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News Articles: police brutality

Protestors marched from Scotland Yard to Parliament Square in London on Sunday, the day after police forcibly arrested several participants of a vigil honoring Sarah Everard. The 33-year-old London resident's alleged kidnapping and murder have prompted a national reckoning over street harassment and violence against women.

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  • Europe

London Police Under Fire For Treatment Of Women At Sarah Everard Vigil

Everard's death — allegedly at the hands of a police officer — has sparked a national reckoning over violence against women. Officials are calling for investigations into police response to the vigil.

March 15, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Eurie Martin in photo provided by his family.

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  • Law

Judge Ends Immunity For Three Deputies Who Killed Eurie Lee Martin

The three former Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies who killed Eurie Lee Martin in 2017 are no longer immune from prosecution and will likely to go to trial on murder charges sometime next year.

December 09, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
The decision on Monday was a partial victory for Black Lives Matter protesters but Judge Richard Jones found that in several instances, Seattle Police Department officers were justified in their use of less lethal weapons.

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  • Law

Seattle Police Ruled In Contempt For Firing Less Lethal Weapons At BLM Protesters

A federal judge said "the court cannot ignore the clear violations" of an injunction limiting the police department's use of the weapons, but added some instances were in compliance.

December 08, 2020
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Killer Mike

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  • Music News

Atlanta Rapper Killer Mike Calls Out Grammy Snub

Atlanta-based hip-hop artist Killer Mike joined a roster of other musicians calling out the Grammy Awards after his duo, Run the Jewels, did not receive a nomination for their album Run the Jewels 4, despite it receiving critical acclaim earlier in the year.

December 02, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Thousands of protesters across France hit the streets Saturday to condemn police brutality and a proposed law that would make it harder to publicize images of on-duty police officers.

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  • World

French Police Could Face Assault Charges In Beating That Sparked Protests

Preliminary charges were filed against four police officers in connection with the Nov. 21 beating of Michel Zecler in Paris that has prompted major protests throughout the country.

November 30, 2020
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Eurie Lee Martin's sister Helen Gilbert, center, flanked by attorneys Francys Johnson, left, and Muwali Davis, right, during a press conference about the Georgia Supreme Court opinion on the immunity from prosecution granted to the former sheriff's deputies who killed Martin in 2017.

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  • Law

'This story deserves attention': Family Of Black Man Killed By Police In 2017 Speaks

The Georgia Supreme Court says that a Superior Court judge was wrong in applying the state’s "stand your ground" law when he granted criminal immunity to three former Washington County sheriff’s deputies who tasered Eurie Martin to death in 2017.  

November 02, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Civil rights attorney L. Chris Stewart joined other prominent Atlanta-area attorneys and victim's families in demanding reforms from Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the city of Atlanta regarding police conduct.

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  • News

Atlanta Civil Rights Attorneys Unite To Criticize City's Handling Of Police Brutality

In a show of solidarity, several of Atlanta's prominent civil rights attorneys united in a joint press conference in front of City Hall on Monday morning to criticize what they said was a two-faced effort on behalf of Mayor Lance Bottoms and the city attorney's office in the handling of police brutality cases.

October 26, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Protesters chant and sing solidarity songs as they barricade barricade the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Wednesday to protest against police brutality and the killing of protesters by the military, at Magboro, Ogun State, Nigeria.

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  • Africa

'Hope Is Lost' As Police Open Fire On Pro-Reform Protesters In Lagos, Nigeria

The protests began about two weeks ago demanding an end to police brutality. Now, as one activist said, "it has become so many things for so many Nigerians." The government declared a 24-hour curfew.

October 21, 2020
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By:
  • Eyder Peralta
People protest the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case in front of the Colorado state Capitol in Denver on Wednesday. As the protest was breaking up, a motorist drove through a small crowd of protesters who had yelled at the driver to turn around.

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  • Race

Breonna Taylor Update: Denver Police Detain Man After Car Plows Through Protest Area

The protesters were starting to disband near the Colorado state Capitol. Some of them blocked the vehicle before it abruptly sped away.

September 24, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos

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  • Mental Health

DeKalb County Police Chief Hopes To Erase Stigma With Virtual Mental Health Fair

DeKalb County will hold a mental health fair this week to educate the community about resources available to assist them and their loved ones in the event of a crisis.

September 21, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Roderick Walker attends a press conference on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 in Atlanta.

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  • News

'I Feared For My Life:' Man Beaten By Clayton County Deputies Speaks

Roderick Walker, 26, addresses the media Friday after posting bond in Fulton County. Walker was filmed being beaten by Clayton County deputies during his arrest.

September 18, 2020
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor
Roderick Walker, 26, has been moved to Fulton County Jail for pre-existing charges prior to Clayton County incident filmed on camera.

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  • Race

Man Beaten By Clayton County Sheriff's Deputies Moved To Fulton County Jail

Roderick Walker, 26, has been moved to Fulton County Jail for pre-existing charges prior to Clayton County incident filmed on camera.

September 15, 2020
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor
In this screen grab from video shot by Juanita Davis and provided by The Cochran Firm, a Clayton County, Ga., sheriff’s deputy holds down Roderick Walker while another deputy punches him while on the ground, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, following a traffic stop.

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  • News

Sheriff: Deputy On Video Punching Black Man In Georgia Fired

A sheriff's office in Georgia said Sunday it fired a deputy seen on video repeatedly punching a Black man during a traffic stop.

September 14, 2020
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Associated Press
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler issued the ban on CS gas in his role as the city's police commissioner. He's seen here at City Hall in late August.

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  • National

Portland, Ore., Mayor Bans Police Use Of Tear Gas At Protests

"We need something different and we need it now," Mayor Ted Wheeler says as he orders his city's police to halt the use of CS gas, one of the most common forms of tear gas.

September 10, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
After the WNBA announcement of the postponed games for the evening, the Washington Mystics each wear white T-shirts with seven bullets on the back protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha, Wisconsin police at Feld Entertainment Center on August 26, 2020 in Palmetto, Florida.

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  • Race

How Black Women Athletes Paved The Way For The NBA Strike

The wildcat strike was unprecedented for the NBA — but the world of professional basketball is no stranger to protesting for Black lives.

September 04, 2020
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By:
  • Alyssa Jeong Perry
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