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A police officer recovers from the blowback of tear gas during a protest by the supporters of the banned Islamist political party Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) in Lahore, Pakistan April 18, 2021.REUTERS/Stringer The protests have paralysed cities and led to deaths of 6 policemen, prompting the French embassy to recommend all…

By Abdellah CHEBALLAH (AFP)     9 hours ago in World Twenty years ago, an Algerian teenager's death in police custody in the heartland of the North African country's Berber minority sparked an uprising that helped blaze the trail for future protests. Massinissa Guermah, a high school student, was hit…

After a heated week of police violence, protests erupted in several US cities on Friday, at times turning tense. In the wake of the killings of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old shot by police after being pulled over, and unarmed 13-year-old Adam Toledo, thousands took to the streets to demonstrate, sometimes…

There were zero protesters arrested the night before in Brooklyn Center. April 17, 2021, 11:01 AM • 6 min read Nearly 100 people were arrested Friday night in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, following the protests of the death of Daunte Wright, according to local authorities. Following a relatively peaceful protest Thursday…

Lai, a 73-year-old billionaire, has been remanded in jail since December. April 17, 2021, 12:32 AM • 5 min read Hong Kong's rebel media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 14 months in prison in Hong Kong District Court Friday after being found guilty of charges related to pro-democracy protests…

Media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong, China February 9, 2021. — Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. HONG KONG, April 16 ― Hong Kong media…

Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said that he "looks forward" to signing an "anti-riot" bill recently approved by the state's congress. The Florida Senate passed the bill, HB 1, on Thursday. It will give legal immunity to people who drive through protests and keep arrestees from posting bail until…

Netflix’s new sitcom “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me” stars Jamie Foxx in a story that’s loosely inspired by his relationship with his real-life daughter Corinne Foxx during her teenage years. And while the 27-year-old actress isn’t the one going toe to toe with her dad on screen, she is the one…

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — A white former suburban Minneapolis police officer was charged Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright in a shooting that ignited days of unrest and clashes between protesters and police. The charge against former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kim…

Texas Senator Ted Cruz has said the killing of Daunte Wright, an unarmed Black man fatally shot by police during a traffic stop, was an accident that came with the territory of "interactions with law enforcement." His comments came during a third night of unrest outside Brooklyn Center police station…