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Myanmar cracked down brutally on protests. It may get worse.
World
March 7, 2021
Myanmar cracked down brutally on protests. It may get worse.
TOKYO (AP) — Myanmar’s security forces have killed scores of demonstrators protesting a coup. The new junta has jailed journalists…
Myanmar forces fire tear gas, stun grenades on protest as U.N. envoy calls for action
World
March 6, 2021
Myanmar forces fire tear gas, stun grenades on protest as U.N. envoy calls for action
(Reuters) – Myanmar security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to break up a protest in Yangon on Saturday,…
More protests and funeral follow deadly shootings in Myanmar
World
February 21, 2021
More protests and funeral follow deadly shootings in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Protesters gathered again Sunday all over Myanmar, a day after security forces shot dead two people…
Myanmar anti-coup protesters honor woman shot dead by police
World
February 20, 2021
Myanmar anti-coup protesters honor woman shot dead by police
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar’s two largest cities paid tribute Saturday to a young woman who died…
‘I am a child!’ Pepper spray reflects policing of Black kids
World
February 15, 2021
‘I am a child!’ Pepper spray reflects policing of Black kids
The nine-year-old Black girl sat handcuffed in the backseat of a police car, distraught and crying for her father as…
Tunisian police abuse allegations cloud democratic gains
Middle East
February 14, 2021
Tunisian police abuse allegations cloud democratic gains
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police took Ahmed Gam from the shop where he worked, accused him of looting during recent…
More than 100 arrested after protests over a Black man’s death in police custody
World
January 15, 2021
More than 100 arrested after protests over a Black man’s death in police custody
(CNN) – More than a hundred people were arrested in Brussels on Wednesday night after violent protests over the death…
No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake
World
January 6, 2021
No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin prosecutor declined Tuesday to file charges against a white police officer who shot a…
Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man
World
December 29, 2020
Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old…
Self-immolation persists as grim form of protest in Tunisia
Middle East
December 17, 2020
Self-immolation persists as grim form of protest in Tunisia
KASSERINE, Tunisia (AP) — In his old life, Hosni Kalaia remembers strolling the streets of his hometown of Kasserine in…