UK Police Six Times More Likely To Stop And Search Black People

Black people in Britain are more likely to be stopped and searched by police than white people, according to new official figures.

Sputnik News
作者 Sputnik News
Assange

Stop and search has always been a controversial method used by police officers in England and Wales and has always disproportionately targeted black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in Britain. According to official figures released in 2013, 27 percent of stop and searches were not based on reasonable grounds for suspicion and concerns,

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Before The Brexit: Greek Voters Said ‘No’ To Austerity Measures, Got More Austerity Measures

British voters had over a year to come to an informed opinion about a straightforward question on whether to leave the EU. Greek voters had eight days to consider a ‘creatively ambiguous’ referendum on austerity measures amid an atmosphere of tremendous media and government propaganda.

Dr. Michael Nevradakis
作者 Dr. Michael Nevradakis

ATHENS --- (ANALYSIS) Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the day Greek voters sent shockwaves throughout Europe and the world by voting oxi (no) in a referendum on whether to accept or reject an austerity package proposed by Greece’s lenders. The result of the July 5, 2015 referendum set off euphoric celebrations worldwide amongst those

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Scotland Yard Apologizes For Undercover Relationships with Activists

Scotland Yard has apologized after undercover agents impregnated unknowing activist women while infiltrating activist groups. But the story gets even worse.

Michaela Whitton | AntiMedia
作者 Michaela Whitton | AntiMedia
A group of London's Metropolitan Police force in uniform. (Flickr / Ramon Rosati)

(ANTIMEDIA) United Kingdom — Seven British women have won substantial damages and an extraordinary apology from the Metropolitan Police after being deceived into forming relationships with undercover police officers. The unprecedented apology and admittance of “abusive, deceitful, manipulative and wrong behaviour” by the Met comes four years

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British Intelligence Asked NYT to Destroy Snowden Docs, Too

The request was met with “silence” from the newspaper, but the fight to contain the information continues.

Jon Queally
作者 Jon Queally

Citing "people familiar with the matter," the Reuters news agency on Friday reports that after the British government learned The New York Times had received documents from the Guardian that had been obtained by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, the US newspaper was contacted by officials representing the UK's top spy agency and asked the paper to

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苏格兰人推动独立

“格子呢军队”在伦敦与他们的奥尔德敌人正面交锋，比英国脱欧公投提前一年。

Angus West
作者 Angus West

Twenty-five thousand Scots descended on London this week to support their national soccer team in the first match between Scotland and England in fourteen years. It may be the last time the two nations meet as part of the same country. Or not — a referendum a year from now will decide whether Scotland decides to breaks its 300 year-old union

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