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Nigerians Got Their Abusive SARS Police Force Abolished - but Elation Soon Turned to Frustration
[The Conversation Africa] For a brief moment in October, it seemed that youthful protesters calling to "abolish" a police force had succeeded. After weeks of mass demonstrations against police brutality, the government agreed to disband a widely hated police unit.
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Jail time for 2 Limpopo cops who asked foreign national for R500 bribe | News24
Two Limpopo police officers are to spend the next five years in jail for asking an undocumented immigrant for a R500 bribe to avoid arrest.
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Washington reviewing Ja anti-smuggling MOU
After more than four years of painstaking negotiations, Jamaica and the United States (US) are on the final leg of inking a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA), a memorandum of understanding aimed at stamping out the smuggling of contraband...
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Cops salute murdered officer who was shot with his own gun
On a day when 11 people were shot, two fatally, amid months of soaring gun violence in Chicago, a memorial honored a police officer who was shot 10 years ago in the back with his own gun and then, as he lay fallen, shot in the head at close range. Chicago Police holds a memorial []
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‘That's Just Going to Anger People’: Atlanta Attorney Shares Commentary on Opening Week of Derek Chauvin Trial and the Defense's Strategy to Shift Blame
An emotional first week of testimony in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin came to a close Friday. Chauvin is being tried
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Revisiting Key Moments From The Derek Chauvin Trial
The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of George Floyd. As the country reacts, NPR revisits key moments from the last three weeks.
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Tech And Policing Amidst Pandemic And Protests - Blavity
Now, many Americans are experiencing, for the first time, a reality that Black people in this country have been living with since 1619: white supremacist terrorism supported by
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California lawmakers failed to enact sweeping police reforms. Here’s why. — The Sacramento Observer
(CALMATTERS) - Last summer, when California passed a landmark law meant to reduce police shootings, lawmakers praised the mothers, fathers and activists who had packed the Capitol throughout the year. They wore T-shirts memorializing shooting victims. Filled hallways with songs and prayer. Laid
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Africa urges UN probe of US 'systemic racism', police violence
African countries are pushing for the UN's top rights body to launch a high-level investigation into "systemic racism" and police violence in the United States and beyond, according to a draft resolution seen on Tuesday by
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Petition Demanding Justice for Elijah McClain Receives More Than 2 Million Signatures, Colorado Governor Announces Investigation
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced his office would look into the police-involved death of Elijah McClain after public outcry. McClain was walking home from a []
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Separate probe sought in police killing of local teen -
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Black Children In California More Likely To Be Hospitalized For Police Violence, Study Shows - Blavity
According to a new study, Black children in the state of California are more likely to be hospitalized due to police-related injuries.  Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley , analyzed injuries of children and teenagers sustained by law enforcement from 2005 to 2017. Using data from
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Unveils the One Atlanta: One APD Community Policing Roadmap | Atlanta Daily World
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Lil Reese Arrested For Domestic Battery Just Two Weeks After Being Shot
Lil Reese has once again made headlines. This time, Chicago police arrested the 28-year-old rapper for domestic battery after a dispute with his girlfriend allegedly turned physical. || RELATED: Police Say Man Confronted Lil Reese Over Stolen SUV In Recent Shooting || || RELATED: Rapper Lil
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Kenya: Embu Brothers Jumped Out of Moving Vehicle, Police Say
[Nation] Police in Embu have claimed that two brothers who died in their custody jumped from a moving vehicle while under arrest, without the officers who had arrested them noticing.
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Suspect At Large After Ambush Attack That Kills Police Officer On His First Day
Police officer Dylan Harrison was killed late Friday night in an apparent ambush, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported
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Police Accountability, Ban on Chokeholds, No-Knock Warrants Among List of Legislative Priorities Endorsed by Washington State BLM and Introduced This Session
When most people envision strides in the civil rights movement, Atlanta, Montgomery, Birmingham, Selma and other Southern cities come to mind. But the Pacific Northwest […]
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Coki Point Shooting Victim in Serious Condition Friday Night
A man found shot multiple times by police officers responding to a call in the Coki Point area of St Thomas was in serious condition at the Schneider Regional Medical Center as of about 8 p.m. Friday.
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Black Texas Teen Seen Being Violently Pinned Down By Cop, Evacuates Home With Family - Blavity
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Grammy Award-winner Dorinda Clark-Cole heads Clearwater Music Fest, June 12 –
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ACLU calls on Janey to withdraw police surveillance order - The Bay State Banner
The city of Boston has filed a request for proposals to expand video surveillance use for police departments in nine area cities, on behalf of a nine-city regional security coalition. The post ACLU calls on Janey to withdraw police surveillance order appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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Authorities Investigating Florida Principal Who Paddled 6-Year-Old Student In Front Of Her Mother
Video of the disturbing event circulated on social media shows Melissa Carter, head of Central Elementary School in Clewiston, bending a child over and hitting her with a wooden paddle on April 13.
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