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Violence erupts in East Jerusalem as Israeli police disperse protesters demonstrating against Palestinian evictions (VIDEO)

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021By Editor

Israeli police have stormed supporters of Palestinian families facing eviction in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. The clashes happened as an Israeli high court is set to judge whether the families have a chance to stay. … Read More >Violence erupts in East Jerusalem as Israeli police disperse protesters demonstrating against Palestinian evictions (VIDEO)

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Republicans wage war on trans youth & can America get back to work

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021By Editor

33 states have introduced more than 100 bills that have a clear-cut goal in totality: “to stop people from being trans.” The US economy is poised to take off in coming months as it rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic, but the recovery faces a new challenge in an apparent labor market shortage. After watching 15 seconds of police body camera footage last week, viewers of various races and political affiliations had made a decision: 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant was ‘the aggressor’. … Read More >Republicans wage war on trans youth & can America get back to work

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On Contact: Police abuse & torture

Posted on May 4, 2021May 4, 2021By Editor

Chris Hedges discusses police abuse and torture with civil rights attorney Flint Taylor. Taylor’s new book is ‘The Torture Machine: Racism and Police Violence in Chicago’. With his colleagues at the People’s Law Office, Taylor has argued landmark civil rights cases exposing the corruption and cover-ups within the Chicago Police Department … Read More >On Contact: Police abuse & torture

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Derek Chauvin guilty verdict aftermath & bootleg vaccine cards

Posted on April 22, 2021April 22, 2021By Editor

In the wake of the George Floyd murder trial, politicians, police unions, and others trip over themselves trying to twist the verdict to their own ends. Businesses in Georgia are coming under fire for not pushing back against oppressive voting laws. Covid-19 vaccination cards are being bootlegged and sold on the black market. … Read More >Derek Chauvin guilty verdict aftermath & bootleg vaccine cards

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‘Pandemic against our people’: Australians rally against deaths of indigenous people in police custody (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Posted on April 11, 2021By Editor

Hundreds have rallied in cities across Australia against the deaths of aboriginal people in prisons and police custody. The government admitted that indigenous inmates are over-represented in the justice system. … Read More >‘Pandemic against our people’: Australians rally against deaths of indigenous people in police custody (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

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Israeli lawmaker manhandled by police as protest against Palestinian evictions turns violent (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)

Posted on April 11, 2021April 11, 2021By Editor

An Israeli lawmaker has fired off an angry tirade at the government after a video appeared to show him being punched in the face by a police officer at a weekly protest in a majority-Palestinian neighborhood. … Read More >Israeli lawmaker manhandled by police as protest against Palestinian evictions turns violent (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)

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Police must avoid cracking heads because of scrutiny from RT, top Scottish law official says in explosive new report on brutality

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021By Editor

Russia’s meddling media is standing in the way of protesters getting truncheoned and tasered by officers, a new report from Scotland’s police watchdog has said, warning that RT routinely reports on heavy handed crowd control. … Read More >Police must avoid cracking heads because of scrutiny from RT, top Scottish law official says in explosive new report on brutality

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Rose McGowan on Sarah Everard vigil, police violence, Andrew Cuomo allegations & more

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to award-winning actor and activist Rose McGowan. She discusses the murder of Sarah Everard in the UK and police brutality against women holding a vigil to commemorate her and protest against violence and sexual violence against women, why Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick … Read More >Rose McGowan on Sarah Everard vigil, police violence, Andrew Cuomo allegations & more

Czech police tackle man, put him in headlock for not wearing mask as toddler cries in viral clip (VIDEO)

Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021By Editor

A disturbing video of police in the Czech Republic putting a man into a headlock after he allegedly refused to wear a face mask to protect against Covid-19 has gone viral and prompted an investigation. … Read More >Czech police tackle man, put him in headlock for not wearing mask as toddler cries in viral clip (VIDEO)

March against police brutality ends in violence in suburb of Greek capital (VIDEOS)

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

Greek police deployed tear gas and clashed with demonstrators in the Nea Smyrni suburb of Athens after several thousand people took to the streets on Tuesday, angered by footage of the recent brutal arrest of a local man. … Read More >March against police brutality ends in violence in suburb of Greek capital (VIDEOS)