SEATTLE—As demonstrations swept America last month in response to prosecutors failing to charge police for killing Breonna Taylor in Kentucky, hundreds of protesters here mobilized for their latest confrontation with cops. Around 1 a.m. on Sept. 24, a team of officers, many riding bicycles, advanced on activists in the freewheeling area of this city once known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) or Capitol Hill […]
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Does Brooklyn Nine-Nine qualify as “copaganda?” That’s a question that Joe Lo Truglio and the rest of the cast probably never imagined having to answer when they signed on seven years ago. As Lo Truglio tells me on this week’s episode of The Last Laugh podcast, the NBC comedy’s eighth season is currently scheduled to start production the day before the 2020 election. When the cast […]
Riots ignited in Kenosha and other US cities after white police, called to the scene of a domestic incident last week, shot African American Jacob Blake seven times in the back. Sputnik is live from Kenosha, Wisconsin, where protesters are marching on Saturday against police brutality and racial discrimination following the shooting of African-American Jacob Blake by a white police officer named Rusten Sheskey. In May, […]
Before Jacob Blake was shot at least seven times in the back on Sunday night, the Kenosha, Wisconsin police department had long been plagued by aggressive officers, claims of corruption, and a lack of accountability—including the grisly beating of two teenagers on video and a fatal shooting by a cop who was on his first day back at work after another shooting. “Corruption, lies, multiple evidence […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/0b/1080130046_0:42:3079:1773_1200x675_80_0_0_3fa0db5851d423b1a729f4ad4f040b65.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008111080130025-demonstrators-take-to-streets-of-portland-to-protest-against-police-brutality/ US President Donald Trump on Monday said the National Guard is prepared to act promptly to safeguard the city of Portland and has accused both the mayor and the governor of putting people’s lives at risk. People take to the streets of Portland for another round of protests against police brutality and racial discrimination hours after US President Donald […]
The United Nations has denounced heavy-handed police tactics used against demonstrators in Portland and other US cities during ongoing protests, taking aim at what it called baseless arrests and unnecessary violence by officers. “Peaceful demonstrations that have been taking place in cities in the US, such as Portland, really must be able to continue without those participating in them… risking arbitrary arrest or detention, being subject […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/17/1079960966_0:250:3198:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_b68a5d7291fb7c9a61cd0c4371b0c001.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007231079960937-mayor-of-portland-gets-tear-gassed-during-protest-against-police-brutality/ The mayor of Portland, Oregon, has sided with demonstrators in their call for federal officers to leave the city, accusing them of using aggressive tactics against protesters. Mayor Ted Wheeler got tear gassed by federal agents during mass protests in Portland, Oregon, against racism and police violence on Wednesday night. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/12/1079921990_0:289:3072:2017_1200x675_80_0_0_c0add9036513cd220f774a756c09edf9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202007181079922099-protesters-rally-in-france-against-police-brutality-in-memory-of-adama-traore—video/ The death of African American George Floyd, who was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis on 25 May, sparked a wave of protests and breathed new life into Black Lives Matter activists demanding an end to police brutality and racism in countries around the world, including France. Live from Beaumont-sur-Oise, France this Saturday, 18 July, as people have […]
Critics have described the Black Lives Matter movement as a “scam” and questioned the point of a move by a Major League Soccer team which has replaced player names with the names of black victims of police brutality. Philadelphia Union players wore the names of victims on the backs of their shirts when they played New York City FC in the MLS is Back Tournament in […]
Prisoners Mobilize For Black Lives And Against Brutality Behind Bars By Ella Fassler, Truthout. July 4, 2020 Prisoners Mobilize For Black Lives And Against Brutality Behind Bars2020-07-042020-07-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/protesters-outside-of-brooklyn-detention-center-getty-images.-e1593887596519.jpg200px200px Above photo: Demonstrators and family protest the death of Jamel Floyd at the hands of prison guards in front of the Brooklyn Detention Center in Brooklyn on June 26, 2020. By John Lamparski, Nurphoto via Getty Images. Over Memorial Day […]
Hasan Minhaj discusses his show Patriot Act at Build Studio on Dec. 2, 2019. Minhaj talked with NPR about talking with Keith Ellison, who is prosecuting former police in the George Floyd case. Dominik Bindl/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dominik Bindl/Getty Images Hasan Minhaj discusses his show Patriot Act at Build Studio on Dec. 2, 2019. Minhaj talked with NPR about talking with Keith Ellison, […]
On Friday, 38,000 union dockyard workers shut down all 29 US Pacific Coast ports in protest against police brutality, demonstrating a return to their Civil Rights Era solidarity with racial justice, Dan Kovalik, a human rights and labor lawyer, and Chris Smalls, a former Amazon worker, told Radio Sputnik’s Political Misfits Tuesday. The massive strike was organized on Juneteenth, a day which commemorates the end of […]
As the world grapples with questions concerning police brutality, racism, and discrimination, it’s worth taking a look back at a case that sparked outrage and calls for police reform in France a year ago. The case of Steve Maia Caniço put a long record of excessive use of force by police under the microscope. But, one year later, what has changed, if anything? Not a whole […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107966/89/1079668953_0:108:3058:1828_1200x675_80_0_0_d466a5b61fd88c48443b3d0a46e75900.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006191079668982-new-york-city-marks-juneteenth-as-thousands-of-protesters-demand-end-to-police-brutality/ NEW YORK (Sputnik) – Thousands of New York residents took gathered in lower Manhattan on Juneteenth to march to end police violence and systemic racism in the United States, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene. “No justice – no peace,” the protesters chanted on Friday as they started their march near the City Hall, which houses the office […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107964/46/1079644620_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_b33003b316015972b08bba9ae826f49f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006171079644605-anti-racism-protest-against-police-brutality-takes-place-in-atlanta—video/ Amid the Black Lives Matter movement, protests against police brutality and racial injustice have spread across all 50 of the Unites States. In Atlanta, they have been reignited with the killing of Rayshard Brooks, shot dead by a police officer in a drive-thru line at a Wendy’s fast food restaurant. The protesting against the excessive use of force by police […]
As attempts to collect videos of police violence quickly became unwieldy, two activists created a public database comprising what has become hundreds of cases. However, one technologist told Sputnik the list is just a drop in the bucket, and the practice is much older than cellphone videos. Lawyer T. Greg Doucette and mathematician Jason Miller have formed a publicly accessible database in Google Sheets of video […]
A blockchain-centric art project is pushing the boundaries of modern art with a controversial digital display. The DADA Art Collective, a loosely affiliated group of roughly a dozen visual artists across the globe, teamed up with the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces OpenSea and Mintbase plus the file-storage blockchain Arweave to publish the names and faces of American police officers accused of killing unarmed black people. The […]
The ongoing anti-racism protests have been prompted by various reasons which are going beyond the problem of police brutality and supposed racial bias against African Americans in the US, say American academics, shedding light on the driving forces and the timing of the unrest. The death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man, last month became the catalyst for nationwide protests against racism and police […]
George Floyd’s brother was among the witnesses invited by Democrats to speak at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on police brutality Wednesday morning. Republicans invited Fox News contributor Dan Bongino. Bongino, a former U.S. Secret Service agent who has made several unsuccessful bids for Congress, used his opening statement to endorse the “few bad apples” theory of police misconduct. But by the time he was getting […]
George Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd (right) and cousin Shareeduh Tate speak during a memorial service for George Floyd in Minneapolis last week. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption toggle caption Bebeto Matthews/AP George Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd (right) and cousin Shareeduh Tate speak during a memorial service for George Floyd in Minneapolis last week. Floyd died […]
The former US ambassador to the European Union has compared President Donald Trump to Benito Mussolini, Italy’s fascist strongman, insisting he has only widened racial divisions among citizens as protests rage around the US. The former envoy, Anthony Gardner – who served under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017 – told Politico on Monday that Trump’s actions and rhetoric were reminiscent of Il Duce, the […]
The families of George Floyd and others slain by law enforcement have joined the ACLU and hundreds of other activist groups in urging the UN Human Rights Council to convene an urgent meeting to address police violence in the US. The victims’ families – which include those of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown and Philando Castile, who were all killed at the hands of police […]
Joe Biden Is A Racist Who Loves Police Brutality By Rebecca Margolies, Left Voice. June 8, 2020 Joe Biden Is A Racist Who Loves Police Brutality2020-06-082020-06-08https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/joe-biden-meets-with-connecticut-police-from-nbc-ct-e1591637620777.jpg200px200px Above photo: Joe Biden meets with Connecticut police from NBC CT. While liberals want us to believe that voting for Joe Biden is the solution to all the ills of the racist capitalist system, the fact remains that Biden is a dedicated, […]
One of the world’s most famous porn stars, Riley Reid, has thrown her weight behind the Black Lives Matter protests, revealing that her great grandfather was honored by Martin Luther King Jr. for his civil rights work. Reid has been vocal about her support for the protests that have sprang up in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers. The 28-year-old […]
How Endless War Contributes To Police Brutality By Bonnie Kristian, Responsible Statecraft. June 7, 2020 How Endless War Contributes To Police Brutality2020-06-072020-06-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/endlesswar-e1591539658184.jpg200px200px Above photo: May 31, 2020; Athens, GA, USA; Athens-Clark County police officers in riot gear and backed up by a military vehicle move in on the protesters to remove them from Broad Street late in the evening in downtown Athens, Ga, on Sunday, May 31, […]
US 19:24 GMT 07.06.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107954/77/1079547723_0:120:3118:1874_1200x675_80_0_0_5817e4d4d6d152149dc5b26e27aca0a0.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006071079547257-washington-dc-sees-another-round-of-protests-against-police-brutality—video/ Earlier in the day, US President Donald Trump ordered the National Guard to start withdrawing from Washington DC where it had been deployed earlier amid violent protests against police aggression. Watch a live broadcast from Dupont Circle in Washington DC where demonstrators are gathering on Sunday to protest against police brutality and racial […]
Medical Workers Die-In To Protest Police Brutality By Ben Verde, Brooklyn Paper. June 7, 2020 Medical Workers Die-In To Protest Police Brutality2020-06-072020-06-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/suny_downstate-e1591541407298.jpg200px200px Above photo: Emergency medical residents at SUNY Downstate participated in a die-in on Thursday to protest police brutality. Paul Frangipane. New York – Hundreds of medical workers at SUNY Downstate staged a die-in on Thursday to protest police brutality and the health disparities that affect black […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107954/68/1079546824_0:226:3239:2047_1200x675_80_0_0_739d5b1767378dee9e4ebb6633eefce5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006071079546785-new-yorkers-take-to-the-streets-in-another-round-of-protests-against-police-brutality—-video/ This comes amid an announcement made by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio earlier today that the curfew in the city was to be lifted “effective immediately”. Watch a live broadcast from New York City where people are gathering on Sunday to continue protesting against police aggression and racial discrimination nearly two weeks after the death of African […]
Demonstrators march down Pennsylvania Avenue. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption toggle caption Tyrone Turner/WAMU Demonstrators march down Pennsylvania Avenue. Tyrone Turner/WAMU Tens of thousands of demonstrators crisscrossed Washington, D.C., on Saturday, as protests against police brutality in the nation’s capital continued into a second straight weekend. Multiple groups gathered peacefully at several major landmarks, from the Lincoln Memorial to the U.S. Capitol to the newly minted Black […]
A police officer was set on fire while confronting a group of demonstrators in Mexico. Protests and rioting in the country were triggered by the death of a local man shortly after his detention. The incident occurred in the city of Guadalajara, the capital of Mexico’s western state of Jalisco. The video circulating on social media shows a group of police officers on motorcycles in a […]
Protesters kneel in front of New York City officers before being arrested for violating curfew on Wednesday. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP Protesters kneel in front of New York City officers before being arrested for violating curfew on Wednesday. John Minchillo/AP On Wednesday what appeared to be overwhelmingly peaceful protests compared to earlier days persisted across the U.S. Also Wednesday, prosecutors said the […]
A statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi has been defaced in the US capital, with vandals spray-painting obscenities on the monument as heated protests carry on in the city. Police have yet to identify the culprits. Photos of the statue circulated on social media on Wednesday, some appearing to show the words “rapist” and “racist” scrawled on its base in bright orange paint. The DC […]
At least two NYPD officers and a number of civilians were injured in a barrage of gunshots in Brooklyn, where protests over police violence rage on. The suspect was reportedly shot and killed in the incident. The two officers and up to three others were taken to the hospital on Tuesday night after the shooting – in which between 10 and 20 shots rang out – […]