Riot ID
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Bio - #RiotID is a civic media project helping people identify, monitor and record the use of riot control agents against civilians.
United Kingdom
Joined August 2015
Amazing to see this project we collaborated on get nominated for @TheWebbyAwards - please vote ☑️
📢 So excited to share the news that @amnesty's ground-breaking multimedia site "Tear Gas: An Investigation" is a finalist for the 25th annual @TheWebbyAwards. Please vote before 6 May! https://t.co/RJ5RC42Jw1
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In September Amnesty International set the pharma industry a challenge: to distribute 50% of their #COVID19 vaccines to low- and lower-middle income countries (LIC/LMICs) over the last 100 days of 2021. #PeoplesVaccine #100DayCountdown
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📢We've been working on a new investigation with @amnesty, which has uncovered 188 incidents of #HumanRights violations across 35 countries, all over the world. ⏰Watch this space: our findings will be released tomorrow! 💻For info, get in touch w @Omega_RF or press@amnesty.org
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Check out the new @Omega_RF @osce_odihr Guide on Law Enforcement Equipment Most Commonly Used in the Policing of Assemblies. https://t.co/E0CymsIuP1
#Protest
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Well, as the author of the first political history book on tear gas, I’ve got to say this is big news for those calling for accountability for years 💁🏻♀️💁🏻♀️ @amnestyusa @rohinihaar @P4HR @Omega_RF @RiotID @BU_Research @resistwar @malachybrowne @WritesRights
versobooks.com
One hundred years ago, French troops fired tear gas grenades into German trenches. Designed to force people out from behind barricades and trenches, tear gas causes burning of the eyes and skin,...
There is a new investigation in Congress examining the health effects of tear gas used by police. https://t.co/Gd88JtkQDI
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#Brazil: Two men lost their sight in one eye after being struck with kinetic impact projectiles launched by Military Police officers in #Recife and a councillor was sprayed with chemical irritant when she tried to talk to police officers on 29 May.
poder360.com.br
Governador afasta comandante da PM de PE após agressão em protesto |
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We've been ID'ing some of the weapons used by the #ESMAD police force against protesters in Colombia. Find out some of the companies are supplying "less lethal" weapons here: https://t.co/GRx0u9HkUZ
@RiotID @resistwar
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US-made tear gas and other nonlethal weaponry are being used in human rights violations against protestors in #Colombia by the anti-riot police, ESMAD. Reports indicate excessive force and brutal attacks against unarmed civilians. 👉🏽 https://t.co/IHd6PYUW5Q
#SOSColombia
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Comrades in Minnesota! (esp Brooklyn Center) if chemical weapons get deployed, it will help immensely if you can photo things! @riotID has a great set of guides on what info to collect and how to stay safe https://t.co/YYGqn4s3Re
riotid.com
The RiotID project consists of a series of guides to understanding different riot control weapons and their effects, as well as a board game about documenting evidence on use of force violations.
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I’ve decided this one will be the end of the tear gas touring for a while - a beautiful invitation to speak in the archive where it all began...
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My op-Ed is up about the policing of Capitol Hill
theglobeandmail.com
In the U.S., policing efforts at protests too often serve to amplify white-supremacist causes at the expense of social justice movements
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1/4 As we sign off for the year, we at @omega_RF want to thank you all for your support through 2020. This year, we’ve seen excessive #useofforce & state violence to enforce #covid measures meant to protect their populations (see our map: https://t.co/kmsF8cqdJv)
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Join us next week for a webinar exploring how we can support activists in West Papua facing s heavily militarised response from the Indonesian state. Find out more here: https://t.co/nFA5ewBZ0t
#WestPapua #MakeWestPapuaSafe
@MakeWPapuaSafe
wri-irg.org
This webinar, hosted by War Resisters' International as part of the Make West Papua Safe campaign, will discuss militarised policing in West Papua, resistance to militarism, the network of internat...
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Environmental groups in the USA have sued the Department of Homeland Security over the use of tear gas and smoke grenades against BLM protesters https://t.co/i5wRqH0KpY
@RiotID @Omega_RF @warresisters
theintercept.com
Federal agents used “a vast arsenal of weapons,” including toxic smoke grenades, against protesters in Portland.
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Electric shock shields are prone to abuse and have no law enforcement purpose that cannot be achieved through safer means. The use of electric shock shields by law enforcement officials should be prohibited, and all existing weapons stocks removed and verifiably destroyed [3/3]
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The weapons photographed are visually very similar to shields manufactured by the Chinese company Shenzhen Senxunda Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. [2/3]
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In response to protests in #Tennessee, US #police appear to be deploying #electricshock shields. These weapons deliver an electric shock when pressed against skin or clothing. The shocks from these weapons do not cause neuromuscular incapacitation but can cause intense pain [1/3]
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Following the devastating fire at the #Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of #Lesbos, police fired tear gas to quell protestors https://t.co/DU1N92zDat
@RiotID
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US folks - we’re up to stuff, shout if you’re up for getting involved 💞
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A career highlight yesterday: speaking to 50 medical professionals in Minneapolis about tear gas alongside these two amazing humans and leaders in its medical research
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