Police brutality

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In photos: Hangberg erupts over fishing rights

Rubber bullets, petrol bombs, flares and tear gas fill the air as protest escalates

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Photo Essay | 13 September 2017

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Police allegedly beat man from Congo to death

IPID refers case to Director of Public Prosecutions

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News | 21 February 2017

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Civil society leader shot in the mouth with a rubber bullet at campus meeting

“The gathering was peaceful and no-one was causing any trouble”

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Brief | 26 October 2016

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Khayelitsha residents urged to report police brutality

IPID trying to resolve backlog of complaints, meeting told

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Brief | 30 September 2016

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Mother of injured 10-year-old boy lays complaint against police

Sikhumbuzo Soni was shot in the mouth during protests in Pietermaritzburg

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News | 12 September 2016

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Hout Bay man is living with a rubber bullet in his head

Delon Egypt is one of 14 suing police for damages

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News | 6 September 2016

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Homeless in city ask society to change its ways

Nearly 300 “street people” have put their names to a list of demands

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News | 27 July 2016

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Two years later, still no action on police assault

Witnesses yet to be interviewed

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News | 26 July 2016

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Abuse of sex workers by police rife

Women’s Legal Centre details hundreds of cases of rape, assault, harassment and unlawful arrest

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News | 22 July 2016