Police clashed with protesters Wednesday night in downtown Denver, arresting six people as they used pepper spray and batons to clear the group out of Civic Center. Police officers, along […]
Seattle police mobilised to break-up 'occupied' protest zone
More than 100 officers with body armour, nightsticks, helmets and weapons swept into the ‘CHOP’ area early on Wednesday. Heavily equipped police in Seattle, Washington converged on the city’s “occupied” […]
Croatian police brutality against migrants reported to Austria
Austria’s parliament receives 1,600-page report, documenting Croatian border police brutality against irregular migrants A Bosnian volunteer has handed over more than 1,600 pages of media reports and personal testimonies to […]
U.S. Senate heads for showdown over Republican police reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate headed for a showdown on Wednesday over a Republican police reform bill that Democrats have rejected as too limited to rein in police misconduct, […]
New Zealand police officer shot dead during routine traffic stop
(Reuters) – A New Zealand police officer was killed and another seriously injured on Friday after they were shot during a routine traffic stop, the country’s police commissioner said, as […]
Three Kenyan police held after dragging woman behind motorbike
Arrest of three officers comes after video posted online sparks further outrage over police violence in Kenya. Three Kenyan police officers have been arrested after a widely circulated video showed […]
Anti-racism protesters take a knee in silence in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of anti-racism protesters in Paris took a knee and held an eight minute silence on Tuesday in memory of George Floyd, the black American whose death […]
Emboldened protesters march again, demanding police reforms after Floyd killing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A mounting wave of protests demanding police reform after the killing of a black man in Minneapolis swept across the United States on Sunday, building on the […]
Australian officials move to block Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities are taking legal action to try stop a Black Lives Matter protest scheduled to take place in Sydney on Saturday, citing the risk of an […]
Top U.N. rights official urges U.S. leadership to condemn racism, take action
GENEVA (Reuters) – The top United Nations human rights official called on U.S. leaders on Wednesday to “condemn racism unequivocally” and take actions that truly tackle inequalities in the country […]