Kolkata: Communist group protests against George Floyd killing, burns Trump effigy
4 years, 7 months ago

Kolkata: Communist group protests against George Floyd killing, burns Trump effigy

Op India  

While leftists in the USA are running rampage and wreaking havoc in several US cities, an Indian leftist group on Monday blocked the Esplanade area in central Kolkata and set fire to an effigy of the US President Donald Trump. According to a PTI report, the leftist protestors, identified as Socialist Unity Centre of India, carried flags of Socialist Unity Centre of India and raised slogans against the Trump administration, reportedly demanding immediate action against alleged racial atrocities in the USA. Violence in USA over George Floyd’s death Violent protests, looting and attacks have been ravaging several US cities for days after a 46-year-old black man George Floyd was brutally killed due to police atrocities in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The violent rioters have been setting fire to vehicles, breaking and looting shops and even attacking police personnel in a rage that is rapidly engulfing several states of the USA.

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Barriers removed, new ones go up, at George Floyd Square
3 years, 7 months ago

Barriers removed, new ones go up, at George Floyd Square

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Crews on Thursday removed the concrete barriers that blocked traffic at a Minneapolis intersection where a memorial to George Floyd was assembled after his death last year, but community activists quickly put up makeshift barriers and resumed chanting the name of the Black man whose killing galvanized the racial justice movement. He said artwork from the memorial will …

Editorial: Another victim of the Floyd killing: The right to protest
3 years, 7 months ago

Editorial: Another victim of the Floyd killing: The right to protest

LA Times  

Demonstrators march in downtown Los Angeles last May following the killing of George Floyd. On a night in mid-December 1773, a group of about 60 men who had disguised themselves as Native Americans boarded three merchant ships at a Boston wharf and dumped dozens of chests of imported tea into the cold dark waters — an act of civil disobedience …

Minneapolis rallies before anniversary of George Floyd killing
3 years, 7 months ago

Minneapolis rallies before anniversary of George Floyd killing

Al Jazeera  

Floyd’s killing on May 25 last year sparked mass protests and calls for end to police violence against Black people. “It’s getting real close to the day,” Bridgett Floyd told reporters earlier this week, as reported by Minneapolis NBC News affiliate KARE11. I’m glad we’re on the right path, but we must continue that path.” Last month, US President Joe …

George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in his memory
3 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in his memory

LA Times  

Artist Dennis Owes, 31, from Ghana, puts the finishing touches on his portrait of George Floyd during a rally on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Members of George Floyd’s family, and others who lost loved ones in police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis on Sunday for a march that was one of …

AP PHOTOS: Looking back at fiery George Floyd protests
3 years, 8 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Looking back at fiery George Floyd protests

Associated Press  

The protests raged night after night, starting in Minneapolis and swiftly spreading across the U.S. and around the world in the days after George Floyd’s death. Nearly a year later, the police officer who pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck was convicted of murder Tuesday, and crowds filled city streets again, this time to celebrate the verdict. But the images …

Opinion: What the haunting connection between George Floyd and Daunte Wright reveals
3 years, 8 months ago

Opinion: What the haunting connection between George Floyd and Daunte Wright reveals

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peniel E. Joseph is the Barbara Jordan chair in ethics and political values and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a professor of history. CNN — The news that George Floyd’s girlfriend, Courtney …

Dozens sign letter against cancel culture following month of BLM protests
4 years, 5 months ago

Dozens sign letter against cancel culture following month of BLM protests

NL Times  

Around 90 Dutch and Flemish students, academics, politicians and opinion makers signed a declaration against cancel culture, which they linked on Thursday to pressure against freedom of speech. The letter invoked the name of George Floyd, killed as a result of police brutality in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and said the aftermath led to intimidating actions by "radical groups". …

George Floyd protests reached deep into rural California. The reactions were mixed, sometimes scary
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd protests reached deep into rural California. The reactions were mixed, sometimes scary

LA Times  

When two teenagers from the tiny, majority-white Gold Rush town of Angels Camp posted a Facebook flier for a racial justice protest, the threats came immediately. The Black teenage organizer of a demonstration in Plumas County got a message on Facebook calling her a “domestic terrorist.” In a claim he later walked back, Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said antifascists …

Trump Says He 'Generally' Opposes Police Chokeholds, Stops Short of Supporting Ban
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump Says He 'Generally' Opposes Police Chokeholds, Stops Short of Supporting Ban

NPR  

Trump Says He 'Generally' Opposes Police Chokeholds, Stops Short of Supporting Ban Enlarge this image toggle caption Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images President Trump said Friday that "generally speaking," he thinks police should avoid using chokeholds, but he stopped short of saying he supports a ban on the tactic, explaining that he felt …

A timeline of the George Floyd and anti-police brutality protests
4 years, 7 months ago

A timeline of the George Floyd and anti-police brutality protests

Al Jazeera  

Protests over the US police killings of Black people have spread across the US, and worldwide. A video of the incident shows Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes as the 46-year-old pleaded: “I can’t breathe.” Following the killing, protests erupted in at least 140 US cities, with thousands of people taking to …

`He is going to change the world': Funeral held for Floyd
4 years, 7 months ago

`He is going to change the world': Funeral held for Floyd

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — George Floyd was fondly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial prejudice. Cellphone video of the encounter, including Floyd’s pleas of “I can’t breathe,” ignited …

Statues fall as global anti-racism protests spread: Live updates
4 years, 7 months ago

Statues fall as global anti-racism protests spread: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

The protests that started in the US have spread, leading to the removal of statues with racist legacies. https://t.co/GIv7oUjzMk — Al Jazeera English June 10, 2020 08:30 GMT – Lewis Hamilton on battle against racism: ‘only the beginning’ Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said the recent global protests against racism “is only the beginning and there is so much …

From small towns to cities, US sees biggest rallies yet for racial justice
4 years, 7 months ago

From small towns to cities, US sees biggest rallies yet for racial justice

Live Mint  

Demonstrations were planned across the United States on Sunday to demand racial justice after George Floyd's death in Minneapolis police custody, with weekend rallies spreading to smaller communities including an east Texas town once a haven for the Ku Klux Klan. In Washington, tens of thousands of people chanting "I can't breathe" and "Hands up, don't shoot" rallied at the …

George Floyd protests have created a multicultural movement that’s making history
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd protests have created a multicultural movement that’s making history

LA Times  

Alan Michnoff, center, protests police brutality and the death of George Floyd in front of the North Hollywood police station. “That’s encouraging that people want to stand up despite, maybe, their own privilege,” said Abdullah, a professor at Cal State L.A. “We also want to make sure that this is not a moment of them getting in but that they …

George Floyd protests spread to smaller, mostly white towns
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd protests spread to smaller, mostly white towns

LA Times  

A sign featuring an image of George Floyd is displayed at a Minneapolis protest on May 27. “It was larger than we expected,” said Nicole Brown, the Farmington Police Department’s public information officer. “We haven’t seen any types of violence or negativity around them.” Mayor Josh Moenning said public demonstrations were rare in Norfolk, Neb., but that he understood why …

Trump’s response to Floyd protests has language associated with racial segregationists: U.N. experts
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump’s response to Floyd protests has language associated with racial segregationists: U.N. experts

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump’s response to protests against the killing of African-American George Floyd has included language directly associated with racial segregationists from America’s past, a group of U.N. human rights experts have said. The response of the President of the United States to the protests at different junctures has included threatening more state violence using language directly associated with …

Massive protests fill Washington to decry killing of George Floyd
4 years, 7 months ago

Massive protests fill Washington to decry killing of George Floyd

LA Times  

A Metropolitan Police Department officer stands in front of the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. as demonstrators protest on Saturday. People fill a street near the White House on Saturday to protest the death of George Floyd. Protesters in Washington, D.C., march on 16th Street near the White House on Saturday over the death of George …

Over 10,000 arrested, protests against Floyd killing continue
4 years, 7 months ago

Over 10,000 arrested, protests against Floyd killing continue

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds more taken into custody everyday as protests continue despite heavy police presence. 22:50 GMT – Retired Navy officer says he was ‘sickened’ by sight of army clearing protesters in Washington, DC Retired Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he was “sickened” to see how law enforcement – including the National Guard …

George Floyd Case: Contradictory versions of an 'arson incident' emerge
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd Case: Contradictory versions of an 'arson incident' emerge

Op India  

Following the extra-judicial killing of a black man named George Floyd by a white police officer in USA, angry ‘protestors’ hit the streets to demonstrate, loot, arson, riot and vandalise properties. On Sunday, the Chief of Richmond Police, William C. Smith, talked about one such incident wherein rioters intentionally set an occupied building, with a child inside, on fire in …

The Latest: Protesters take to NYC streets after curfew
4 years, 7 months ago

The Latest: Protesters take to NYC streets after curfew

Associated Press  

The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck: TOP OF THE HOUR: — Protesters take to New York City streets after curfew, again. ___ MINNEAPOLIS — Defense attorneys said Thursday that two of three Minneapolis police officers …

George Floyd remembered at memorial service
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd remembered at memorial service

The Hindu  

Hundreds of mourners in Minneapolis on Thursday remembered George Floyd, the black man whose death in police custody set off a wave of nationwide protests that reached the doors of the White House and ignited a debate about race and justice. Derek Chauvin, 44, was fired from the Minneapolis police force and charged with second-degree murder after being filmed in …

George Floyd protests in US: With Donald Trump in the White House, the fight for racial justice gets nastier
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd protests in US: With Donald Trump in the White House, the fight for racial justice gets nastier

Firstpost  

By constantly threatening to deploy federal troops through executive fiat and encouraging states to use force against protesters, US president Donald Trump is openly flirting with militaristic authoritarianism while testing the limits of the law In April 1992, the city of Los Angeles erupted in violent riots when a white-majority jury acquitted four police officers accused of using excessive force …

George Floyd killing | Protesters defy curfews, march across U.S.
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd killing | Protesters defy curfews, march across U.S.

The Hindu  

Protesters defied curfews across the United States as leaders scrambled to stem anger over police racism while President Donald Trump rejected criticism over his use of force to break up a peaceful rally. “No matter what anybody thinks, he was good.” In New York, which on Tuesday prolonged its first curfew since Second World War for the full week, AFP …

George Floyd protests: National Guard troops positioned at Lincoln Memorial, drawing ‘police state’ comparisons
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd protests: National Guard troops positioned at Lincoln Memorial, drawing ‘police state’ comparisons

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As protesters marching against …

Over 9,000 arrested as Floyd protests continue: Live Updates
4 years, 7 months ago

Over 9,000 arrested as Floyd protests continue: Live Updates

Al Jazeera  

Thousands arrested across US cities including, Los Angeles and New York in the wake of anti-racism protests. “It is an appalling and avoidable death.” 11:45 GMT – ‘Of course Black lives matter’, says British PM Johnson British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday Black lives mattered and he supported the right to protest, in a lawful and socially-distanced way, …

'Unacceptable' George Floyd death doesn't excuse 'irresponsible' protests: Rutte
4 years, 7 months ago

'Unacceptable' George Floyd death doesn't excuse 'irresponsible' protests: Rutte

NL Times  

Both the inexcusable nature of George Floyd's death and the "irresponsible" nature of mass gatherings in the Netherlands that followed in its wake can both be acknowledged at once, Prime Minister Mark Rutte asserted on Friday during a press conference, in which he announced an easing of restrictions for European tourism. Rutte pointed out his belief that, while Floyd's death …

Tensions mar Paris protest as Floyd outrage goes global
4 years, 7 months ago

Tensions mar Paris protest as Floyd outrage goes global

Associated Press  

PARIS — Tear gas choked Paris streets as riot police faced off with protesters setting fires Tuesday amid growing global outrage over George Floyd’s death in the United States, racial injustice and heavy-handed police tactics around the world. While he said police violence seems worse in the U.S., he added, “all blacks live this to a degree.” Fears of the …

Protests over George Floyd's death expose raw race relations worldwide
4 years, 7 months ago

Protests over George Floyd's death expose raw race relations worldwide

Firstpost  

By Anthony Deutsch and Ingrid Melander AMSTERDAM/MADRID - Images of a white police officer kneeling on the neck of African-American George Floyd, who then died, have sparked protests from Amsterdam to Nairobi, but they also expose deeper grievances among demonstrators over strained race relations in their own countries. “We have seen this image before as white persecutors and enslavers held …

George Floyd death: Tensions rise in US cities after police shot; Trump pushes crackdown
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd death: Tensions rise in US cities after police shot; Trump pushes crackdown

India Today  

President Donald Trump on Tuesday taunted state governors for not embracing his proposal to send in the U.S. military to quell unrest, hours after five officers were shot and wounded in an escalation of tensions between law enforcement and crowds protesting the killing of a black man in police custody. Cuomo said he was outraged by the violence and looting …

US protests latest: Donald Trump criticised for St John's Church photo op, New York City extends curfew to try to stop looting
4 years, 7 months ago

US protests latest: Donald Trump criticised for St John's Church photo op, New York City extends curfew to try to stop looting

ABC  

US President Donald Trump has been criticised for a photo opportunity at a famous Washington DC church in the midst of sustained protests against police brutality across the United States. World soccer's governing body FIFA has asked competition organisers to use "common sense" with players who show messages of protest over the death of Mr Floyd. Mr Trump said he …

Donald Trump says he will send in troops to deal with George Floyd protests if state governors do not 'solve the problem'
4 years, 7 months ago

Donald Trump says he will send in troops to deal with George Floyd protests if state governors do not 'solve the problem'

ABC  

US President Donald Trump has vowed to deploy the military to "dominate the streets" of the United States if states cannot deal with riots and looting themselves. Key points: Donald Trump said he would send in troops if states did not deploy an "overwhelming" law enforcement presence He said Washington DC would be subject to a "strictly enforced" 7:00pm curfew …

Mapping US cities where George Floyd protests have erupted
4 years, 7 months ago

Mapping US cities where George Floyd protests have erupted

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrations have erupted in hundreds of US cities after George Floyd, an unarmed black man, died in police custody. Thousands of protesters from across the United States continue to take to the streets to decry police brutality following the killing of an unarmed Black man, George Floyd, on May 25. States where where National Guard troops have been deployed : …

George Floyd death at hands of Minneapolis police was homicide, says updated medical examiner's report
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd death at hands of Minneapolis police was homicide, says updated medical examiner's report

ABC  

A local medical examiner's report has ruled that the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis was a homicide. Key points: The report found Mr Floyd died from a loss of blood flow while being pinned down Hennepin County updated its findings to rule the death as homicide Mr Floyd's killing has triggered nationwide protests against institutional racism The report was …

EU ‘shocked and appalled’ by George Floyd’s killing: Live updates
4 years, 7 months ago

EU ‘shocked and appalled’ by George Floyd’s killing: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

The bloc’s top diplomat warns against further excessive use of force as Trump vows to end unrest. Latest updates: Tuesday, June 2 12:00 GMT – Germany says US protests ‘more than legitimate’ Peaceful demonstrations in the United States against the “shocking” killing of George Floyd during an arrest by police are “more than legitimate”, Germany’s foreign minister said. Paul Callan, …

US riots: Donald Trump threatens military force against protesters
4 years, 7 months ago

US riots: Donald Trump threatens military force against protesters

India Today  

Wielding extraordinary federal authority, President Donald Trump threatened the nation’s governors on Monday that he would deploy the military to states if they did not stamp out violent protests over police brutality that have roiled the nation over the past week. “We’re going to keep it safe.” A military deployment by Trump to U.S. states would mark a stunning federal …

Trump urges crackdown on violent protests as U.S. cities fear more destruction
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump urges crackdown on violent protests as U.S. cities fear more destruction

Firstpost  

By David Shepardson and Brendan O’Brien WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged state governors to crack down on protests over the death of a black man in police custody that have engulfed the nation’s major cities, as local officials extended curfews that have so far failed to stop looting and vandalism. The demonstrations, largely peaceful during the …

US protests over George Floyd death: Donald Trump slams governors as 'weak', calls for tougher crackdowns on violent agitators
4 years, 7 months ago

US protests over George Floyd death: Donald Trump slams governors as 'weak', calls for tougher crackdowns on violent agitators

Firstpost  

Trump spoke to governors on a video teleconference that also included law enforcement and national security officials, telling the state leaders they ‘have to get much tougher.’ Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday derided many governors as “weak” and demanded tougher crackdowns on burning and stealing among some demonstrations in the aftermath of another night of violent protests in dozens …

George Floyd Killing: Communists in America burn down homeless man’s only possessions. Watch video
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd Killing: Communists in America burn down homeless man’s only possessions. Watch video

Op India  

Even as the rioting and violence continues across America following the killing of African-American man George Floyd, the communists and far-left rioters associated with ANTIFA set fire to a homeless man’s possession. Communist Burns Homeless Man’s Bed Austin Texas pic.twitter.com/GZYiP62mrl — Greg Reese May 31, 2020 The video was shared by Twitter user Greg Reese, Texas based producer of InfoWars.com. …

George Floyd death: Protesters set fires near White House, clash with DC police hours before curfew kicks in
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd death: Protesters set fires near White House, clash with DC police hours before curfew kicks in

Firstpost  

An hour before the 11 pm curfew, police in Washington DC fired a major barrage of tear gas stun grenades into the crowd of more than 1,000 people, largely clearing Lafayette Park across the street from the White House and scattering protesters into the street. Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across America again Sunday, with peaceful …

Cops clash with protesters and cars are set on fire on sixth night of George Floyd protests
4 years, 7 months ago

Cops clash with protesters and cars are set on fire on sixth night of George Floyd protests

Daily Mail  

Chaos has continued to unfold in cities across America with more than 50 Secret Service agents injured in clashes with protesters in Washington DC, police charging into demonstrators in New York City and lootings continuing to unfold in major cities like California, Philadelphia and Boston. The truck did not appear to have struck anyone BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS: Protests continued to rage …

George Floyd's death in US police custody sparks outpouring of solidarity from protesters around the globe
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd's death in US police custody sparks outpouring of solidarity from protesters around the globe

ABC  

From London to Berlin, people around the globe have begun marching in solidarity with American protesters who have taken to the streets following the death of George Floyd in police custody. Several hundred more people took to the streets Sunday in the capital's Kreuzberg area, carrying signs with slogans like "Silence is violence," "Hold cops accountable," and "Who do you …

George Floyd protesters tell San Francisco mayor and police chief they want ‘consequences and repercussions’
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd protesters tell San Francisco mayor and police chief they want ‘consequences and repercussions’

LA Times  

Hundreds of protesters gathered Monday on front of the steps of San Francisco City Hall, demanding “consequences and repercussions” for the police who killed George Floyd. Flanked by images of Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin and Floyd, along with signs that read “Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the Police Chief William Scott joined …

George Floyd protesters undeterred by US curfews: Live updates
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd protesters undeterred by US curfews: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

Protests over police brutality erupt across the United States as cities impose curfews, call in the National Guard. 07:00 GMT – New Zealanders protest against death of George Floyd Thousands of New Zealanders marched peacefully chanting “Black Lives Matter” over last week’s death of George Floyd under police custody. Here is a summary of events so far: The entire DC …

The riots are about more than George Floyd, the police, Donald Trump and the media
4 years, 7 months ago

The riots are about more than George Floyd, the police, Donald Trump and the media

ABC  

Trying to understand a riot is never easy, especially when it's still raging. Black Americans, already reeling from a virus that disproportionately affects them, have engaged in days of protests after an African-American man's death in police custody was caught on tape. The protesters aren't talking about Donald Trump Trump appeared to be the focus of the protesters gathered at …

George Floyd’s brother and Breonna Taylor’s mother call for calm
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd’s brother and Breonna Taylor’s mother call for calm

CNN  

CNN — On the day the brother of George Floyd and mother of Breonna Taylor called for protesters to abstain from violence, demonstrations continued in the wake of the Floyd’s death last week. At least 52 people had been arrested as of 8 p.m. • Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that “we plan on taking the …

Newsom urges peace as George Floyd’s death ignites protests by day, violence by night
4 years, 7 months ago

Newsom urges peace as George Floyd’s death ignites protests by day, violence by night

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom met with faith leaders Monday and urged peace as the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis continued to ignite protests by day and violence and looting by night in many cities across California and the nation. Newsom implored Californians to show empathy to one another in his first news conference since before he deployed the California National Guard …

Officers joined protesters this weekend at George Floyd demonstrations across the country
4 years, 7 months ago

Officers joined protesters this weekend at George Floyd demonstrations across the country

CNN  

CNN — Protests have swept the United States the last six days in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minnesota. Floyd, who was unarmed,died as he was held down while handcuffed by three Minneapolis police officers.Former officer Derek Chauvin held his knee to Floyd’s neck as he lay face down screaming “Mama” “please” and …

George Floyd killing: Recent incidents of racist violence in US have evoked condemnation, but not surprise from global community
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd killing: Recent incidents of racist violence in US have evoked condemnation, but not surprise from global community

Firstpost  

George Floyd died on 25 May in Minneapolis after a white police officer pressed a knee into his neck. Germany’s top-selling Bild newspaper on Sunday carried the sensational headline “This killer-cop set America ablaze” with an arrow pointing to a photo of now-fired police officer Derek Chauvin, who has been charged with third-degree murder in Floyd’s death, with his knee …

Anonymous declares war on Minneapolis police after George Floyd killing
4 years, 7 months ago

Anonymous declares war on Minneapolis police after George Floyd killing

Op India  

Amid the massive protests erupting in the United States following the killing of an African American man by a white police officer in Minneapolis in Minnesota, the international group of hackers ‘Anonymous’ have now openly targeted the Minneapolis Police Department by declaring a ‘war’ against them, accusing the police force of systemic violence and corruption. In the video, the hacker …

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