(2019-08-22). Police Use Your Money to Buy Silence from Brutality Victims. therealnews.com 
A Real News investigation reveals how the political power structure of policing allows brutal cops to silence victims with public money…
(2019-08-22). US Court Ruling: You Can Be "Too Smart" to Be a Cop. globalresearch.ca This article was first published on GR on December 18, 2014 | Can a person actually be "too smart" to be a cop in America? | A federal court's decision back in 2000 suggests that, yes, you actually can be. | Robert Jordan, …
(2019-08-22). South Africa bans old racist flag as hate speech. peoplesworld.org 
PRETORIA, South Africa — A landmark Aug. 21 ruling by South Africa's Equality Court has criminalized gratuitous displays of the national flag of the apartheid era. The case was brought before the court by the Nelson Mandela Foundation, backed by the South African Human Rights Commission. The apartheid flag is often displayed by far-right white …
(2019-08-22). Indian Assault on Kashmir in Third Week, Thousands Arrested. globalresearch.ca The state of siege that India's Hindu supremacist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has imposed on Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is now well into its third week. | Cell phone and internet access continue to be denied to many of …
(2019-08-22). De'Von Bailey: Police that killed Black teen back on streets, announced day of his funeral. liberationnews.org 
Justice cannot be served until killer cops are taken off the streets.
(2019-08-21). A Killer Cop Gets Fired, and Somehow the Cops Are Angry. thenation.com A Killer Cop Gets Fired, and Somehow the Cops Are Angry…
(2019-08-21). Why There's No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests. thenation.com Why There's No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests…
(2019-08-21). Indian assault on Kashmir in third week, thousands arrested. wsws.org Despite India's efforts to black out what is happening in Kashmir, information is leaking out that points to both widespread repression and popular resistance.
(2019-08-21). Former MLB Players Accused of Drug Trafficking in Dominican Rep. telesurenglish.net Former Major League Baseball (MLB) players Octavio Dotel and Luis Castillo were members of a large drug trafficking ring recently dismantled in the Dominican Republic, Attorney General Jean Alain Rodriguez informed Tuesday. | RELATED: | DR: Alleged Mastermind Behind David Ortiz's Murder Arrested | The 45-year-old Dotel, who pitched for a then-record 13 different MLB teams in his career, has already been arrested, Rodriguez said in a press conference. | Castillo, a 43-year-old forme…
(2019-08-20). Portland Rejects Proud Boys & Other Ultra-Right Groups as Trump Tries to Criminalize Antifa. democracynow.org 
A crowd of white nationalists took to the streets of Portland, Oregon, over the weekend for what they dubbed the "End Domestic Terrorism" rally. But they were outnumbered by a massive response from counterprotesters, who gathered across the city as police escorted members of the Proud Boys, Patriot Prayer and other right-wing groups across one of the city's main bridges. Police arrested 13 people throughout the day and seized weapons but largely avoided "the worst-case scenario" Portland's Mayor Ted Wheeler said the city was prepared for. Portland Police put more than 700 officers on patrol, with more than one co…
(2019-08-20). Emerald Garner, Eric Garner's Daughter, Says Firing Pantaleo "Should Have Happened a Long Time Ago" democracynow.org 
Daniel Pantaleo, the police officer who killed Eric Garner in 2014 by using an illegal chokehold, was fired Monday and stripped of his pension benefits. The decision came more than five years after Pantaleo held Garner, an unarmed African-American man, in a chokehold until he dropped to the ground. Before dying, he gasped "I can't breathe" 11 times. Despite outcry from the family and community members, Pantaleo had remained on the police force on desk duty since the killing. Last month, on the fifth anniversary of Garner's death, the Justice Department declined to charge Pantaleo with a crime despite calls by the…
(2019-08-19). Activist on the Front Lines Discusses the Historic Protests in Hong Kong. therealnews.com 
We had to blur her image but she talks about police brutality, the struggle for a transparent democracy, the Chinese army at the border, and hope for the future…
(2019-08-19). Texas cops who led black man by rope from horseback won't face criminal charges. rt.com 
The two police officers who led a handcuffed black man by a rope from horseback will not face criminal charges over the incident, it has emerged. | Images of the August 3 arrest in Galveston, Texas of Donald Neely, a 43-year-old black man who relatives say is mentally ill, triggered widespread outrage after they were published. Many of the online commentariat said it evoked images of slavery and racism in the US. | Neely, who reportedly had been sleeping on the streets, was arrested for alleged criminal trespass. When a police vehicle was not immediately available, the arresting officers led him from horseb…
(2019-08-16). Friday's Daily Brief: Education key for Rohingya, DR Congo violence continues, Zimbabwe protest latest, women's rights in Iran, environmental protection. un.org Our main stories today: Two years in, Myanmar's Rohingya youth need more education; DR Congo testimonies highlight armed brutality; appeals for Zimbabwe to 'stop cracking down' on protesters; Iran urged to release women jailed for protesting veiling laws; and new human rights agreement on environmental protection.
(2019-08-16). The Great Land Robbery: How Federal Policies Dispossessed Black Americans of Millions of Acres. democracynow.org 
Over the 20th century, black people in the U.S. were dispossessed of 12 million acres of land. Half of that loss — 6 million acres — occurred over just two decades, from 1950 to 1969, a period largely associated with the civil rights struggle. This mass land dispossession, which affected 98% of black agricultural land owners, is part of the pattern of institutional racism and discrimination that has contributed to the racial wealth gap in the United States. Many of the driving forces behind this land theft were legal and originated in federal policies, as documented by Vann Newkirk, staff writer at Th…
(2019-08-15). Jeffrey Epstein Is Dead. Civil Rights Lawyer Says Civil Charges Against His Estate Will Continue. democracynow.org 
Charges and civil suits against Jeffrey Epstein are continuing following the death of the serial sex abuser, who was found dead in his jail cell on Saturday. Epstein had been arrested in July for allegedly running a sex trafficking operation by luring underage girls as young as 14 years old to his mansion in Manhattan. While the federal criminal charges against Epstein will likely end, prosecutors can still pursue suits against any of his accomplices, including his friend Ghislaine Maxwell. On Wednesday, one of Epstein's alleged victims, Jennifer Araoz, sued Epstein's estate, Maxwell and three other unnamed women…
(2019-08-13). Safe Zone in Syria, Elections in Argentina and Guatemala, Ex-president of Kyrgyzstan arrested. uwidata.com Safe zone in Syria Turkish-American talks on creating a safe zone in northern Syria took place in Ankara this week. According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, Turkey and the United States have agreed to establish a coordination center for joint operations in establishing the peace corridor. uwidata.com/4836-turkey-and-us-come-to-a… Argentine elections On Sunday, primary elections took …
(2019-08-13). BDS movement condemns U.S. Congress' anti-BDS resolution. bdsmovement.net 
BDS movement condemns U.S. Congress' anti-BDS resolution: UpdateThe resolution is based on lies and aims to to demonize peaceful resistance to Israel's military occupation and apartheid. | Right To BoycottJuly 23, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
(2019-08-12). Indianapolis police murder yet again. liberationnews.org 
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department claimed yet another life on Aug. 2.
(2019-07-15). UPDATED: Venezuela: Guaido Bodyguards Arrested as Barbados Talks Resume. venezuelanalysis.com The self-declared "Interim President" claimed his men were victims of a "set up."