Special Branch spied on GLC’s ‘cop watch’ initiative In an exclusive investigation, BETHANY RIELLY looks at how the state targeted leading politicians and campaigning groups — labelling many well-known figures 'extremists' and 'subversives' for attempting to hold the police to account
Features | Monday 12th Dec 2022 ‘I thought I was safe in the UK, but the brutal Eritrean regime I fled is here too’
Britain | Friday 25th Nov 2022 Super-complaint filed against the police over failures to protect victims of stalking
Features | Thursday 03rd Mar 2022 'We feel forgotten' — Children of God cult survivors demand justice for decades of abuse
Wednesday 04th Nov 2020 Undercover Policing Inquiry Ex-wives of spycops speak of ‘profound ongoing psychological impact’ after learning of their husbands' acts by Bethany Rielly
Wednesday 04th Nov 2020 Undercover Policing Inquiry Lawyer claims spycops' practice of stealing dead children’s identities was ‘essential’ Oliver Sanders QC described the ‘casual’ sexual encounters undercover officers had with the unsuspecting activists were ‘the kind that happens between consenting men and women’
Tuesday 03rd Nov 2020 Undercover Policing Inquiry Spycops' lawyer says inquiry should be wary of ‘judging 20th-century matters’ by today’s standards by Bethany Rielly
Tuesday 03rd Nov 2020 Undercover Policing Inquiry Spycops unit ‘entirely targeted the left and Irish campaigns,’ inquiry hears by Bethany Rielly
Monday 02nd Nov 2020 Activists rally against plans to gentrification development near Brixton's heritage sites by Bethany Rielly
Tuesday 03rd Nov 2020 Hundreds protest Poland's abortion ban in ‘unprecedented’ mobilisation of the Polish diaspora in Britain by Bethany Rielly
Friday 30th Oct 2020 Labour ‘more divided than ever,’ socialists warn after party's ‘anti-democratic’ suspension of Corbyn
Friday 30th Oct 2020 Greek riot cops evict refugees from Lesbos's only decent camp Human rights organisations condemn ‘absurd decision’ to evict the asylum seekers
Friday 30th Oct 2020 Police use of force surged 12.5% at height of lockdown despite fall in crime Human rights group Liberty warns emergency Covid-19 powers have ‘exacerbated unfair, excessive and discriminatory policing’
Friday 30th Oct 2020 Home Office's 3p increase for asylum support payments branded ‘cold-hearted’ Asylum Matters says government has blown the chance to put things right for those seeking refugee status in Britain
