The kettling operations carried out by the police department after curfew have become among the most unsettling symbols of its use of force against peaceful protests, and have touched off a fierce ...

In the wake of the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd in May 2020, Portland saw continuous nights of protests in the city for more than 100 days, many of which were declared a riot by police.

The 99-page report, “‘Kettling’ Protesters in the Bronx: Systemic Police Brutality and Its Costs in the United States,” provides a detailed account of the police response to the June 4 ...

Kettling is a term used to describe a crowd control technique where police or security forces surround a group with a cordon of officers -- sometimes in riot gear -- and physically restrict it to ...

The use by London police of "kettling" containment tactics during anti-G20 protests in 2009 was unlawful, the High Court ruled on Thursday.

Police used bicycles to form a wall around protesters while officers, including some in riot gear, attacked demonstrators — beating them with batons, kicking and punching them, and spraying them ...

The city said it will pay $21,500 to each of at least 200 protesters who were detained, arrested or met with force by police at the protest.

The judges found that the police “kettling” of a crowd detained on June 4, 2017, was legal and did not rise to an unlawful seizure or Fourth Amendment violation as alleged.

Organizers of a July 24 “Good Trouble” march in St. Charles said protestors were detained by police using the kettling tactic. The action resulted in 17 arrests during the march to honor the ...

New York City has agreed to pay several million dollars to settle a lawsuit brought by protesters who say they were assaulted, abused and trapped by police using a technique known as “kettling ...

New York City has agreed to pay several million dollars to settle a lawsuit brought by protesters who say they were assaulted, abused and trapped by police using a technique known as “kettling ...