Crime, justice & law ‘My concern was his safety’ Police officer on Rashan Charles restraint Officer denies using unauthorised neck hold and combat throw on young black Londoner. What was in his mind? Drugs, gangs, weapons. Inquest, Day Two. By Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi / 6 Jun 2018
Crime, justice & law Rashan Charles: Inquest into death after restraint by police officer and ‘member of the public’ Coroner questions police officer on his decision to let a man described as a ‘member of the public’ assist in lethal restraint of young black man. Inquest, Day One. By Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi / 4 Jun 2018
Gender & sexuality Feminist journalists must document structural violence against women – with investigations from below Any feminist anti-racist reporting project must work to dismantle received ideas of how and whose stories should be told, and who gets to tell them. By Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi / 31 May 2018