Tag: Police brutality

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It’s time to re-occupy, clicktivism reality TV show causes outcry, the US’ grim farewell bombing in Afghanistan

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Jay Ponti is the author of the upcoming book ‘The Political Revolutionary’s Handbook’ and a proud participant in the global Occupy Movement. This Friday is the 10th anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. … Read More >It’s time to re-occupy, clicktivism reality TV show causes outcry, the US’ grim farewell bombing in Afghanistan

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WATCH: French riot cops brutally arrest 2 women… but retreat in face of big crowd of anti-Covid pass protesters in Paris mall

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French riot police officers have been scolded for brutally arresting two women, after backing away when confronted by a big group of protesters against the so-called coronavirus health passes, who stormed a mall in central Paris. … Read More >WATCH: French riot cops brutally arrest 2 women… but retreat in face of big crowd of anti-Covid pass protesters in Paris mall

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‘My colleagues under intense pressure,’ German Police Union head tells RT after officer filmed assaulting elderly protester

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The anti-lockdown protest in Berlin wasn’t peaceful and the officers acted lawfully to contain it, the German Police Union head told RT when asked to comment on a viral clip of a cop tossing an elderly woman to the ground. … Read More >‘My colleagues under intense pressure,’ German Police Union head tells RT after officer filmed assaulting elderly protester

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UN special rapporteur on torture requests info after video shows German police officer throwing elderly woman to ground

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Nils Melzer, the United Nation’s special rapporteur on torture, has issued a request for information after a video showing a German police officer throwing an elderly woman to the floor during a protest went viral online. … Read More >UN special rapporteur on torture requests info after video shows German police officer throwing elderly woman to ground

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10 years since Mark Duggan killing and the UK uprising (Claudia Webbe MP & Alex Wheatle MBE)

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On this episode of Going Underground, we firstly speak to Claudia Webbe MP. She discusses how the killing of Mark Duggan by the police revealed the extent of institutional racism in the UK, the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement, being the chair of Operation Trident at the time when Mark Duggan was killed, the cover-up … Read More >10 years since Mark Duggan killing and the UK uprising (Claudia Webbe MP & Alex Wheatle MBE)

Categories Middle East

Israeli police clash with Palestinians trying to prevent demolition of Arab-owned shop in East Jerusalem

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Israeli security forces have used rubber bullets and tear gas against Palestinians, who were trying to stop the demolition of an Arab-owned shop in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan on Tuesday. … Read More >Israeli police clash with Palestinians trying to prevent demolition of Arab-owned shop in East Jerusalem

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The fight for abortion rights & bodycam footage of a Louisiana murder

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The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear oral arguments in a Mississippi abortion case – Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization – which would completely ban the procedure at 15 weeks after the start of a woman’s last period before conception, with no exceptions for victims of sexual assault. … Read More >The fight for abortion rights & bodycam footage of a Louisiana murder

Categories Latin America

Opposition & human rights groups brand bloody Rio favela raid a ‘massacre’, demand probe into possible extrajudicial killings

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Human rights groups and Brazilian opposition politicians have denounced one of the deadliest police raids at a Rio de Janeiro favela, which saw 25 killed. They have demanded an investigation into possible extrajudicial killings. … Read More >Opposition & human rights groups brand bloody Rio favela raid a ‘massacre’, demand probe into possible extrajudicial killings