Above photo: Cuban Americans rally against the Cuban government outside of the White House, July 17, 2021. Jose Luis Magana | AP. The involvement of foreign nationals in the domestic affairs of Cuba is on a level that can scarcely be conceived of in the United States. Havana -After gaining access to their private Facebook group, MintPress can reveal that the people who sparked the July 11 protests in Cuba are planning similar actions for October and November. The group, La Villa del Humor, is widely credited with providing the initial spark that ignited nationwide protests on the Caribbean island in the summer, the most significant demonstrations since […]
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Above photo: Indigenous Environmental Network. “We have everything to lose and no time to wait.” Washington, D.C. — Thousands of people are expected to take part in a week of protests at the White House this October 11-15 to pressure President Biden to declare a climate emergency and end all new fossil fuel projects. Composed of hundreds of Indigenous, Black, environmental, climate justice, youth, and social justice organizations, the Build Back Fossil Free coalition will launch the People Vs. Fossil Fuels: Biden’s Test week of action in advance of the Glasgow COP26 Climate Summit. With that summit representing what many consider […]
Farmer Leaders Say Monday’s Strike Has Energised Protesters. Thousands of Indian farmers blocked traffic on major roads and railway lines in the national capital Delhi on Monday as they marked one year since the passage of the federal government’s contentious agricultural laws. The farmers called for a nationwide strike to renew their protests against the “black laws” that they believe will bring an end to their livelihood, demonstrations that first began 10 months ago. The government says the changes will benefit farmers, but unions fear they could take away the protections provided by state-run markets. “The strike was observed in several parts of the country […]
Guatemalans Continue Anti-Government Protests By Jeff Abbott, Al Jazeera. November 29, 2020 Guatemalans Continue Anti-Government Protests2020-11-292020-11-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/guate.png200px200px Above photo: A man raises his fist as he takes part in a protest to demand the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei on November 22. Luis Echeverria/Reuters. ‘We are fed up.’ Guatemala’s Congress annulled a contentious budget this week, but protesters are still calling for the president and legislators to resign. Guatemala City, Guatemala – Guatemalans have returned to protest across the country for the second Saturday in a row, as discontent with President Alejandro Giammattei and his government continues. More than 2,000 people gathered in […]
Nigerians Reject US Imperialism With #EndSARS Protests By Jacqueline Luqman, The Real News. November 26, 2020 Nigerians Reject US Imperialism With #EndSARS Protests2020-11-262020-11-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/abiodun-e1606440047346.jpg200px200px Above photo: Activist Abiodun Aremu speaks in a microphone as he takes part in a march to protest against the government’s failure to agree on a new minimum wage during a rally in Lagos, on October 30, 2018. Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP via Getty Images. At the root of Nigeria’s #EndSARS movement is a popular rejection of corruption, exploitation, and the abuse of poor and working-class people. But the movement is also a rejection of neoliberalism, militarism, […]
Neighbors Explain What Protests Against Systemic Racism Mean To Them November 24, 2020 Neighbors Explain What Protests Against Systemic Racism Mean To Them2020-11-242020-11-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/dee-dwyer-e1606222378764.jpg200px200px Above photo: Hours after a D.C. police officer fatally shot Deon Kay in early September, protesters converged outside the 7th District police station. Dee Dwyer / DCist. Voices of Wards 7 and 8. Demonstrators took to the D.C. streets in late May, protesting police brutality and the systemic racism Black people face. It was part of a larger movement inspired by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but Floyd wasn’t the only name protesters chanted. They called for justice for Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud […]
Massive Protests In Guatemala Against President And The Congress By La Izquierda Diario Argentina, Left Voice. November 23, 2020 Massive Protests In Guatemala Against President And The Congress2020-11-232020-11-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/guatemala.jpg200px200px Above photo: EFE/Esteban Biba. Thousands of Guatemalans demonstrated this Saturday in front of the National Palace of Culture, the seat of the national government in the center of Guatemala City, to express their rejection of the government of President Alejandro Giammattei and the Congress of the Republic. At least 10,000 people rallied in the central square of the country’s capital, in front of the seat of government, to express their dissatisfaction after 10 […]
Pompeo’s Vineyard Visit Met With Palestinian Protests By Akram al-Waara, Middle East Eye. November 19, 2020 Pompeo’s Vineyard Visit Met With Palestinian Protests2020-11-192020-11-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/pompeo-e1605831290217.jpg200px200px Above photo: Palestinians demonstrate near the Israeli settlement of Psagot against the visit by Mike Pompeo. AFP. Sour Grapes. Palestinians who have been locked out of their land by Israeli settlers rail against secretary of state’s controversial visit to Psagot. Thundering booms and clouds of smoke adorned the entrance to Psagot on Wednesday morning in anticipation of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s arrival at its Israeli winery. But these were no welcoming fireworks. Hundreds of Palestinian protesters […]
Nigerian Government Revealing Its True Character In Response To Youth Protests By Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. November 16, 2020 Nigerian Government Revealing Its True Character In Response To Youth Protests2020-11-162020-11-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/fuel-protesters-e1605553320154.jpg200px200px Youth protests against police violence in Nigeria, the #EndSARS movement, gained international attention with solidarity protests around the world. To understand those protests and the context of the political, economic and social environment in Nigeria, I speak with Comrade Abiodun Aremu, the general secretary of the Joint Action Front and the co-coordinator of the Amil Cabral Ideological School Movement. Aremu speaks about the failure of the government to fulfill the […]
How To Identify Visible (And Invisible) Surveillance At Protests By Matthew Guariglia, EFF. November 10, 2020 How To Identify Visible (And Invisible) Surveillance At Protests2020-11-102020-11-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/surveillance-camera-1_1.png200px200px UPDATE Nov. 5, 2020. Want a crash course in how to identify surveillance technologies at protests? Watch EFF’s new video presentation on How to Observe Police Surveillance at Protests. The 25-minute video, taught by Senior Investigative Researcher Dave Maass, explains how you can identify various police surveillance technologies, like body-worn cameras, drones, and automated license plate readers, which may be used to surveil demonstrations. In the video, you will learn: Where to look for these devices How these technologies look How […]
Post-Election Protests In US Cities Met With Mass Arrests November 7, 2020 Post-Election Protests In US Cities Met With Mass Arrests2020-11-072020-11-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/arrest-e1604780410347.jpg200px200px Above photo: Police arrest a protester on November 4, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. AP Photo/Paula Bronstein. Protests demanding that every outstanding vote in the presidential election be counted have sprung up in major US cities, including New York City, Portland, Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis and Seattle. The demonstrations followed the conclusion of Tuesday’s vote and President Donald Trump’s false declarations that he already won the election before millions of mail-in and absentee ballots had yet to be counted. As of this […]
Protests Against Greed And Inequality Are Spreading Like Wildfire Through Latin America By Alan Macleod, Mintpress News. October 25, 2020 Protests Against Greed And Inequality Are Spreading Like Wildfire Through Latin America2020-10-252020-10-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/latinamerica-e1603655060183.jpg200px200px Above photo: Fire from a molotov cocktail explodes in front of police as a police vehicle shoots water at protesters who marched against the commemoration of the discovery of the Americas, organized by Indigenous groups demanding autonomy and the recovery of ancestral land in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 12, 2020. Esteban Felix | AP. Historic protests are taking place across Latin America as people take to the streets to voice […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/13/1080814234_0:0:3015:1695_1200x675_80_0_0_d6b85609c9fedddf5b8445d7b93f8467.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Andrei Dergalin. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/latam/202010191080814083-churches-set-ablaze-amid-protests-in-chiles-capital-photo-video/ The protests in Santiago come a week ahead of the impending constitutional referendum in the country, slated to take place on 25 October. The recent protests in the Chilean capital Santiago were marked by the devastation of two churches as the initially peaceful rallies that started on Sunday, 18 October, ended up being marred by violence, vandalism and looting. One of the churches, located close to Plaza Italia, got “burned to the ground as hooded protesters cheered”, while the second church, which also “sustained fire damage”, was looted, according to AFP. The […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0b/1080738835_0:0:3071:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_19871c180d22b937a1ed59f34aadbb52.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202010181080806380-nearly-60-people-detained-at-saturday-protests-across-belarus-interior-ministry-says/ MINSK (Sputnik) – Almost 60 people have been detained during unauthorized opposition protests across Belarus on Saturday, including 43 participants in students’ demonstration in Minsk, the Belarusian Interior Ministry’s spokeswoman, Olga Chemodanova, said on Sunday. The opposition march of more than 100 people began at around 12:50 local time (09:50 GMT) on Saturday near a Minsk university, but was soon dispersed by police in riot gear. According to the Minsk-based Viasna human rights center, at least 30 people, including three reporters, have been detained. In addition, several dozen opposition supporters held a traditional women’s […]
Riot police use water cannons to disperse pro-democracy protesters during an anti-government rally in Bangkok on Friday. NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption NurPhoto via Getty Images Riot police use water cannons to disperse pro-democracy protesters during an anti-government rally in Bangkok on Friday. NurPhoto via Getty Images Riot police in Bangkok used water cannon and charged crowds to disperse thousands of protesters in the Thai capital, a day after the government officially banned street rallies demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a new constitution and reform of the country’s monarchy. Mostly students defied a government ban […]
At least 118 officers have left the Seattle Police Department (SPD) following mass Black Lives Matter protests and city budget cuts. It currently has around 1,200 officers on its force – the lowest number in a decade. According to statistics from the mayor’s office, the month of September typically sees five to seven officers depart from the department, but this year a whopping 39 officers left, including three who were still in training. Other departures included officers who sought lateral moves to other departments or retired altogether. Making those numbers even more dire is the fact they don’t include another 14 […]
Disney added a warning on its streaming service to some of its titles with racist depictions, including Dumbo. The crows’ appearance and musical number in the movie “pay homage to racist minstrel shows,” Disney said. LMPC/LMPC via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption LMPC/LMPC via Getty Images Disney added a warning on its streaming service to some of its titles with racist depictions, including Dumbo. The crows’ appearance and musical number in the movie “pay homage to racist minstrel shows,” Disney said. LMPC/LMPC via Getty Images Many people have long said certain Disney classics, like Peter Pan, Dumbo and The Aristocats, […]
Video of Amy Cooper calling the police on a Black man went viral on social media this summer. The man says he asked Cooper to put her dog on a leash in New York’s Central Park. Christian Cooper via Facebook/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Christian Cooper via Facebook/Screenshot by NPR Video of Amy Cooper calling the police on a Black man went viral on social media this summer. The man says he asked Cooper to put her dog on a leash in New York’s Central Park. Christian Cooper via Facebook/Screenshot by NPR Amy Cooper, the white woman who was […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0e/1080772497_0:197:3026:1899_1200x675_80_0_0_0ada6cb5304cdfde5570ecf7031461da.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010141080772489-thailand-issues-emergency-decree-over-anti-government-protests-/ Citizens in Bangkok took to the prime minister’s office on Wednesday calling for his resignation and political reforms, including the introduction of a new constitution and limiting the monarch’s powers. The Thai government has declared an emergency decree amid continuing anti-government protests in the country, state TV reported on early Thursday. The announcement said that citizens have recently incited “illegal public assemblies” and confronted law enforcement in the Thai capital, so the government felt the need to introduce urgent measures to establish law and order in the country. On Wednesday, thousands of protesters confronted the […]
On the first day of Senate hearings over the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, supporters and opponents of the confirmation confront each other in front of the Supreme Court. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption toggle caption Tyrone Turner/WAMU On the first day of Senate hearings over the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, supporters and opponents of the confirmation confront each other in front of the Supreme Court. Tyrone Turner/WAMU Updated at 4:40 p.m. ET Demonstrators supporting and opposing Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett gathered on Capitol Hill Monday as her confirmation […]
Nearly all parts of the US were shaken by a wave of unrest after the death of George Floyd on 25 May. The riots went on for weeks, with many stores looted, public property damaged and thousands of arrests made. New York Police Department is preparing for a new wave of protests in the run up to the presidential election and has urged all its uniformed officers to get ready for deployment from 25 October onwards, according to an internal memo obtained by the New York Post and CNN. The document, reportedly written by NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, describes the forthcoming […]
Belarusian tennis ace Aryna Sabalenka has apologised for confrontational comments in response to criticism over her silence over protests taking place across the nation, but blamed “harassment” online for her outburst. Women’s top 20 player Sabalenka had received derogatory comments from some Belarusians for a post on Instagram in which she discussed a new makeup routine, and was criticised for not making any statement on the unrest in Belarus, which has come about amid allegations of corruption against current president Alexander Lukashenko during the 2020 elections in the country. One Instagram user commented it was “embarrassing” the 22-year-old simply chose to […]
Former Wolfe City, Texas, police Officer Shaun Lucas, shown here in a booking photo, has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man at a convenience store. Hunt County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office via AP hide caption toggle caption Hunt County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office via AP Former Wolfe City, Texas, police Officer Shaun Lucas, shown here in a booking photo, has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man at a convenience store. Hunt County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office via AP Shaun Lucas, a white police officer facing a murder charge in the killing of […]
The inflammatory social media personality who allegedly incited the assault of a Jewish journalist in Brooklyn during Wednesday night demonstrations against new pandemic-related restrictions says he will be allowed to turn himself in to police on unspecified charges after this weekend. Harold “Heshy” Tischler—caught on video swaggering through crowds of irate ultra-Orthodox Jewish youths with a Trump bumper sticker on his shirt, and apparently goading protesters into striking reporter Jacob Kornbluh earlier this week—announced to his Twitter followers Friday afternoon that he was “being arrested” Monday morning at the local police stationhouse, but insisted he would “be pleading not guilty.” The […]
Two Daily Caller journalists, as well as other reporters, sustained injuries from police officers while covering protests in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and were detained for breaking curfew, despite identifying themselves as press. In video footage from the incident, Daily Caller Chief Video Director Richie McGinnis is filming an arrest being made by officers when he is asked to show his press badge, which he does. He is then told to leave the area, an order he complies with. “Don’t let me catch you!” an officer yells as the journalist is walking away. “I’m out,” McGinnis says, making his way to a car […]
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, pictured in March 2019, told NPR the threat posed by individuals subscribing to extremist ideology is a nationwide problem. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption toggle caption Paul Sancya/AP Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, pictured in March 2019, told NPR the threat posed by individuals subscribing to extremist ideology is a nationwide problem. Paul Sancya/AP Following the arrest of 13 people who plotted to kidnap the governor of Michigan and instigate a civil war, the state’s attorney general warns American extremist ideology is on the rise — spurred in part, she says, by President Trump. Early reports of […]
Minneapolis police announced more than 50 arrests were made Wednesday night during protests. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Minneapolis police announced more than 50 arrests were made Wednesday night during protests. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Police in Minneapolis say more than four dozen people were arrested during protests Wednesday night. Demonstrators descended on downtown streets following the release of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd in May. Officials said Thursday that Minneapolis police and other law enforcement agencies made a total of 51 arrests overnight, including one […]
Some 400 people were detained following clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Indonesia on Tuesday, following the passing of a controversial new labor law. Molotov cocktails, missiles, and water cannons were deployed by demonstrators and police respectively during the protests in response to the contentious law, which had been passed with the aim of stabilizing Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Eyewitness footage purports to show local government offices aflame, as protesters clashed with heavily armed riot police in a number of cities. There were protests in at least 12 locations across Indonesia, with 183 people arrested in Palembang in South Sumatra […]
“The government chooses to persecute us for doing no more than exercising our right to defend ourselves, our home, our property and our family,” said Mark McCloskey, alongside his wife Patricia on Tuesday outside the Carnahan Courthouse. St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS via Getty Images “The government chooses to persecute us for doing no more than exercising our right to defend ourselves, our home, our property and our family,” said Mark McCloskey, alongside his wife Patricia on Tuesday outside the Carnahan Courthouse. St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS via Getty Images Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the […]
People gather for a march, rally and candlelight vigil in honor Jonathan Price in Wolfe City, Texas, on Monday. Wolfe City police officer Shaun Lucas has been charged in relation to the fatal shooting. Montinique Monroe/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Montinique Monroe/Getty Images People gather for a march, rally and candlelight vigil in honor Jonathan Price in Wolfe City, Texas, on Monday. Wolfe City police officer Shaun Lucas has been charged in relation to the fatal shooting. Montinique Monroe/Getty Images A white Texas police officer has been arrested and charged with the murder of a Black man after a preliminary […]
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, pictured on Sept. 23, did not pursue charges related to the killing of Breonna Taylor. Her family lawyers say that indicates bias. Timothy D. Easley/AP hide caption toggle caption Timothy D. Easley/AP Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, pictured on Sept. 23, did not pursue charges related to the killing of Breonna Taylor. Her family lawyers say that indicates bias. Timothy D. Easley/AP Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Monday refuted accusations by Breonna Taylor’s family that he improperly handled the case that led to the indictment of just one officer involved in the fatal March shooting. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/06/1080678454_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_d439238a2c09580ac6fd8b584a05a056.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010061080678484-video-massive-fire-engulfes-white-house-amid-protests-in-kyrgyz-capital/ The fire in the building of the Kyrgyz White House, which hosts the parliament and the presidential office, started shortly after protesters seized it on early Tuesday as mass demonstrations erupted in Bishkek after preliminary results of the parliamentary election were released. Video recorded by Sputnik correspondents near the Bishkek White House shows the building engulfed in fire, with flames moving to other floors after the fire started in the upper part of the building. Firefighters arrived to the scene shortly after the fire began. Earlier on Tuesday, the White House was […]
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation says the nation’s current monuments offer an “incomplete and even inaccurate” picture of the nation’s diversity and complicated history. So it’s pledging $250 million over five years to change that. “Statues are not just bodies in bronze, and monuments are not just stone pillars,” the foundation’s announcement says. “They instruct. They lift up the stories of those who are seen, dominate the stories of those who are unseen, and too often propagate menacingly incomplete accounts of our country’s past.” The foundation is among the largest funders of arts and humanities in the United States. The new […]
YouTube Megan Thee Stallion used her performance on Saturday Night Live‘s season premiere to criticize Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron for failing to deliver justice for Breonna Taylor. During Megan’s first song of the night, her viral single “Savage,” the backdrop of her set read “Protect Black Women.” About halfway through the song, after Beyoncé‘s verse from the song’s remix played over the stage’s loudspeakers, the music cut out to the sound of rapid gunfire while Megan and her dancers stood silently in front of a screen riddled with images of gunshots. The dramatic pause included a recording of Malcolm X, […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Thousands of people protested against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu across Israel on Saturday, police made multiple arrests and handed out fines to demonstrators agitated by the new coronavirus restrictions, the Haaretz newspaper reports. An estimated 130,000 people participated in the Saturday protests in Israel. Mounted police units were deployed in Tel Aviv, where protesters clashed with police, who reportedly punched some protesters. עימותים קשים בין שוטרים למפגינים ברחוב יפת. שוטר יסמ שלח אליי אגרוף תוך כדי תנועה על אופנוע. יציאה מפרופורציה של המשטרה pic.twitter.com/tnIT7saqnF — Bar Peleg (@bar_peleg) October 3, 2020 The Haaretz said that […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/03/1080657308_0:0:3382:1902_1200x675_80_0_0_53273702d369ff559361d84f26553390.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202010031080657352-belaruss-security-forces-detain-11-people-during-saturdays-unauthorised-protests/ MINSK (Sputnik) – Belarusian security forces have detained 11 people who participated in unauthorised protests in the city of Minsk on Saturday, the press service of the capital’s police department said. “They [security forces] detained 11 protesters,” a representative from the police department said. No journalists were among those who were detained during the latest day of protests in the Belarusian capital, the police representative added. A series of unauthorised opposition protests have been held across Belarus in the weeks that have followed the 9 August presidential election, which saw incumbent Alexander Lukashenko win […]
Twitter said it will make changes to how preview images are cropped amid concerns about possible bias. Some Twitter users posted images the site’s algorithm selected white faces over Black ones in preview images. Richard Drew/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Drew/AP Twitter said it will make changes to how preview images are cropped amid concerns about possible bias. Some Twitter users posted images the site’s algorithm selected white faces over Black ones in preview images. Richard Drew/AP Twitter says it is making changes to how preview photos are cropped after users raised concerns that the site’s algorithm was showing preferences […]
Bombing victim Sarah Collins Rudolph, pictured in 2013, argues that Ku Klux Klan members who attacked the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963 were “inspired and motivated by then-Gov. [George] Wallace’s racist rhetoric.” Dave Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Dave Martin/AP Bombing victim Sarah Collins Rudolph, pictured in 2013, argues that Ku Klux Klan members who attacked the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963 were “inspired and motivated by then-Gov. [George] Wallace’s racist rhetoric.” Dave Martin/AP Sarah Collins Rudolph was 12 years old when the explosion of a bomb, planted by the Ku Klux Klan, […]
A federal judge has rejected a request to repeal statewide restrictions on religious gatherings in Colorado, insisting the coronavirus still poses too great a risk to residents. The move was scorched by civil liberties advocates. US District Judge Christine Arguello ruled this week that allowing such gatherings would “present a high risk of harm to the state of Colorado as well as the public in general,” declining to overturn a 175-person limit on religious events imposed by Governor Jared Polis. “Numerous courts have considered, and persuasively rejected, nearly identical arguments,” Arguello wrote in her decision, referring to the case brought by […]
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, shown here earlier this month, has filed a motion requesting more time to release a grand jury recording in the Breonna Taylor case. Timothy D. Easley/AP hide caption toggle caption Timothy D. Easley/AP Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, shown here earlier this month, has filed a motion requesting more time to release a grand jury recording in the Breonna Taylor case. Timothy D. Easley/AP Kentucky’s attorney general has filed a motion requesting more time to release a grand jury recording in the Breonna Taylor case, saying it needs time to redact witnesses’ personal information. That task […]
The grand jury recording in the Breonna Taylor case will be released, after a judge ordered the attorney general’s office to produce the recording by Wednesday. Here, a mother and son attend a demonstration in what activists are now calling Injustice Square Park in downtown Louisville, as protesters demand justice for Taylor’s killing by police. Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The grand jury recording in the Breonna Taylor case will be released, after a judge ordered the attorney general’s office to produce the recording by Wednesday. Here, a […]
Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody was booked on Monday on a $10,000 bond. A grand jury indicted the Texas sheriff on charges of destroying or concealing video in an investigation into the death of Javier Ambler, a Black man who died in police custody last year. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody was booked on Monday on a $10,000 bond. A grand jury indicted the Texas sheriff on charges of destroying or concealing video in an investigation into the death of Javier Ambler, a Black man who died in police custody last year. AP A Texas […]
A Kentucky grand jury on Wednesday indicted former Louisville Police Department detective Brett Hanksion for shooting into neighboring apartments. On Monday he pleaded not guilty. AP hide caption toggle caption AP A Kentucky grand jury on Wednesday indicted former Louisville Police Department detective Brett Hanksion for shooting into neighboring apartments. On Monday he pleaded not guilty. AP Former Louisville Metro Police officer Brett Hankison pleaded not guilty on Monday to three counts of wanton endangerment in his initial court appearance related to the botched raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor. Hankison is one of three officers who fired […]
Mass Arrests At Protests Over Decision Not To Charge Police In Breonna Taylor Killing By Jaisal Noor, The Real News. September 25, 2020 Mass Arrests At Protests Over Decision Not To Charge Police In Breonna Taylor Killing2020-09-252020-09-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/louisville-e1601050049365.jpg200px200px Above photo: Police officers move past Louisville City Hall as a curfew is implemented at 9pm to disperse protesters after a grand jury voted to indict one of three white police officers for wanton endangerment in the death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead by police in her apartment, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. September 23, 2020. Reuters/Carlos Barria. Protests took place across the country […]
Protesters look for an escape while Portland police disperse a crowd in Portland, Ore. Wednesday. Violent protests erupted following the results of a grand jury investigation into the police shooting death of Breonna Taylor. Nathan Howard/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nathan Howard/Getty Images Protesters look for an escape while Portland police disperse a crowd in Portland, Ore. Wednesday. Violent protests erupted following the results of a grand jury investigation into the police shooting death of Breonna Taylor. Nathan Howard/Getty Images Demonstrations in downtown Portland, Ore., turned violent as skirmishes broke out between protesters and law enforcement officials in the wake […]
A protester stands in Jefferson Square on Thursday in Louisville, Ky., where hundreds have been holding demonstrations in the aftermath of the grand jury’s decision not to charge officers for her death. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP A protester stands in Jefferson Square on Thursday in Louisville, Ky., where hundreds have been holding demonstrations in the aftermath of the grand jury’s decision not to charge officers for her death. John Minchillo/AP Outraged and angry and, at times, wailing protesters renewed their cries for justice for Breonna Taylor on Wednesday, following the Kentucky grand jury’s decision to not charge […]
A Baptist church in Washington, DC, has sued Mayor Muriel Bowser, alleging she has discriminated against churchgoes by endorsing and attending mass protests while refusing to lift restrictions on outdoor religious services. Capitol Hill Baptist Church (CHBC), a leading Baptist congregation in DC, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, naming Bowser, known for her vocal support of the Black Lives Matter protests, and the District of Columbia as plaintiffs. In its complaint, the church says that it “takes no issue” with the DC officials’ decision to greenlight mass BLM rallies, since they are “themselves protected by the First Amendment,” but “takes exception […]
Two reporters for The Daily Caller were arrested in Louisville while covering the Black Lives Matter protests spurred by the court ruling in the Breonna Taylor case. Now the conservative outlet has threatened to sue police. Reporters Shelby Talcott and Jorge Ventura were arrested as part of a larger group breaking curfew in Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday night, following the announcement that police officers would not face charges of murder for the March killing of Breonna Taylor. Talcott captured footage of police ordering protesters onto the ground as they detain them. Daily Caller Editor in Chief Geoffrey Ingersoll tweeted that he […]
At least 13 people were arrested as Seattle erupted into chaos following the Breonna Taylor case ruling. One officer was filmed pushing a bike over a protester’s head, while another cop was struck in the head with a baseball bat. A huge crowd of protesters gathered near Seattle’s federal courthouse on Stewart St. and it wasn’t long before the protests turned violent, as people began throwing glass bottles and other objects at police officers. The anger splashed out after Kentucky Attorney-General Daniel Cameron’s announcement that the officers involved in the police shooting of Breonna Taylor in March would not be prosecuted […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009241080560257-nearly-100-detained-in-louisville-following-violent-protests-over-breonna-taylor-ruling/ Violent protests have erupted in Louisville, Kentucky in the wake of grand jury’s ruling not to indict police officers accused of shooting unarmed African-American Breonna Taylor and killing her at her home in March. The Louisville police have conducted nearly 100 arrests overnight as protests engulfed the city following the court ruling to clear police officers, accused of Breonna Taylor’s murder, of their charges. According to a police statement cited by AP, protesters attempted to wreak havoc in the city, loot local businesses and jump on city vehicles. Several protesters were arrested for curfew […]
Citigroup estimates the U.S. economy lost $16 trillion over the past 20 years as a result of discrimination against African Americans. Above, the American flag hangs in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 21. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Citigroup estimates the U.S. economy lost $16 trillion over the past 20 years as a result of discrimination against African Americans. Above, the American flag hangs in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 21. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Nationwide protests have cast a spotlight on racism and inequality in the United States. […]
A police officer in Louisville has been shot amid chaotic protests over the lack of murder charges for the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, with footage from the scene showing officers taking cover as gunfire erupts. As groups of protesters squared off with police around Louisville on Wednesday night, multiple shots went off. One officer was shot, according to preliminary reports from law enforcement, which has provided no further details about the incident. Videos that circulated on social media captured the sound of the gunfire, as well as officers on the other end, who could be heard saying “officer down” over their radios […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/17/1080554773_0:320:3072:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_beae01328d2651fd502ecaf511d18b6d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009231080554809-live-washington-dc-protesters-demand-justice-for-breonna-taylor-in-wake-of-grand-jury-decision/ Renewed Black Lives Matter protests have broken out across the US in the wake of a Wednesday decision by a Kentucky grand jury not to indict for murder any of the officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, on March 13. In Washington, DC, demonstrators gathered outside the US Department of Justice. The Kentucky National Guard has been called into Louisville, where a 9 p.m. local time curfew has been scheduled amid nationwide protests triggered by the grand jury’s decision regarding the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officers […]
A memorial for Breonna Taylor is shown during a march in Louisville, Ky., in August. Demonstrators have long called for the officers to face criminal charges. Amy Harris/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Amy Harris/Invision/AP A memorial for Breonna Taylor is shown during a march in Louisville, Ky., in August. Demonstrators have long called for the officers to face criminal charges. Amy Harris/Invision/AP A lawyer for Breonna Taylor’s family said a decision on whether to charge the three Louisville police officers involved in her shooting death will be announced later today. “Jefferson County grand jury will present its report on the Breonna […]
Twenty Days Of Underground Protests By Olesya Orlenko, Struggle La Lucha. September 23, 2020 Twenty Days Of Underground Protests2020-09-232020-09-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/krivoyrog-e1600869694227.jpg200px200px Above photo: Miners protesting underground in Krivoy Rog, Ukraine. Ukraine – “This is not a strike, but a protest action.” Yuriy Samoilov, chairperson of the Krivoy Rog (Kryvyi Rih) organization of the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine, prefers to clarify this point when talking about the underground protest of local miners. Workers of the privatized Krivoy Rog Iron Ore Plant (KZhRK) are afraid to officially call their actions a “strike” because of pressure from the Ukrainian authorities. Protesters remember the sad experience of […]
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 and crew finally return to the set after a longer than expected hiatus, it will be in a culture that thinks very differently about how police are portrayed on television. “I know the writers have […]
Community members and family wear shirts that read “Nana Ayudame or Nana, help me” in Spanish at a vigil for Carlos Ingram-Lopez on June 25 in Tucson, Ariz. Prosecutors have declined to pursue criminal charges over his death in police custody. Caitlin O’Hara/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Caitlin O’Hara/Getty Images Community members and family wear shirts that read “Nana Ayudame or Nana, help me” in Spanish at a vigil for Carlos Ingram-Lopez on June 25 in Tucson, Ariz. Prosecutors have declined to pursue criminal charges over his death in police custody. Caitlin O’Hara/Getty Images “There is insufficient evidence to prove […]
Louisville, Ky., Mayor Greg Fischer, here at a press conference this month, says he has no insight about when the state attorney general will make an announcement in the Breonna Taylor case but says the city must be prepared. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jon Cherry/Getty Images Louisville, Ky., Mayor Greg Fischer, here at a press conference this month, says he has no insight about when the state attorney general will make an announcement in the Breonna Taylor case but says the city must be prepared. Jon Cherry/Getty Images Greg Fischer, the mayor of Louisville, Ky., said Tuesday he […]
NBA icon Michael Jordan, shown here speaking at a press conference last year, said he is forming a new NASCAR racing team and Bubba Wallace will be the driver. Chuck Burton/AP hide caption toggle caption Chuck Burton/AP NBA icon Michael Jordan, shown here speaking at a press conference last year, said he is forming a new NASCAR racing team and Bubba Wallace will be the driver. Chuck Burton/AP NBA legend Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player ever and known for his elite competitiveness, is taking another big challenge: trying to make NASCAR more inclusive. The hoops icon announced on Monday […]
Portland Protests, The Fire And Organizing Eviction Defense By Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. September 21, 2020 | Featured Campaign, Podcast Portland Protests, The Fire And Organizing Eviction Defense2020-09-212020-09-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/portland-e1600725346986.jpg200px200px Portland, Oregon is one of the epicenters of the rebellion against police violence that broke out after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Portland has a long history of racism and abusive police. David Rovics, a composer, performer, organizer and activist, joins Clearing the FOG to speak about the history of Oregon as a “Whites Only” state, the resistance there, the murder of Michael Reinoehl, the current fires and his work […]
Two women pray in Louisville, Ky., in early June near the intersection where David McAtee was killed. Louisville police say video obtained from security cameras at McAtee’s barbecue restaurant and an adjoining business show that McAtee fired a gun as police and National Guard soldiers were enforcing a curfew approached his business. Darron Cummings/AP hide caption toggle caption Darron Cummings/AP Two women pray in Louisville, Ky., in early June near the intersection where David McAtee was killed. Louisville police say video obtained from security cameras at McAtee’s barbecue restaurant and an adjoining business show that McAtee fired a gun as police […]
English Championship club Queens Park Rangers have hit out at critics of their decision to not take a knee ahead of a recent game, saying that the message behind the ongoing social justice campaign has been lost. Players from both QPR and Coventry opted to forgo the pre-match ritual which has been commonplace in English football, and throughout the rest of the world, in the wake of the death of George Floyd in May and the resulting protests which have been galvanized by the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement. This was the first time that a recent televised game in England began […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/14/1080519106_0:46:3087:1782_1200x675_80_0_0_8d2e96651984737cab85f03e5028db61.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202009201080519157-belarusian-security-forces-strengthen-cordon-near-lukashenkos-residence-amid-protests/ MINSK (Sputnik) – Belarusian security forces have strengthened measures near the Palace of Independence in Minsk, the working residence of President Alexander Lukashenko, on Sunday during the latest day of opposition protests in the Belarusian capital. A security cordon, which was previously set up around the palace’s perimeter and the adjacent National Flag Square, has now been extended to cover the neighbouring streets. Civilians and journalists are no longer allowed to enter the secure area, where police and armed forces reinforcements are currently based. Several thousand demonstrators, who had gathered at the Minsk Hero […]
MINSK (Sputnik) – More than 10 people were arrested during anti-government rallies in Minsk alone, likely many more cumulatively as reports about arrests keep coming from other regions of Belarus, Belarusian Interior Ministry spokeswoman Olga Chemodanova told Sputnik on Sunday. “More than 10 people have been detained in Minsk so far, but the data is changing. Arrests were conducted in other Belarusian regions as well, but we cannot yet say how many people have been detained in the country as a whole”, Chemodanova said. According to the spokeswoman, all arrests were conducted on the grounds of “violation of the law on […]
Jeffery Ryans, who sustained multiple dog bites, is shown here discussing his encounter with Salt Lake City police at his attorney’s office in Salt Lake City. Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP hide caption toggle caption Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP Jeffery Ryans, who sustained multiple dog bites, is shown here discussing his encounter with Salt Lake City police at his attorney’s office in Salt Lake City. Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP A Salt Lake City police officer is facing a felony charge stemming from an April encounter in which he ordered a police dog to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107730/90/1077309090_0:0:2882:1620_1200x675_80_0_0_fb22899da2aee5d571352a8fc51ea517.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Andrei Dergalin. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009171080490013-ag-william-barr-mulls-criminal-charges-against-seattle-mayor-amid-blm-protests-media-says/ The attorney general also reportedly told federal prosecutors to consider charging rioters and protesters who’d committed violent crimes with sedition. United States Attorney General William Barr has recently asked prosecutors in the civil rights division of the US Justice Department to “explore” the prospects of bringing criminal charges against Jenny Durkan, the Mayor of Seattle, for her allowing protesters to establish a “police-free” zone in the city this summer, The New York Times reports citing two people “briefed on those discussions” as saying. The zone in question, known as the Capitol Hill […]
Protests And Rockets As Gulf States Sign Deals With Israel By Tamara Nasser, Electronic Intifada. September 17, 2020 Protests And Rockets As Gulf States Sign Deals With Israel2020-09-172020-09-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/200915_-_abraham-accords-e1600347910164.jpg200px200px Above photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Emirati foreign minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani at the White House, 15 September. Oliver Contreras/Sipa Press. At a White House ceremony on Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain officially established diplomatic relations with Israel. The signing of the US-brokered Abraham Accords formalizes decades of clandestine relations between Israel and the two Gulf states. US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister […]
The site of James Scurlock’s shooting death in Omaha, Neb., is still being preserved as a memorial in mid-September. On Tuesday, a grand jury indicted Jake Gardner in the killing, handing down four charges including manslaughter. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Nati Harnik/AP The site of James Scurlock’s shooting death in Omaha, Neb., is still being preserved as a memorial in mid-September. On Tuesday, a grand jury indicted Jake Gardner in the killing, handing down four charges including manslaughter. Nati Harnik/AP A grand jury in Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday indicted the white bar owner who fatally shot a Black man […]
Rochester, N.Y., Mayor Lovely Warren, seen at a Sept. 3 news conference, announced a series of personnel actions and reforms on Monday following a preliminary review of the city’s handling of the events following the March arrest and death of Daniel Prude. Adrian Kraus/AP hide caption toggle caption Adrian Kraus/AP Rochester, N.Y., Mayor Lovely Warren, seen at a Sept. 3 news conference, announced a series of personnel actions and reforms on Monday following a preliminary review of the city’s handling of the events following the March arrest and death of Daniel Prude. Adrian Kraus/AP The mayor of Rochester, N.Y., announced disciplinary […]
Haitian police officers have flooded the streets of Port-au-Prince to call for the release of a fellow officer they say was “illegally” jailed, paralyzing the capital as they set vehicles ablaze and clashed with security forces. Scores of officers from the Haitian National Police, most dressed in civilian clothing, gathered with supporters in Port-au-Prince on Monday to demand the government frees Jean Pascal Alexandre, an officer arrested in May on charges of murder, vandalism, destruction of public property, and undermining the state security. Footage of chaotic scenes in the Haitian capital was captured by RT’s video news agency Ruptly, showing protesters […]
Demonstrators gathered to protest the death of 27-year-old man who was shot and killed by a police officer in Lancaster, Pa., over the weekend. The Lancaster District Attorney’s office said in a statement that the investigation is ongoing, and that the man, identified as Ricardo Munoz, was armed with a knife when he was shot dead by an officer who has not been publicly identified. The encounter was captured on the officer’s body camera and released by the Lancaster Bureau of Police on Sunday evening. Hours after the shooting, police said chemical agents were used on demonstrators gathered outside of the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0d/1080448436_0:10:1276:727_1200x675_80_0_0_9bcd1739e2b5e741d068968c75f9f4c2.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009141080448465-video-of-police-officers-detaining-reporter-covering-protests-draws-backlash/ The arrest of KPCC radio and LAist reporter, Josie Huang, comes after two LA County Sheriff deputies were shot on Saturday in what was described by police as an “ambush shooting”. KPCC and LAist reporter Josie Huang, covering the arrest of one of the detainees taken into custody during a protest in Los Angeles, was pinned to the ground by police officers and subsequently arrested. The incident was caught on camera, with the video showing several officers handcuffing Huang, declaring that she had been detained for “interfering with a lawful arrest”, according to […]
Opposition supporters protest against authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Sunday. TUT.BY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption TUT.BY/AFP via Getty Images Opposition supporters protest against authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Sunday. TUT.BY/AFP via Getty Images More than 100,000 protesters flooded the streets of the capital Minsk on Sunday in ongoing protests calling for Belarus’ authoritarian president to resign. Sunday’s protests come on the eve of President Alexander Lukashenko’s planned meeting on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. It will be the first time the two leaders will meet face-to-face since unrest erupted in Belarus […]
Anti-Racism Protests In UK As Police Officers Face Court In US September 13, 2020 Anti-Racism Protests In UK As Police Officers Face Court In US2020-09-132020-09-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/uk-e1600011742286.jpg200px200px Anti-racism demonstrations took place across the UK on 11 September as the four officers charged over the killing of George Floyd in the US went on trial. Protesters said they are determined to show that previous Black Lives Matter demonstrations were not “just a moment”. Mass protests were staged across the world after footage emerged of officers kneeling on the neck of Floyd, a Black man, killing him. The four men are charged over the death, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107491/62/1074916203_0:192:2048:1344_1200x675_80_0_0_80e6b8f2e0d9dd6b4042dbcc6790bc72.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202009121080436820-yellow-vests-protests-hit-paris-amid-mandatory-masks-wearing—video/ Previously, France introduced the mandatory use of face masks for Parisians and limited the maximum number of participants to 5,000 for public events. Sputnik is live from Paris, as the “Yellow vests” protestors hold their rally against the government, marching through the French capital despite the new outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The Yellow Vests protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s policies, erupted in November 2018, initially sparked by rising fuel prices and a pension reform plan. Follow Sputnik’s Live Feed to Find Out More! Source link
“The discharge of those 21 shots for those four members of the Houston Police Department are not objectively reasonable,”Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said of the deadly encounter with Nicolas Chavez in April. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP “The discharge of those 21 shots for those four members of the Houston Police Department are not objectively reasonable,”Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said of the deadly encounter with Nicolas Chavez in April. Jose Luis Magana/AP Four Houston police officers have been terminated for their involvement in the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Nicolas Chavez in April. The Houston […]
Around two-thirds of Oregonians disapprove of the protests that have gripped the state’s biggest city for over 100 days, while the majority see them as ‘mostly violent’ and police response as too lax, a poll has found. Conducted by the non-partisan, Portland-based DHM Research firm this week, the survey has revealed that Oregonians have grown increasingly disenchanted with the unrest, with 66 percent of the voters taking a dim view of the protests and only about 31 percent approving of it. Among those who live in the Portland metro area, sixty-one percent disapproved of the protests while some 36 percent were […]
Armed homeowners Mark and Patricia McCloskey confronted protesters marching to St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson’s house on June 28. Earlier this month, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police issued citations for trespassing to nine protesters. St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS via Getty Images Armed homeowners Mark and Patricia McCloskey confronted protesters marching to St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson’s house on June 28. Earlier this month, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police issued citations for trespassing to nine protesters. St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS via Getty Images Nine Black Lives Matter protesters who were confronted by a white […]
YouTube Portland, Ore., Mayor Ted Wheeler is telling the city’s police force to “end the use of CS gas for crowd control,” in a policy change that he says is effective immediately. The chlorine-containing compound is one of the most common forms of tear gas. “During the last 100 days, Portland, Multnomah County and state police have all relied on CS gas where there’s a threat to life safety,” Wheeler said. “We need something different and we need it now.” The shift comes after months of scrutiny and criticism over authorities’ use of tear gas and other crowd-dispersal measures during months […]
Militant Protests Ongoing In Rochester By Hannah Dickinson, Liberation News. September 10, 2020 Militant Protests Ongoing In Rochester2020-09-102020-09-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/roc-e1599743822317.jpg200px200px Demanding Justice for Daniel Prude. On Sep. 2 a news conference held by Free the People ROC and the family of Daniel T. Prude announced that Prude, a 41-year old Black man, had been killed by the Rochester Police Department on March 30. The Prude family also released police body camera footage, obtained through a public records request, that showed Daniel Prude naked, handcuffed and held face down in the street while a light snow fell. Militant protests started that day and have […]
George Washington University says Jessica A. Krug has resigned from her position as an associate professor at the school. Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images George Washington University says Jessica A. Krug has resigned from her position as an associate professor at the school. Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images George Washington University says associate professor Jessica A. Krug has resigned, after a blog post published under her name last week said she had invented several Black identities. The blog post stated that Krug is actually a white, […]
Police hold a perimeter near the White House as demonstrators gather to protest police brutality in the morning hours of May 31, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Police hold a perimeter near the White House as demonstrators gather to protest police brutality in the morning hours of May 31, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images In a summer of unrest over police violence, you might think that suing the police is a way for the families of those killed to get justice. It can be, but the amount of justice available […]
Rochester, N.Y., Police Chief La’Ron Singletary, pictured at a press conference Sunday, resigned on Tuesday along with other senior police staff. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Rochester, N.Y., Police Chief La’Ron Singletary, pictured at a press conference Sunday, resigned on Tuesday along with other senior police staff. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Updated at 5:58 p.m. ET La’Ron Singletary is resigning as police chief in Rochester, N.Y., as protests continue over the March death of a Black man, Daniel Prude, by asphyxiation after being restrained by police. Much of the encounter was caught on video. […]
Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick will appear in the latest update of the Madden NFL 21 franchise. Kaepernick is seen above ahead of a workout for NFL football scouts and media in Riverdale, Ga., in 2019. Todd Kirkland/AP hide caption toggle caption Todd Kirkland/AP Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick will appear in the latest update of the Madden NFL 21 franchise. Kaepernick is seen above ahead of a workout for NFL football scouts and media in Riverdale, Ga., in 2019. Todd Kirkland/AP It’s been four long years, but Colin Kaepernick is finally getting the chance to take the field again — […]
Films hoping to compete for a Best Picture Oscar in 2024 and beyond must meet specific inclusion standards by hiring people from underrepresented groups for a certain percentage of on- and off-screen roles. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Films hoping to compete for a Best Picture Oscar in 2024 and beyond must meet specific inclusion standards by hiring people from underrepresented groups for a certain percentage of on- and off-screen roles. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Starting in 2024, would-be Oscar nominees must meet specific representation and inclusion standards in order to be eligible for […]
President Donald Trump boasted to supporters on Tuesday about his campaign intentionally misrepresenting itself in order to skirt coronavirus restrictions. “Joe Biden and his party spent the entire summer cheering on the riots, rampaging for Democrat-run cities, labeling them as peaceful protesters. We call you peaceful protesters, you know why? Because they have rules in these Democrat-run states that if you’re campaigning, you cannot have more than five people. They did that for me,” the president told supporters during a campaign rally in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Commander in Chief has railed against lockdown restrictions meant to slow the spread of […]
Elders stand on the front line in a march for Daniel Prude on Sunday in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died in March a week after police pinned him to the ground. It was the fifth consecutive night of protesting since the release of police body-camera footage of Prude’s arrest. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Elders stand on the front line in a march for Daniel Prude on Sunday in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died in March a week after police pinned him to the ground. It was the fifth consecutive night of protesting since the release […]
Police in riot gear unleashed a volley of tear gas and flash-bang grenades on the protesters after police say some lobbed “multiple fire bombs, mortars, rocks and other items” at officers on Saturday night. Noah Berger/AP hide caption toggle caption Noah Berger/AP Police in riot gear unleashed a volley of tear gas and flash-bang grenades on the protesters after police say some lobbed “multiple fire bombs, mortars, rocks and other items” at officers on Saturday night. Noah Berger/AP After more than 100 days of protests in Portland, there is fatigue and increasing anxiety heading into opposing Labor Day demonstrations as officials […]
Three young people clasping arms, their faces covered with black bandanas. A police officer with his badge taped over, gripping a baton like a baseball bat. A middle-aged woman holding a sign that asks, How Many More Must Die? These aren’t scenes from the ongoing wave of Black Lives Matter protests. They’re from Washington, D.C., New York City, and Rutland, Vermont, in 2001, 2003, and 2006, respectively. They are just three images from Our Voices, Our Streets: American Protests 2001-2011, a recent book of photos by Kevin Bubriski. As the title suggests, Our Voices, Our Streets captures politics in public as […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced police reforms in the city amid protests and calls for her resignation following the death of Daniel Prude, who had a spit hood placed over his head when law enforcement officers were restraining him during a mental health crisis. “We had a human being in need of help, in need of compassion. At that moment, we had an opportunity to protect him, to keep him warm, to bring him to safety, to begin the process of healing him and lifting him up. We have to own the fact that at that moment we […]
Huge crowds of anti-government protesters have gathered in central Minsk, as mass rallies continue across Belarus in the aftermath of public outrage at the recent presidential election result, which is contested. A large crowd of protesters gathered on Sunday afternoon in central Minsk next to a war memorial and headed towards the presidential palace. The protesters are demanding that the country’s president, Alexander Lukashenko, step down, accusing him of grossly falsifying the August 9 election results as well as of brutally suppressing the ensuing civil unrest. Участники акции протеста «Марш единства» идут мимо стелы «Минск — город герой» к резиденции Лукашенко. […]
Demonstrators lock arms as they march for Daniel Prude on Friday in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died after being arrested on March 23 by Rochester police officers, who had placed a “spit hood” over his head and pinned him to the ground while restraining him. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Demonstrators lock arms as they march for Daniel Prude on Friday in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died after being arrested on March 23 by Rochester police officers, who had placed a “spit hood” over his head and pinned him to the ground while restraining him. Michael […]
Spectators in an otherwise empty grandstand watch the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on Sept. 4. Oaks is typically a daylong party, a kick-off to the Kentucky Derby, which runs the following day. Jess Clark/WFPL hide caption toggle caption Jess Clark/WFPL Spectators in an otherwise empty grandstand watch the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on Sept. 4. Oaks is typically a daylong party, a kick-off to the Kentucky Derby, which runs the following day. Jess Clark/WFPL The Kentucky Derby, usually the first weekend in May, was postponed this year until Saturday due to the coronavirus pandemic. There won’t be any fans […]
George Washington University is “looking into the situation” of history professor Jessica Krug, after a blog post written under that name said that she had invented her Black Caribbean identity, despite actually being white. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images George Washington University is “looking into the situation” of history professor Jessica Krug, after a blog post written under that name said that she had invented her Black Caribbean identity, despite actually being white. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images George Washington University says it is investigating after a blog post purportedly written by […]
A memorial in Rochester, N.Y. where Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old Black man, died while in police custody this past March. In New York City hundreds of Black Lives Matter demonstrators took to the city’s streets in protest. Adrian Kraus/AP hide caption toggle caption Adrian Kraus/AP A memorial in Rochester, N.Y. where Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old Black man, died while in police custody this past March. In New York City hundreds of Black Lives Matter demonstrators took to the city’s streets in protest. Adrian Kraus/AP A car drove into Black Lives Matter protesters in Times Square, hitting several people on foot and […]
KENOSHA, Wisconsin—The first time Joe Biden was scheduled to arrive in Wisconsin was two weeks ago to celebrate his ascent to the top of the Democratic presidential ticket. Instead, when he stepped off a plane on Thursday, he and his wife, Jill, encountered a family in mourning and a city hurting from the physical and emotional toll of systematic racism. The bleak circumstances gave Biden a forum to show how he would attempt to mend the nation struggling with cycles of crisis and demonstrate just how different he is from President Donald Trump, who was in the same location just two […]
In this 1921 image provided by the Library of Congress, smoke billows over Tulsa, Okla., the scene of one of the nation’s most brutal race massacres. Alvin C. Krupnick Co./AP hide caption toggle caption Alvin C. Krupnick Co./AP In this 1921 image provided by the Library of Congress, smoke billows over Tulsa, Okla., the scene of one of the nation’s most brutal race massacres. Alvin C. Krupnick Co./AP A lawsuit filed by a group of Oklahomans is seeking reparations from the city of Tulsa and other local government entities for the ongoing devastation caused by one of the most heinous race […]
Trump Incites Vigilante Violence Against Peaceful Protests September 3, 2020 Trump Incites Vigilante Violence Against Peaceful Protests2020-09-032020-09-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/militias.jpg200px200px Above photo: A group of armed young men at a gas station in downtown Kenosha, just minutes before a fatal shooting. Spectrum News/Sabra Ayres. In the week since a fascistic gunman killed two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin and seriously wounded a third, the Trump administration and its allies within the media and political establishment have defended the killings and the murderer. The actions of Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old Trump supporter who had previously attended Trump rallies, are the direct outcome of the incitement by this […]
India and China engaged in a skirmish in Chushul on the night of 29 August and have accused each other of crossing the loosely demarcated Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. India lost 20 soldiers in one such clash with the Chinese army in mid-June. China has allegedly paid about $213,100 to various organisations based in Nepal to carry out protests and demonstrations against India along the 1,700 kilometre-long Indo-Nepalese border, according to Indian intelligence agencies. “It is learnt that Chinese Embassy in Nepal has provided financial support to several organisations to conduct anti-India protests or demonstrations along India-Nepal border areas […]
Black Lives Matter protesters in Prineville, Ore., face off with counter-protesters after an online argument between the one protester and the police chief. Emily Cureton/Oregon Public Broadcasting hide caption toggle caption Emily Cureton/Oregon Public Broadcasting Shortly after Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, 28-year-old Josie Stanfield organized a Black Lives Matter protest in the Central Oregon town of Prineville, home to about 10,000 residents. Fewer than 1% are Black. “The reason I did this was because I went to high school here, and I didn’t have a good time in the community. I’ve always been targeted for being Black since high school,” […]