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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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,” […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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., […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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% […]
The mayor of Missouri’s St. Louis revealed to the media that she hasn’t stayed at her home since July due to protests in the vicinity, becoming the second Democratic politician forced to relocate by Black Lives Matter rallies. “We have not lived at home for two months,” Mayor Lyda Krewson said in a text message to media outlet STL Today. Krewson and her husband relocated “to […]
Hundreds march at a rally for Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. on Saturday. Officials lifted the nightly curfew on Wednesday, saying recent protests had been relatively peaceful. Morry Gash/AP hide caption toggle caption Morry Gash/AP Hundreds march at a rally for Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. on Saturday. Officials lifted the nightly curfew on Wednesday, saying recent protests had been relatively peaceful. Morry Gash/AP Kenosha County […]