Paul Mason
Has the policing of student protest become political?
Some students believe university authorities are using the police to crack down on dissent because they have lost the argument for the privatisation of education.
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Manchester university forced to apologise and remove campus fences after student protests
Manchester University has apologised and promised an inquiry after protesting students pulled down security fences that had been put up round halls of residence as the lockdown began. The university said the fences were to help avoid the “mixing of households”. But students say that their anxiety levels are bad enough as a result of…
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Police officer accused of baton strike on student protester cleared of gross misconduct
An independent panel ruled that PC Mark Alstons was not the officer who struck Alfie Meadows over the head.
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Hong Kong: Student protesters’ standoff with police continues
1500 tear gas canisters, more than 1000 rubber bullets have been fired – and still the siege goes on. A hardcore group of protesters remains inside Hong Kong’s Polytechnic – preparing, perhaps for the final police showdown. Any adults who leave the campus have been warned they will be arrested on suspicion of rioting –…
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Hong Kong: last stand for the student protesters?
Pro-democracy supporters struck camp in Hong Kong 52 days ago and have built themselves a village. Bailiffs have turned up to help with the government’s new “removal strategy”.
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No arrests at #CopsOffCampus student protest
Thousands of students from across the UK meet in central London for a national day of protest, after police made 41 arrests during a student demonstration last week.
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London’s biggest university bans student protests
Students protesting in an area at the centre of London’s student district could be imprisoned or fined, after the University of London obtains a court order banning protests on campus for six months.
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Student protest ‘hero’ Meadows acquitted
The last of the trials of students involved in the 2010 violent protests has ended with the acquittal of Alifie Meadows, whose skull was fractured by a police baton during the demonstration.
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LIVE BLOG: student protest march #9Nov
Get the latest from the Channel 4 News team on the ground at the student protests in London.
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Police out in force for student protests
Thousands of officers on duty in central London in a bid to keep the streets calm as protesters march against the goverment’s plans for higher education.
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London student protest – ‘not a quiet affair’
After the 2010 student protests, there was speculation today’s London demo against education cuts would be similarly violent. But a sizeable police presence meant there was only sporadic disruption.
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Student protesters clash with police in Manchester
Student protesters hit the streets again on Saturday to complain about tuition fees and cuts in public services. In Manchester it led to a cat and mouse chase with police, writes Victoria Macdonald.
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Labour EMA challenge fails despite more student protests
Labour’s push for a Government U-turn on its plan to scrap the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) has been defeated in a Commons vote despite more student protests.
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Student protests: police hunt violent suspects
The Met Police release new images from the student protests – including one seeming to show a man with a petrol bomb – in a bid to find those responsible for violence. Simon Israel takes a look.
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Student protests: police hunt violent suspects
The Met Police release new images from the student protests – including one seeming to show a man with a petrol bomb – in a bid to find those responsible for violence. Simon Israel takes a look.
