Tag: racism

• Tuesday, November 10th 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  UN review criticizes US police violence, racism and separation of migrant children from families

  

  Major powers, including allies, criticized the United States for its human rights record on Monday during a U.N. review, citing the use of the death penalty, police violence against African Americans, and the separation of migrant children from their families.

• Thursday, September 24th 2020 - 08:51 UTC

  Pompeo accuses China of trying to foment racial unrest in the United States

  

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday accused China of trying to foment unrest in the United States through its criticism of racism. Pompeo, known for his hawkish views on China, went on the attack on Beijing in an unusual address to state lawmakers in Wisconsin, a crucial swing state in November's presidential election.

• Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Wisconsin: Teenager charged with killing two protestors, “acted in self defense” argues his attorney

  

  A high-profile lawyer representing the 17-year-old shooter charged with killing two protesters and wounding another during demonstrations on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin said on Friday that his client had acted in self-defense.

• Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:36 UTC

  Killing of people in Kenosha, Another 'operational mistake' Mark? How many more?

  

  Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg took responsibility and faulted his company for not removing the page and event for a militia group before two people were killed at a protest in Kenosha, saying it was “largely an operational mistake”.

• Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:24 UTC

  March on Washington: “You might have killed the dreamer, but you can't kill the dream”

  

  Thousands of people took part in a march in Washington on Friday to denounce racism, on the anniversary of the march in 1963 where civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr made his historic 'I Have a Dream' speech.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  A George Floyd similar incident video-taped in London: “get off my neck” cried the black man

  

  London's police force suspended an officer on Friday after video footage emerged of him appearing to kneel on the head and neck of a Black man they had detained who cried out, “Get off my neck!”

• Monday, June 15th 2020 - 07:33 UTC

  Violent protests in London's Parliament Square; more than 100 people arrested

  

  Police in London said they arrested more than 100 people on Saturday after far-right protesters holding a counter-demonstration against anti-racism activists clashed with officers. Thousands of people defied the coronavirus restrictions to assemble in and around Parliament Square, in the centre of the capital.

• Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:43 UTC

  House speaker calls for removal of Confederate statues from the US Capitol

  

  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Wednesday for removal of 11 Confederate statues from the US Capitol, part of a nationwide push to dismantle such memorials after a black man's killing in police custody sparked mass anti-racism protests.

• Monday, June 8th 2020 - 12:51 UTC

  Canadian aboriginal groups demand independent probe into death of a young indigenous woman by the police

  

  Canadian aboriginal groups on Saturday (June 6) called for an independent probe into the death of an indigenous woman who was shot by a police officer called in for a wellness check.

• Thursday, June 4th 2020 - 07:55 UTC

  Ex Minnesota police officers involved in Floyd' homicide charged with more serious crimes

  

  Prosecutors on Wednesday leveled new criminal charges against four Minneapolis police officers implicated in the death of an unarmed black man who was pinned by his neck to the street during an arrest caught on video, sparking nine days of nationwide protest and civil turmoil.