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Investigation into police violence on women's anti-violence march

By Liz Fekete

1 August 1997

Immigrants and young women were specifically targeted by Stockholm police when they violently broke up a 'Reclaim the Streets' march.

Now the minister of justice, Laila Freivalds, has indicated that 'every situation where the police have over-reacted will be thoroughly investigated'.

Internationalen 13.3.97, Metro 22.3.97

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