Police brutality in the United States

Precisely because of that intrusion, that is, the riots and violence caused by Trump's supporters, the impeachment of the outgoing president of the USA was initiated and voted on, who is being accused of calling and inciting riots.

Violent protests erupted across the United States late on May 29 over the death of a handcuffed black man in police custody, with murder charges laid against the arresting Minneapolis officer failing to quell boiling anger.

Demonstrators clashed with police and set a store alight during a second night of protests in the U.S. city of Minneapolis on May 27 over the killing of a black man by an officer who held him to the ground with a knee on his neck.

Protesters took to the streets in the U.S. city of Minneapolis for a second day on May 26 over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after being pinned down by a white police officer.  

Five people were arrested and 37 detained in clashes between officers and a crowd of some 250 people who had gathered in Athens' central Kypseli square after midnight on Friday.

A three-member misdemeanors court in Athens acquitted on Monday two university students accused of taking part in clashes between protesters and riot police in the yard of a prominent Athens university last November.

The judges adopted the prosecutor's recommendation and ruled unanimously that there was no evidence the two accused had taken part in the scuffle.

Hong Kong police on July 22defended their actions and the lack of arrests after opposition lawmakers said police had failed to protect a train full of anti-government protesters from a triad gangster attack on July 21.

Police attempting to disperse protesters in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia were left with red faces and stinging eyes after inadvertently showering themselves with pepper spray over the weekend.

An investigation into the death of a 34-year-old Nigerian man at the Omonia police precinct earlier this month has not found any signs of police violence, the Athens police headquarters (GADA) said on Saturday.

A police officer on the Ionian island of Corfu was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating up a man, who has filed a lawsuit in reponse.

According to the plaintiff's claim, the incident occurred late Tuesday night during a peaceful march by residents in the town of Lefkimi.