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UK slave trader’s statue toppled in anti-racism protests
World
June 8, 2020
UK slave trader’s statue toppled in anti-racism protests
Protesters tore down the statue of a notorious British slave trader Sunday and dumped it in a harbor on the…
Minneapolis council vows police dismantling as protests continue
World
June 8, 2020
Minneapolis council vows police dismantling as protests continue
Councilors in the US city of Minneapolis pledged late Sunday to dismantle and rebuild the police department, after the death…
Turning grief into change, movement targets racial injustice
World
June 6, 2020
Turning grief into change, movement targets racial injustice
Momentum for what many hope is a sustained movement aimed at tackling racial injustice and police reforms promised to grow…
‘We want to breathe, too’: solidarity from Iraq
Middle East
June 6, 2020
‘We want to breathe, too’: solidarity from Iraq
Seventeen years after US troops invaded their country and eight months since protests engulfed their cities, Iraqis are sending solidarity,…
America’s unrest: why I am protesting
World
June 3, 2020
America’s unrest: why I am protesting
A week of protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of a police…
Clashes at Paris protest against racism and deadly police violence
World
June 3, 2020
Clashes at Paris protest against racism and deadly police violence
Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Paris on Tuesday after around 20,000 people defied a ban to rally…
US protests defy curfews as Trump faces backlash for violent crackdown
World
June 3, 2020
US protests defy curfews as Trump faces backlash for violent crackdown
Protesters defied curfews across the United States Tuesday as leaders scrambled to stem anger over police racism while President Donald…
Trump threatens military mobilization against violent US protests
World
June 2, 2020
Trump threatens military mobilization against violent US protests
President Donald Trump vowed to order a military crackdown on once-in-a-generation violent protests gripping the United States, saying he was…
US heads into a new week shaken by violence and frustration
World
June 1, 2020
US heads into a new week shaken by violence and frustration
WASHINGTON (AP) — After six straight days of unrest, America headed into a new work week Monday with neighborhoods in…
Protests over death of George Floyd turn violent again despite curfews, National Guard
World
June 1, 2020
Protests over death of George Floyd turn violent again despite curfews, National Guard
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Looting broke out on Sunday in Southern California, a tanker truck drove into marchers in Minneapolis and…