Institute of Race Relations News Service

02/07/2025

IRR statement on prosription of Palestine Action

16/06/2025

In a dangerous precedent French police have fired tear gas and pepper spray against asylum seekers…

11/06/2025

‼️Our new criminal justice archive is out today‼️

It documents key moments from our Race & Class journal - here are some of them. 📷

Full archive and timeline link in bio 🙏🏽

25/05/2025

🚨On the 5th anniversary of the death of George Floyd - paramilitary policing is growing across the globe, especially in Europe.

Read the full report here: https://irr.org.uk/article/paramilitary-policing-against-the-people-colonial-continuities-and-the-challenge-from-below/

24/01/2025

We are so excited to present our new Calendar of Racism and Resistance graphic designed by the very talented Kyle Alexander. Together, we wanted to portray IRR past and present showing resistance and building towards a world without chains.

Kyle is a q***r lino printer inspired by union and labour art traditions as well as the everyday sensuality, work and joy of community care. You can see more of their work at

28/11/2024

📣Come work with us!

IRR is looking for a dynamic Deputy Director to help drive the organisation forward in these challenging times so that it can fulfil its mission to educate, inform and influence people across society.

Find out more and apply here ⤵️

Information on job vacancies and volunteering opportunities at the Institute of Race Relations.

18/11/2024

LATEST IRR NEWS

Channel crossings and national security - a toxic mix

🖊️ Editorial
🗓️ Calendar of racism & resistance
📚 Latest Race & Class

🔗https://bit.ly/IRRNEWS14112024

18/11/2024

🚨IRR News is now on Bluesky, you can follow us here: https://bsky.app/profile/irrnews.bsky.social

If you haven't already give us a follow on threads here: https://threads.net/

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22/02/2024

🚨 BIG SALE ON ALL IRR AND R&C MATERIALS

We are currently selling all IRR and Race & Class materials at 50% OFF!
Check out our shop to find books, pamphlets, reports, Race & Class journals and more, all at half price.

Link to our shop in our linktree!

22/02/2024

📣 IRR NEWSLETTER IS OUT NOW!

The persecution of migrants and the criminalisation of protest

🗓️ Calendar of Racism & Resistance
✍️ New piece written by IRR director Liz Fekete
🏷️ 50% OFF all IRR and R&C materials

In this week's editorial we share the outrage of migrant and refugee advocacy groups such as , , and , at the cruel prosecution of Ibrahima Bah, from Senegal, that has led to his unjust conviction for facilitating illegal immigration and manslaughter.

Much of this week's calendar is taken up with charting the authoritarian proposals - not least through amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill - being proposed by the government and counter-extremism tsars, to crack down on demonstrations in support of Palestinians and calling for a ceasefire in the war in Gaza.

Read via the linktree in our bio.

08/02/2024

📣 NEW IRR NEWSLETTER OUT NOW!

Campaigns make headway - read our latest Calendar of Racism and Resistance

This week we focus on the stories of resistance of organised campaigns in the launching of legal interventions against the government.

We also highlight two important pieces of research on the deadly consequences of the 'Stop the Boat' deal between the UK & France and on the alarming number of deaths in police custody in Scotland.

Read the full calendar and newsletter via the link in our bio.