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Websites taken down, police radio radio disrupted amid Black Lives Matter protests in US

There were interruptions to police radio frequencies in the last weekend of May as despatchers tried to direct responses to large protests.

12 Jun 2020 8:50 PM

Police rally for government support in France after chokehold ban

French police opine that new restrictions have gone too far, and have taken issue with any implication of systemic racism

12 Jun 2020 4:18 PM

Pulling down statues of racists? Africa’s done it for years

To be fair, new campaigns in the USA and Europe are now following Africa’s lead

12 Jun 2020 2:10 PM

Netflix, BBC remove 'Little Britain' as show comes under fire for using blackface

The show faced a lot of criticism over the years for its portrayal of black and Asian characters by white actors

10 Jun 2020 4:13 PM

Authorities remove slave trader statue in London

Statues glorifying slave traders and colonialists have come into sharp focus in recent days inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests

10 Jun 2020 12:38 PM

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George Floyd laid to rest in Houston

Floyd was remembered at his funeral on Tuesday as ‘an ordinary brother’ who was transformed by fate into the ‘cornerstone of a movement’

10 Jun 2020 11:07 AM

Two weeks after his death, George Floyd's life celebrated at Houston funeral

About 500 people were invited to the funeral, which followed memorial services last week in Minneapolis and Raeford, where Floyd was born

10 Jun 2020 1:14 AM

Maura Moynihan | US in turmoil: Is China instigating the violence?

The rapid escalation of violence in recent days has the American media focused mainly on the militarisation of the police

08 Jun 2020 6:35 PM

New York Times opinion editor resigns over column controversy

The editorial page editor was held responsible for publishing a column advocating using the military to quiet US’s anti-racist protests

08 Jun 2020 10:36 AM

Thousands march in New York City again as curfew ends

Some of the marches Sunday took on a celebratory feel and tensions between demonstrators and police were noticeably eased

08 Jun 2020 9:16 AM

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Former Sunrisers star Darren Sammy: They called me Kalu in Hyderabad

Sammy has urged the ICC to take serious note of racism which exists in the gentleman's game

07 Jun 2020 12:30 PM

Medical workers lead Seattle's protests against police brutality

‘Police violence and racism are a public health emergency’, read the signs as thousands of doctors, nurses marched on

07 Jun 2020 9:25 AM

AA Edit | Muslim lives matter, but saying so will cost you

As the Black Lives Matter movement rages, ordinary Indian citizens have been silent in the face of glaring injustice against their own

06 Jun 2020 7:29 PM

Farrukh Dhondy | Is Trump destined to fail true test of democracy?

The most telling test of democracy in our world is the treatment by nations of their “minorities”

05 Jun 2020 7:21 PM

#BlackOutTuesday draws criticism for drowning out protest calls in US

The hashtag became the top trending item on Twitter as hundreds of thousands posted black screenshots to signal support for racial justice

03 Jun 2020 11:10 AM

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Protests over George Floyd's death expose raw race relations in many countries

Anti-police-brutality activists gathered in various European and African cities in support of the protests in US

03 Jun 2020 10:00 AM

US protesters return to streets defying curfew after Trump calls them 'lowlifes'

After ‘thugs’, Trump refers to protestors as ‘lowlifes and losers’

03 Jun 2020 9:22 AM

Four police officers shot amid protests in US after Trump vows to bring in military

George Floyd’s brother urges protestors to resort to non-violent modes of protesting

02 Jun 2020 3:07 PM

Curfew in Washington after protests near White House

Night-time curfews were imposed in other cities as well such as Los Angeles, Houston and Minneapolis, which has been the epicenter of unrest

01 Jun 2020 12:00 PM

Hundreds of protesters rally in Europe over US death

Protestors chanted “No justice, no peace” in solidarity with the US citizens protesting over the alleged murder of George Floyd

01 Jun 2020 11:09 AM

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