police brutality
Egypt convicts 9 policemen over torturing, killing street vendor
Egypt
December 13, 2020
Egypt convicts 9 policemen over torturing, killing street vendor
The North Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday sentenced a police officer and eight non-commissioned officers from the Amiriya police station…
Uproar in France over proposed limits on filming police
World
November 30, 2020
Uproar in France over proposed limits on filming police
PARIS (AP) — French activists fear that a proposed new security law will deprive them of a potent weapon against…
Afghan migrant: I thought France was humane until police beat me
Middle East
November 25, 2020
Afghan migrant: I thought France was humane until police beat me
PARIS (Reuters) – Murtaza Khademi left his home in Afghanistan and smuggled himself into France because he thought he would…
Police arrest 10 in Portland, 50 in New York on night after US vote
World
November 5, 2020
Police arrest 10 in Portland, 50 in New York on night after US vote
(Reuters) – Police in the city of Portland made arrests and seized fireworks, hammers and a rifle after late night…
Philly shooting brings policing, racism back into campaign
World
October 29, 2020
Philly shooting brings policing, racism back into campaign
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The fatal shooting of another Black man on America’s streets by police — with subsequent unrest —…
Philadelphia victim’s family sought ambulance, not police
World
October 28, 2020
Philadelphia victim’s family sought ambulance, not police
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The family of a Black man killed by Philadelphia police officers in a shooting caught on video…
Trump, Biden fight over the raging virus, climate and race
World
October 23, 2020
Trump, Biden fight over the raging virus, climate and race
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden fought over how to tame the raging coronavirus…
Sudanese return to streets over dire living conditions
Middle East
October 22, 2020
Sudanese return to streets over dire living conditions
CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese protesters took to the streets in the capital and across the country Wednesday over dire living…
Tens of thousands protest across Thailand in defiance of ban
World
October 17, 2020
Tens of thousands protest across Thailand in defiance of ban
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in a wave of protests across Bangkok and…
Tunisian protesters clash with police after man dies in bulldozed kiosk
Middle East
October 14, 2020
Tunisian protesters clash with police after man dies in bulldozed kiosk
TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of stone-throwing protesters clashed with police in a provincial Tunisian town on Tuesday after authorities bulldozed…