This man died after being restrained by police. These same words were uttered two years later by George Floyd whose death sparked outrage on both sides of the Atlantic. In the UK if you’re black, you’re more than twice as likely to die as a white person in police custody. Panorama investigates unanswered questions in two British deaths, and in one, reveals new allegations of police cover-up. Panorama: I Can’t Breathe: Black & Dead in Custody, BBC 2021
They were hunting the Taliban in Afghanistan. Coalition troops raided thousands of homes. Tonight, the SAS death squads that arrived in the night. We reveal secret killings by British special forces. People shot dead after surrendering. Evidence of executions. And cover-ups by the men in charge. Panorama: SAS Death Squads Exposed: A British War Crime? Richard Bilton reporting, BBC 2022
For Australians, it’s a national scandal … The Australians worked closely with UK and American special forces. ibid.
We have eye-witness testimony about executions. ibid.
Cameron Doomadgee died in a police cell on Palm Island off the coast of Townsville today. The 36-year-old man was arrested for public drunkenness. The Tall Man, Sky Crime 2020
Bruising to back of head, abrasion on right eyebrow, bruising to jaw, ruptured portal vein, four broken ribs, ruptured liver … ibid.
They [US] called it enhanced interrogation, and they did it by waterboarding Zubaydah 83 times, by repeated smashing him against the wall, and locking him naked in a freezing box for weeks at a time. The CIA videotaped the interrogations but later destroyed the tapes. Adam Curtis, Can’t Get You Out of My Head VI Are We a Pigeon? Or Are We Dancer? ***** BBCiplayer 2021
Baltimore: the heroin capital of America. In 2015 Freddie Gray died in police custody sparking riots across the city. Looters raided dozens of pharmacies hunting for synthetic opioids. Two years on, an overdose epidemic is raging. Dope s2e2: Once You See It, You Can Never Unsee It, Netflix 2018
Where Does He Belong? The battle over Elian Gonzalez sparks a debate about custody laws and what’s best for kids. 537 Votes, Time magazine, Sky Documentaries 2020