Barry Horne was an animal liberationist who quite literally died for his beliefs whilst serving an 18 year prison sentence. Whilst in prison he engaged in 3 hungerstrikes in less than 3 years, the first …
INQUEST slams 3 deaths in 8 days during contact with police
‘Police must be reminded they cannot act with impunity following alarming rise in deaths after the use of force’ The campaigning charity INQUEST issued a press release (pdf) 24th August following the 3 deaths of …
No justice for Oscar Grant as hundreds arrested
Oakland (USA) killer cop gets just 2 years Whilst in the UK it seems cops never get done for killing members of the public like Ian Tomlinson (UK G20 protests), in the USA they kill …
Cops out of control (whats new?) and the legacy of Blair Peach
The sudden media obsession with police misbehaviour, since the G20 protests and death of Ian Tomlinson, may lead you to think that the cops are normally very nice people who only help old ladies across …
Scotland Yard arrives in Athens, as another prisoner dies in custody – Greece at boiling point again
At the request of the tottering Greek government, a delegation from Scotland Yard arrived in Athens on March 16, to help the Greek state in its efforts to suppress the continuing revolt that ignited when …
Another woman dies in prison – stop the killing
Yet another woman prisoner has died in prison, and once again it is at the widely condemned HMP Styal for women in Cheshire. 36 year old mother Alison Colk was found hanging in her cell …
