Jan
US police stopped a driver who was delaying the payment of his Uber car he rented. Although the driver was unarmed and did not show any resistance, his arm was smashed by the dog at the command of the police. An Uber driver delayed payments for his rental car in San Francisco, USA. The […]
Dec
A former Minnesota police officer has been found guilty of manslaughter after fatally shooting a black man during a traffic stop. Kimberly Potter shot and killed Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb after claiming she mistook her gun for her taser in April 2021. Mr Wright, who was 20, was pulled over for having expired […]
Dec
David and Casey Hillier were both charged with assaulting police and resisting arrest following an incident at the Hilliers’ home on June 5, 2020. West Grey police were called to the Hillier home to remove an unwanted person, but the police visit ended with David Hillier suffering life-threatening injuries, including eight fractured ribs, a collapsed […]
Nov
Water cannons and tear gas fired at protesters in Belgium Police have fired tear gas and water cannons at Covid protesters in Brussels, as seen in footage shared on social media. It’s the latest country in Europe to face unrest over new coronavirus restrictions. They’re protesting against rules on things like the wider use of […]
Nov
Inhuman violence by US police The person whom the US police intervened with an electroshock gun caught fire. Jason Jones, who was electrocuted by the police in the town of Catskill in the Greene region of New York, was suddenly engulfed in flames. According to The Times Union newspaper, 29-year-old Jones applied hand sanitizer to […]
Oct
Swedish police announced today that they are charging 36 people allegedly involved in a violent riot which erupted following a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Gothenburg last year.The protest, which saw thousands gather in the western city of Gothenburg in June 2020, unfolded calmly and was ended by the organisers, the authority said. But […]
Oct
Deaths increase in France due to police violence In France, presidential candidate Philippe Poutou claimed that the police kill at least 15 people every year. Poutou, the candidate of the New Anti-Capitalist Party (NPA), made a statement about the police violence in France, which has been on the agenda recently. Claiming that the police kill […]
Oct
Protesters had violently clashed with police during the rallies against a government rule requiring COVID-19 vaccines or negative tests to access workplaces. Rome police on Sunday said they arrested 12 people after protests against Italy’s COVID “green pass” turned into serious riots. Two leaders of the extreme far-right party Forza Nuova, Giuliano Castellino and Roberto […]
Sep
Police in the Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney have clashed with thousands of people protesting against Covid lockdowns. In Melbourne, mounted officers used pepper spray when elements of a 4,000-strong rally broke through police lines. Police arrested 218 people, and at least seven officers were injured. In Sydney, where lockdown measures have been extended […]
Sep
Philadelphia settled a case with a mother whom police officers dragged from her car and beat up during protests against police violence last year. The city settled for $2 million before she filed a lawsuit. The city told her lawyers it is the largest pre-trial settlement for a police brutality case like this. “In many […]
