UK campaign calls for restrictions on rap lyrics being used to convict people Appeals against convictions where rap and drill music was part of the prosecution’s case have tripled in recent years The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025
Youth culture experts could help avoid stereotyping of young black men, say lawyers Pressure grows on CPS to tackle racial bias after student wrongly convicted after being labelled gang member The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025
Manchester 21-year-old’s conviction quashed after rap video evidence refuted Sentences of two co-appellants reduced after they were condemned by community groups as racist and unfair The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025
Four black teenagers from Manchester jailed over text messages plan to appeal Eight-year sentences for 19-year-olds have caused anger, with claims they were found ‘guilty by association’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022
Manchester MP to write to minister over ‘guilty by association’ verdicts Lucy Powell raises with Dominic Raab case of young black men jailed after taking part in a group chat The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2022
Fury in Manchester as black teenagers jailed as result of Telegram chat Four friends from Moston in north Manchester found ‘guilty by association’ say their supporters / Fury in Manchester as Telegram chat leads to jailing of black teenagers The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2022
Jailed: The violent gang 'fixated' on revenge after the brutal murder of their leader "The intention was obviously to kill" Manchester Evening News · Jul 1, 2022