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5 key moments in history that led to the Police and Crime Act

Now the government has restricted peaceful protest, criminal defence solicitor Matt Foot explains the history of violent policing at protests and outlines how we got here.

Matt Foot

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Mother of jailed Kill the Bill protester: ‘We never thought she’d get this long’ 

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

About the Bill

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‘Protest is the lifeblood of our democracy, and it’s under threat’

Raj Chada, a defence lawyer who represented the Colston Four, says prosecuting demonstrators is becoming a ‘reflex’ in the UK.

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

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How stop and search will be entrenched by the Police and Crime Bill

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

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‘That’s not the way to legislate’: Lords slam the Police and Crime Bill for being too big, wide-ranging and draconian

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Moving on: Bristol's Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

Pandemic evictions and the Police and Crime Bill leave travelling communities fearful of what comes next

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers
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Kill the Bill riot trials

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Two women jailed after Kill the Bill violence

Jasmine York has been sentenced to 9 months for arson, after being found not guilt of riot, and Mariella Gedge-Roberts to 5.5 years for riot.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

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Kill the Bill protester cleared of riot, found guilty of arson

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

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‘Sarah Everard had been let down by a police officer, and the thought of the police having more power scared me’ says riot accused

The defence have closed their case in the trial of Jasmine York, who is charged with riot and arson following a Kill the Bill protest in Bristol. She denies both charges.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

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Prosecution allege protestor was ‘leader’ of Kill the Bill riot, as jury hears accused was bitten by a police dog and hit by batons

The prosecution have laid out their case against Jasmine York, 26, who is on trial for riot and arson following a Kill the Bill protest in Bristol. She denies both charges.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

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Jury convicts man of riot and arson after first Kill the Bill trial

Ryan Roberts will be sentenced after a psychiatric assessment, in around six weeks.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers
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Bristol's Kill the Bill protests

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Police used ‘excessive force’ during Bristol Kill the Bill protests, as parliamentary inquiry finds ‘significant failings’

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

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‘I was pretty scared so I was just in a ball’: Protesters speak out about police violence

We talk to protesters who say they were brutally attacked by police at the recent protests against the Police and Crime Bill.

Hannah Vickers Priyanka Raval
Hannah Vickers and Priyanka Raval

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Bristol’s fourth Police and Crime Bill protest remains peaceful after hands-off policing

After last week’s protests against the Police and Crime Bill saw heavy-handed policing and clashes with protesters, the city’s fourth demo last night went ahead peacefully with no intervention from the police.

Filiz Gurer
Filiz Gurer

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Debunked: Expired MOT does not prove police vehicle fires were ‘staged’

Ever since a police van and car were set alight during disturbances in Bristol, false claims have circulated on social media that the vehicles’ expired MOTs prove that the events were ‘staged’.

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

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Police and Mayor ‘decided collectively’ to clear sit-down protest on College Green

In a candid radio interview with the Bristol Police Area Commander this morning, it was disclosed that police decided collectively with the Mayor to clear...

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram
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Man charged with riot and arson says police escalated protest into violence

He is accused of trying to set police vehicles on fire during the Kill the Bill demo on 21 March, but blamed police for turning the protest violent.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

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Man denies setting fire to police vehicles in first Kill the Bill trial

25-year-old Ryan Roberts is charged with riot, attempted arson and arson in connection with the Bristol protest on 21 March that escalated into violence.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

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Tenth person jailed for involvement in Bristol Kill the Bill protest

Ryan Dwyer was arrested on warrant in Belfast last month in relation to his involvement in the Kill the Bill protest on 21 March.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

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Man gets 3½ years after pleading guilty to riot

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Investigations

Riot charges handed to Bristol Kill the Bill protesters are rare in recent history of unrest in Britain

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

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Four more ‘Kill the Bill’ protesters plead not guilty to riot charge

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Reports

This Week in Bristol: Kill the Bill protestors jailed for rioting, and Covid cases falling

Alon Aviram Marianne Brooker
Alon Aviram and Marianne Brooker
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