On 15 January 1990 smoke was seen rising from the Stasi HQ in Berlin as officers desperately tried to destroy the evidence of their abuses. Citizens stormed the building, stopped the destruction and, for the first time, saw the files that showed the scale and depth of what the political secret police had been doing […]
As the scandal of Britain's political secret police continues to grow, and with a full scale public inquiry imminent, come and hear from those who were targeted by spycops and are leading the fight for justice. On Thursday 21 January we are hosting a public meeting in London. On the panel are: Kate Wilson The […]
On 5 February, the third annual Domestic Extremist Awareness Day is calling for the closure of the discredited police unit responsible for surveillance on political dissent. If you are an anti-fracking campaigner, you may have been branded a domestic extremist by a Prevent anti-radicalisation workshop, or identified as one when stopped unexpectedly at a UK […]
When Mark Kennedy's infiltration of activists planning to shut down Nottinghamshire's Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired power station led to the collapse of a trial, the spycops scandal hit national awareness and began the slew of revelations that is still flowing forth. Nottingham Playhouse have commissioned a play, Any Means Necessary, based on events around […]
When Mark Kennedy's infiltration of activists planning to shut down Nottinghamshire's Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired power station led to the collapse of a trial, the spycops scandal hit national awareness and began the slew of revelations that is still flowing forth. Nottingham Playhouse have commissioned a play, Any Means Necessary, based on events around […]
When Mark Kennedy's infiltration of activists planning to shut down Nottinghamshire's Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired power station led to the collapse of a trial, the spycops scandal hit national awareness and began the slew of revelations that is still flowing forth. Nottingham Playhouse have commissioned a play, Any Means Necessary, based on events around […]
When Mark Kennedy's infiltration of activists planning to shut down Nottinghamshire's Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired power station led to the collapse of a trial, the spycops scandal hit national awareness and began the slew of revelations that is still flowing forth. Nottingham Playhouse have commissioned a play, Any Means Necessary, based on events around […]
Neil Findlay MSP and Lucy Parker, artist filmmaker. Wednesday 10th February 2016, 6pm – 8pm ‘Do we have a policing and justice system that treats everyone the same, irrespective of class, status, colour, religion or political persuasion, or do we have one that picks out individuals and groups for special treatment because they challenge the […]
When Mark Kennedy's infiltration of activists planning to shut down Nottinghamshire's Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired power station led to the collapse of a trial, the spycops scandal hit national awareness and began the slew of revelations that is still flowing forth. Nottingham Playhouse have commissioned a play, Any Means Necessary, based on events around […]
John Hess, former Political Editor for BBC East Midlands, talks to activists Helen Steel and Bruce Kent about their experiences of undercover policing. Helen Steel is an environmental activist who was involved with the long-running McLibel trial. When Helen’s partner John Barker suddenly disappeared, she discovered that he had lied about his name, age and […]