UK government lawyers said there was “no evidence that equipment licensed by the UK was used during the protests,” after concerns about police brutality towards BLM protestors, especially outside the White House in June. Our reporting proves this wrong. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/oct/05/us-police-used-british-anti-riot-gear-at-black-lives-matter-protests">https://www.theguardian.com/global-de...

Picture and video show British-made anti-riot shields visibly in use by police units in Washington D.C, Salt Lake City and Atlanta. We also found many instances of misuse of the shields, where law enforcement officials used them to strike protestors and an Australian TV crew.

This excellent thread by @LHreports breaks down the reporting. Proud to have worked on this story alongside colleagues from @SkyNews + @bellingcat + investigators @bendobrown, @leone_hadavi, @hspvn, @er_woods, @LudoHekman https://twitter.com/LHreports/status/1312986846973112320?s=20">https://twitter.com/LHreports...