Police

London police in spotlight after video of Black man's arrest emerges

Video footage circulating social media platforms shows a London police officer kneeling on the head and neck of a Black man who was subsequently charged with carrying a knife.

Kashmiris observe Martyrs Day as India detains another resistance leader

Tehreek-Hurriyat chair and a possible replacement of veteran resistance leader Syed Geelani, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai was detained under the controversial Public Safety Act, which allows for detention for up to two years without trial.

US cops who reenacted chokehold on Elijah McClain fired

The action comes after police released photos showing three officers smiling as they reenacted a chokehold that their colleagues used on Elijah McClain, a Black man who died after police stopped him last summer in a Denver suburb.

Police reform bill clears US House, heads for Senate showdown

The measure bans choke holds, restricts officer immunity, combats racial profiling and establishes a database to track police misconduct. It now faces a showdown in the Senate where Republican leadership has no intention of passing it.

Colorado reopens probe into black man Elijah McClain's 2019 death

The investigation into the death of 23-year-old black man will be thorough and “worthy of public trust and confidence in the criminal justice system”, Colorado's attorney general said in a statement.

French police under renewed pressure after chokehold death

French police are under scrutiny after a man of North African origin died after being arrested last January.

Britain declares Reading stabbings as 'terrorism incident'

A 25-year-old man was detained at the scene and has been arrested on suspicion of killing three people, police say.

France succumbs to police pressure, shies away from ban on chokeholds

French government has backed away from banning chokehold technique during arrest amid the growing protests over police brutality and racial injustice unleashed by George Floyd’s death in the US.

Minneapolis City Council approves new public safety system

Meanwhile in Seattle, a judge ordered police to temporarily halt using tear gas, pepper spray and flash-bang devices to break up peaceful protests.

Nationwide anti-racism protests force US states to consider reforms

Anti-racism protests continue in the US as statues, monuments and buildings of US historical leaders who carried out policies viewed as racist are being removed, following last month's police killing of unarmed black man George Floyd.

Racism is being recorded - and that’s why the French want cameras banned

Several French lawmakers are now compelled to hinder accountability, not racial injustice.

Has the American smile gone forever?

American civil society, undermined deliberately or unwittingly by both parties for short-term political gain or ideological satisfaction, is weaker than at any time since 1860.