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Court Rules That Hundreds of People Detained During Toronto's G20 Summit Can Sue Cops
About 1,000 people were arrested or detained during protests against a gathering of international leaders in June of 2010, with police boxing in crowds of demonstrators at various locations across the city.
The Toronto Police Commander Who Detained G20 Protesters in 2010 Has Been Found Guilty of Unlawful Arrests
Superintendent Mark Fenton took the fall for using a controversial "kettling" tactic, but many think accountability needs to go higher up the chain of command.
Court Orders Montreal Cops to Pay Anarchist $15,000 for Wrongful Arrest
Jaggi Singh, 43, is a self-described anarchist who lives in Montreal and has drawn attention from both the media and law enforcement for nearly two decades.
Montreal Cops Kettled a Women-Only Anti-Austerity Protest
It was just one of the many left-wing anti-austerity protests to hit the Canadian city this week.
80 Protesters Charged Using Quebec’s Controversial P-6 Bylaw Are Off the Hook
Protesters have been subject to mass arrest and expensive tickets for the last three years in Montreal. With the announcement that nearly 100 cases will be dismissed, there's a sliver of hope.
Montreal Protesters Are Automatically Being Entered Into Class-Action Suits Against the Government
Mass arrests during the 2012 Quebec student protests have led to eight class-action lawsuits that could force Montreal to hand over $20 million in damages.
Montreal's Controversial Anti-Protest Laws Have Led to a Bunch of Class-Action Lawsuits
Two years after protests spurred on by the Quebec student strikes rocked the province's streets, Montreal police have continued to carry out mass arrests and issue hefty fines. As the number of arrests rise, challenges to two of the most controversial...
Protesting Police Brutality in Montreal
From the FLQ crisis in the 60s to the student marches of 2012 the people of Quebec have a long history of social uprising and civic dissent.
The Police Used Martial Arts Against Anti-World Cup Protesters in São Paulo
They decided chokeholds were more humane than batons.
Everyone Had a Depressing Time at the EDL March in London This Weekend
The anti-fascists got kettled and the racists didn't get to punch anyone.
Montreal Police Are Still Kettling Protestors
447 people were arrested at Montreal's May Day protests. Many of which were kettled in by police, thanks to the controversial P6 bylaw. We were there to take it all in, and luckily this time we weren't arrested.
Watching Fascists, Antifascists, and Police Fight Each Other at Bristol Gay Pride
For those who haven’t been paying attention, the EDL is a group that seems to sincerely believe Britain is under imminent threat of being taken over by fundamentalist Muslims. Last weekend they went to drizzly Bristol where they hung out with cops and...