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Kill the Bill protests taking place across the country ahead of votes on Policing Bill
Kill the Bill protests taking place across the country ahead of votes on Policing Bill
Activists have created a map of every Kill the Bill demonstration taking place this weekend.
Changemakers 2022: Digital inclusion
Changemakers 2022: Digital inclusion
These are the Changemakers fighting to make sure everyone is included in the digital world and breaking down barriers for vulnerable people.
Activists cleared of criminal damage over toppling of Edward Colston statue in Bristol
Activists cleared of criminal damage over toppling of Edward Colston statue in Bristol
The four defendants have been cleared of criminal damage over the toppling of the slave trader statue in Bristol.
Protesters urge Lords to vote down Nationality and Borders Bill as it returns to parliament
Protesters urge Lords to vote down Nationality and Borders Bill as it returns to parliament
‘They want to take your soul’: The race to stop Priti Patel’s Jamaica deportation flight
‘They want to take your soul’: The race to stop Priti Patel’s Jamaica deportation flight
Student who made sanitary pads in lockdown sends thousands to Uganda for Christmas
Student who made sanitary pads in lockdown sends thousands to Uganda for Christmas
An Insulate Britain activist who missed her court date to block a train has been jailed
An Insulate Britain activist who missed her court date to block a train has been jailed
How the Black Education Movement took on the racist schools system
How the Black Education Movement took on the racist schools system
These are officially the best social enterprises in the UK right now
These are officially the best social enterprises in the UK right now
How you can resist the government’s ‘draconian’ policing bill
How you can resist the government’s ‘draconian’ policing bill
Social housing tenants block roads in protest outside £345-a-head UK Housing Awards
Social housing tenants block roads in protest outside £345-a-head UK Housing Awards
Insulate Britain protesters face prison after fresh court summons
Insulate Britain protesters face prison after fresh court summons
Sadie Frost: Why I’m part of the UN’s campaign to end violence against women
Sadie Frost: Why I’m part of the UN’s campaign to end violence against women
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Meet the fashion editor, pig farmer and aircraft engineer who quit to fight the climate crisis
Meet the fashion editor, pig farmer and aircraft engineer who quit to fight the climate crisis
Police arrest 119 people at protest to support jailed Insulate Britain activists
Police arrest 119 people at protest to support jailed Insulate Britain activists
‘Turn up!’: Activists on the one thing people can do to fix climate change now COP26 is over
‘Turn up!’: Activists on the one thing people can do to fix climate change now COP26 is over
Insulate Britain activists jailed for role in protests
Insulate Britain activists jailed for role in protests
Police could be allowed to stop and search people ‘without suspicion’ in new protest crackdown
Police could be allowed to stop and search people ‘without suspicion’ in new protest crackdown
Insulate Britain protesters fear prison as High Court hearing begins
Insulate Britain protesters fear prison as High Court hearing begins
‘I could be jailed for two years for blocking roads with Insulate Britain’
‘I could be jailed for two years for blocking roads with Insulate Britain’
‘Go away’: COP26 projectionist gets really fed-up with anti-fracking activists’ stunt
‘Go away’: COP26 projectionist gets really fed-up with anti-fracking activists’ stunt
Police clash with protesters at Million Mask March
Police clash with protesters at Million Mask March
Three people with no convictions removed from Jamaica deportation flight after protests
Three people with no convictions removed from Jamaica deportation flight after protests
‘It’s frightening but it’s my duty’: Insulate Britain activist sprayed with ink is back on the road
‘It’s frightening but it’s my duty’: Insulate Britain activist sprayed with ink is back on the road
Sisters Uncut occupy Royal Courts of Justice to protest police violence against women
Sisters Uncut occupy Royal Courts of Justice to protest police violence against women
Insulate Britain protesters block roads for the 17th time in seven weeks
Insulate Britain protesters block roads for the 17th time in seven weeks
Insulate Britain defends protests and says ‘conventional activism’ has failed
Insulate Britain defends protests and says ‘conventional activism’ has failed
How Occupy London turned a Big Issue seller into the Lord of St Paul’s
How Occupy London turned a Big Issue seller into the Lord of St Paul’s
It’s been 10 years since the Occupy protests. What did they achieve?
It’s been 10 years since the Occupy protests. What did they achieve?
A ‘secret museum’ aims to showcase the real story of homelessness during Covid
A ‘secret museum’ aims to showcase the real story of homelessness during Covid
Exclusive: David Lloyd’s unseen drafts of iconic V for Vendetta mask
Exclusive: David Lloyd’s unseen drafts of iconic V for Vendetta mask
Insulate Britain: Who are the protesters and why do they keep blocking roads?
Insulate Britain: Who are the protesters and why do they keep blocking roads?
Embattled market traders occupy their own units after being evicted
