Police brutality in the United States
Police officer accused of killing 68-year-old in hunting accident released on bail
A police officer accused of negligent manslaughter following the fatal shooting of a 68-year-old man in central Greece was granted conditional release on Wednesday.
Police arrest Columbia students, clear occupied building in campus unrest
Dozens of helmeted police flooded Columbia University's campus in the heart of New York City on Tuesday to evict a building occupied by pro-Palestinian student protesters and detain demonstrators.
Police climbed into Hamilton Hall via a second floor window they reached from a laddered truck, before leading handcuffed students out of the building into police vans.
Roula Pispirigou: Her first reaction after the pronouncement of the verdict - "I have already appealed"
Clearly irritated, she responded to the president of the court - The 35-year-old was unanimously found guilty of manslaughter with intent in a calm state of mind
US paramedics guilty in death of young black man
A jury in the western U.S. state of Colorado on Friday found two paramedics guilty of negligent homicide in the death of a Black man who was put in a chokehold and injected with ketamine during his arrest, U.S. media said.
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Strikes, protests and clashes over deadly rail collision
Clashes broke out in Athens Thursday after a general strike in Greece that was called in response to a rail disaster last month.
3 ex-cops convicted of rights violations in Floyd killing
Three former Minneapolis police officers were convicted Thursday of violating George Floyd's civil rights, as a federal jury rejected their arguments that inexperience, improper training or the distraction of shouting bystanders excused them from failing to prevent Floyd's killing.
Jury set to get case of 3 officers charged in Floyd killing
The jury hearing the case against three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights needs only to get instructions from the judge before starting deliberations Wednesday.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys spent a full day Tuesday in closing arguments that recapped a month of testimony and sought to sway the jury toward their view of the case.
Show of force in Ottawa as police clear main protest hub
Police in riot gear cleared the main protest hub in downtown Ottawa Saturday, using batons and pepper spray and making dozens of arrests, as they worked to flush out a hard core of demonstrators occupying the Canadian capital.
Police move to clear last demonstrators in Canada’s trucker-led protests
Police in Canada moved on Feb. 18 to dislodge the final truckers and protesters from downtown Ottawa, in a mostly peaceful operation aimed at bringing an end to three weeks of demonstrations over Covid-19 health rules.
Shooting in Nice, there are dead
One person was killed and a man was being sought by police after a shooting occurred in the southern French city of Nice, local paper reported on Wednesday.
The local police force for Nice confirmed that a police operation was underway.
Law enforcement authorities appealed to the citizens to avoid the part of the city where the attack took place, writes "Sputnik".
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