-10-09T08:30:33+01:00 England & Wales 8 Comments
Last week, Sean Farmelo was found not guilty of violent disorder at a student protest in February. Here is his shocking account of what happened: a story of fabricated evidence,…
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Universities are becoming part of an oppressive infrastructure

EddBauer 5 April 2012 Universities are becoming part of an oppressive infrastructure2015-03-11T00:47:58+00:00 England & Wales 3 Comments
A worrying trend is taking hold; what started as a trickle is becoming a torrent. A disproportionate attack on student protestors is unsettling not just the student movement, but a…
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