police brutality
Israelis of Ethiopian descent protest over police shooting
Middle East
July 3, 2019
Israelis of Ethiopian descent protest over police shooting
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Thousands of Israelis of Ethiopian descent and their supporters staged sit-down protests at major road junctions…
Egypt court upholds imprisonment of 9 police officers for murdering 4 citizens
Egypt
March 11, 2019
Egypt court upholds imprisonment of 9 police officers for murdering 4 citizens
Egypt’s Court of Cassation on Monday upheld an earlier ruling by the al-Mahalla al-Kubra Criminal Court sentencing nine police officers…
Sohag police officers given 3 years in prison for torturing suspect to death
Egypt
February 12, 2019
Sohag police officers given 3 years in prison for torturing suspect to death
The Sohag Criminal Court on Monday sentenced three police officers to three years in prison each over charges of torturing a…
Egypt’s parliament condemns attack on journalists by pharmacist syndicate guards
Egypt
December 23, 2018
Egypt’s parliament condemns attack on journalists by pharmacist syndicate guards
House of Representatives’ Speaker Ali Abdel Aal on Saturday condemned an attack by the Egyptian pharmacists syndicate’s security guards…
Jailed Chinese activist’s life in ‘immediate’ danger: rights groups
World
November 5, 2018
Jailed Chinese activist’s life in ‘immediate’ danger: rights groups
China’s first “cyber-dissident” Huang Qi is in danger of dying under police custody if he does not receive medical treatment…
New US series spotlights Trayvon Martin killing
Cinema/TV
August 1, 2018
New US series spotlights Trayvon Martin killing
The killing of Trayvon Martin, a black teenager who went to a Florida store for Skittles but was shot…
US police officers behind Baton Rouge shooting of black man will not face charges
World
March 28, 2018
US police officers behind Baton Rouge shooting of black man will not face charges
The police shooting of Alton Sterling sparked nationwide protests as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. But the state…
Non-commissioned police officer kills employee after disagreement on land
Egypt
March 20, 2018
Non-commissioned police officer kills employee after disagreement on land
A non-commissioned police officer killed on Tuesday an employee in the consumer association of Monufiya governorate after a disagreement erupted…
Egypt Foreign Minister criticizes BBC during UN meeting
Egypt
February 28, 2018
Egypt Foreign Minister criticizes BBC during UN meeting
In his speech to the high-level segment of the 37th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in…
Military takeover in Rio sparks fears of police brutality
World
February 28, 2018
Military takeover in Rio sparks fears of police brutality
One by one, three black Brazilian men matter-of-factly give tips for interacting with police that sound very much like “the…