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‘Kicked, punched, knocked unconscious, tipped out of wheelchairs’: Campaigners describe repeated police targeting of disabled anti-fracking protesters

By John Pring on 13th December 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

‘Kicked, punched, knocked unconscious, tipped out of wheelchairs’: Campaigners describe repeated police targeting of disabled anti-fracking protesters
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Police forces are repeatedly targeting and assaulting disabled people involved in peaceful anti-fracking protests, campaigners have told Disability News Service (DNS). DNS has seen video footage of a string of incidents in which disabled campaigners taking part in peaceful protests have […]

Police targeting of disabled protesters is ‘an outrage and a scandal… and it’s set to spread’

By John Pring on 13th December 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Police targeting of disabled protesters is ‘an outrage and a scandal… and it’s set to spread’
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The targeting by police of disabled people involved in peaceful anti-fracking protests is an “absolute outrage” and “a scandal”, but such tactics will soon be rolled out to other protests and other parts of the country, a leading activist has warned. […]

Pair of projects set to improve countryside access

By John Pring on 20th September 2018 Category: Independent Living

Pair of projects set to improve countryside access
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User-led organisations have played a key role in two major new projects that aim to improve access for disabled tourists and ramblers. In Oxfordshire, Natural England has opened the National Land Access Centre (NLAC), which will provide training for landowners, farmers […]

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