Staff (2022-02-08). Cover-Up in Minneapolis? Police "Executed" Amir Locke in "No-Knock" Raid, Say His Parents, Activists. democracynow.org Protests are continuing in Minneapolis after police fatally shot 22-year-old Amir Locke during an early-morning "no-knock" raid on February 2. Bodycam video shows that Locke appeared to be asleep on the couch and wrapped in a blanket when a SWAT team entered the apartment. Locke held a gun he was legally licensed to carry, and was not named in the warrant. Minneapolis interim city Police Chief Amelia Huffman claimed Locke pointed his weapon in the direction of the officers, and suggested he could have been connected to crime, despite not being a suspect in their investigation. "It was very jarri…

Staff (2022-02-08). Policing on Trial: Attorney Ben Crump on Fed Case Against Three Cops Involved in George Floyd Murder. democracynow.org The Minneapolis judge who signed the no-knock warrant that led to the fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Black man Amir Locke also presided over the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer convicted for the murder of George Floyd. The trial of three officers facing lesser charges — Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng — is currently underway after being delayed when one of the defendants tested positive for COVID. The trial will show the importance of accountability even from police who are bystanders to murder, says Benjamin Crump, part of the legal team for George Floyd's famil…

Stephen W Enciso (2022-02-07). 'Black lives matter' say detained youth from inside Don Dale isolation block. greenleft.org.au Activists are continuing to pressure the NT government to close the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre, writes Stephen W Enciso.

deweylaura (2022-02-07). Amir Locke: Another Black man murdered by Minneapolis police. cpusa.org At 7 a.m. local time on Thursday February 3, 2022, Minneapolis SWAT executed a no-knock warrant and entered the apartment where Amir Locke, 22, was sleeping on a couch. As captured on body cams, Officer Mark Hanneman shot Locke three times within nine seconds of entry into the apartment. Locke was not the target …

Eric Brooks (2022-02-07). 22-year-old Amir Locke gunned down in latest Minneapolis police murder. peoplesworld.org MINNEAPOLIS—At 7 a.m. local time on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, Minneapolis SWAT executed a no-knock warrant and entered the apartment where Amir Locke, 22, was sleeping on a couch. As captured on body cams, Officer Mark Hanneman shot Locke three times within nine seconds of entry into the apartment. Locke was not the target of the …

_____ (2022-02-07). 5000 In Minneapolis Protest Police Murder Of Black Man In No-Knock Warrant. popularresistance.org Around 5000 people marched in protest here February 5, to demand justice for Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man murdered by police on February 2. Police were carrying out a no-knock search warrant on the apartment where Locke was sleeping and shot him three times, nine seconds after they snuck open the door. Protesters demand jail, prosecution and murder charges for the officer who shot Amir and those who planned the raid; an end to no-knock warrants; and the resignation of the Minneapolis Police Chief Huffington and Mayor Frey.

_____ (2022-02-07). 5000 Protest Police Murder Of Black Man In No-Knock Warrant. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, MN – Around 5000 people marched in protest here February 5, to demand justice for Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man murdered by police on February 2. Police were carrying out a no-knock search warrant on the apartment where Locke was sleeping and shot him three times, nine seconds after they snuck open the door. Protesters demand jail, prosecution and murder charges for the officer who shot Amir and those who planned the raid; an end to no-knock warrants; and the resignation of the Minneapolis Police Chief Huffington and Mayor Frey. | There have been multiple protests since the murder of Amir Locke…

Editor (2022-02-07). No-knock terror, again — Abolish the police! workers.org No one knocked on Amir Locke's apartment door before Minneapolis police entered, using a key, at 6: 48 a.m. Feb. 2. They murdered the 22-year-old Black man, nine seconds later. Protesters demand justice for Amir Locke in Minneapolis, Feb. 5. Locke, who police killed while carrying out a search warrant, was . . . |

Otha Hernandez (2022-02-07). More than 1,000 protesters demand justice for Amir Locke in Minneapolis. liberationnews.org In the early morning hours of Feb. 2, members of the Minneapolis Police Department executed a no-knock, pre-dawn warrant in the downtown Minneapolis apartment unit where Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man, was sleeping. Within nine seconds Amir Locke would be killed.

sputniknews (2022-02-07). Ottawa Police Arrest Seven People at Freedom Convoy Protest, Seize Vehicles and Fuel. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least seven people were arrested in Ottawa during the Sunday "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations and multiple vehicles and fuel were seized, the city police said.

Otha Hernandez (2022-02-07). More than 1,000 protesters demand justice for Amir Locke in Minneapolis. liberationnews.org In the early morning hours of Feb. 2, members of the Minneapolis Police Department executed a no-knock, pre-dawn warrant in the downtown Minneapolis apartment unit where Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man, was sleeping. Within nine seconds Amir Locke would be killed.

Fight Back (2022-02-07). 5000 in Minneapolis protest police murder of Black man in no-knock warrant. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Around 5000 people marched in protest here February 5, to demand justice for Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man murdered by police on February 2. Police were carrying out a no-knock search warrant on the apartment where Locke was sleeping and shot him three times, nine seconds after they snuck open the door. Protesters demand jail, prosecution and murder charges for the officer who shot Amir and those who planned the raid; an end to no-knock warrants; and the resignation of the Minneapolis Police Chief Huffington and Mayor Frey. | There have been multiple protests since the murder of Amir Lock…

Stephen W Enciso (2022-02-07). 'Black lives matter' say detained youth from inside Don Dale isolation block. greenleft.org.au Activists are continuing to keep up the pressure on the NT government to close the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. Stephen W Enciso reports.

deweylaura (2022-02-07). Amir Locke: Another Black man murdered by Minneapolis police. cpusa.org At 7 a.m. local time on Thursday February 3, 2022, Minneapolis SWAT executed a no-knock warrant and entered the apartment where Amir Locke, 22, was sleeping on a couch. As captured on body cams, Officer Mark Hanneman shot Locke three times within nine seconds of entry into the apartment. Locke was not the target …

sputniknews (2022-02-07). Ottawa Police Arrest Seven People at Freedom Convoy Protest, Seize Vehicles and Fuel. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least seven people were arrested in Ottawa during the Sunday "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations and multiple vehicles and fuel were seized, the city police said.

_____ (2022-02-06). SWAT Officers Involved In Locke Killing Have Violent, Checkered Past. popularresistance.org Amir Locke was a 22-year-old registered gun owner with no criminal record. He was killed before 7 a.m. on February 2, 2020, when SWAT officers with the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) executed a no-knock search warrant for the St. Paul Police who were doing a homicide investigation. | Body camera footage showing the killing was released the next day. It showed a SWAT unit of police enter a downtown Minneapolis apartment with a key, shout "police search warrant," kick a couch that Locke was sleeping in a blanket on, and kill him within two seconds. Locke had a handgun next to him as he was sleeping and rolled…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-02-06). Hundreds in Minneapolis protest police killing of Black man. en.mehrnews.com Hundreds of community members and activists gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center Saturday afternoon for a protest following the shooting death of Amir Locke by the Minneapolis police on Wednesday.

_____ (2022-02-06). Student Granted Bail After Protesters Threaten To Render Kingdom 'Ungovernable'. popularresistance.org A court in the city of Manzini granted bail to Colani Maseko, the president of Swaziland National Union of Students (SNUS) on Friday, February 4. The student leader had been arrested on January 31 and charged with sedition. | His bail came a day after the SNUS marched to the Manzini regional police headquarters and held a demonstration on February 3. A cross section of Swaziland's pro-democracy forces, including the banned political parties, trade unions, and youth organizations, attended the action. | Outside the police headquarters, protesters at the demonstration openly threatened to render the kingdom "ungove…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-02-06). Hundreds in Minneapolis protest police killing of Black man. en.mehrnews.com Hundreds of community members and activists gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center Saturday afternoon for a protest following the shooting death of Amir Locke by the Minneapolis police on Wednesday.

Anatol Lieven (2022-02-06). Putin, Put'n, and peace in Ukraine. canadiandimension.com If Putin's past record is anything to go by, then only as a very last resort will he launch a full-scale invasion of eastern Ukraine, writes Anatol Lieven. Photo by Antonio Marín Segovia/ A mythological monster is haunting the fevered imagination of the West. Its name, as pronounced by the US media and political establishment, is "Put'n." It has the body of the bear, the arms of an octopus, and the head of a super-intelligent extraterrestrial. Its other characteristics are equally contradictory. It is an ethnic chauvinis…

Fight Back (2022-02-05). Minnesota: Protests follow police killing of Amir Locke. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On Wednesday, February 2, a young Black man, Amir Locke, was murdered by the Minneapolis Police Department. He was shot by an officer nine seconds after entering the downtown Minneapolis apartment unit where Locke was sleeping. He was shot around 6: 50 a.m. | A statement from Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar (TCC4J) noted, "Officers were allegedly executing a search warrant, but instead they executed a human being. According to police chief Huffman, after nine seconds, the cops 'encountered' the victim and fired. As with police murder of Winston Smith last summer, violent cops turned '

Fight Back (2022-02-05). Minnesota: Protests follow police killing of Amir Locke. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On Wednesday, February 2, a young Black man, Amir Locke, was murdered by the Minneapolis Police Department. He was shot by an officer nine seconds after entering the downtown Minneapolis apartment unit where Locke was sleeping. He was shot around 6: 50 a.m. | A statement from Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar (TCC4J) noted, "Officers were allegedly executing a search warrant, but instead they executed a human being. According to police chief Huffman, after nine seconds, the cops 'encountered' the victim and fired. As with police murder of Winston Smith last summer, violent cops turned '

Rann Miller (2022-02-04). Opinion: Sometimes A Half Truth Is A Whole Lie In Defund The Police Polls. moguldom.com Joe Biden announced his proposal to increase funding for police as opposed to defunding police departments. Biden's fiscal year 2022 budget has an increase of more than double the FY2021 budget for law enforcement — $388 million. Some argue this is a middle finger to Black people, the constituency largely responsible for securing Biden's election …

Staff (2022-02-04). Headlines for February 4, 2022. democracynow.org Biden Claims ISIS Leader Detonated Bomb That Killed 13 at Site of U.S. Raid, Vladimir Putin Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing as Winter Olympics Open, State Dept. Questioned over Claims Russia Is Plotting "False Flag" Operation in Ukraine, South African Plant Produces mRNA COVID Vaccine Based on Moderna Data, Chicago Ex-Cop Who Murdered Laquan McDonald Released After Just Three Years in Prison, Biden on Crime in New York City: "The Answer Is Not to Defund the Police", Turkey Blames Greek Border Guards After 12 Asylum Seekers Freeze to Death, Texas Butterfly Conservation Center Shuts Doors Following Right-Wing Harassmen…

_____ (2022-02-04). How Israel's Occupation Of Palestine Intensifies Climate Change. popularresistance.org Al-Naqab — On Sunday, roughly 200 activists demonstrated outside Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's office in Jerusalem against the Jewish National Fund's (JNF) tree-planting project in al-Naqab, maintaining the forestation is an attempt to displace the indigenous Bedouin population. | Contracted by the Israeli government, the JNF razed fruit trees and seeded fields in al-Naqab in January to "make the desert bloom" with non-native plants. The purported environmental project has been met with fierce protest from the local villagers, with more than 60 Bedouin arrested in the last few weeks. | JNF mainta…

Pavan Kulkarni (2022-02-04). Student leader in Swaziland granted bail after protesters threaten to render kingdom "ungovernable" peoplesdispatch.org A court in the city of Manzini granted bail to Colani Maseko, the president of Swaziland National Union of Students (SNUS) on Friday, February 4. The student leader had been arrested on January 31 and charged with sedition. | His bail came a day after the SNUS marched to the Manzini regional police headquarters and held a demonstration on February 3. A cross section of Swaziland's pro-democracy forces, including the banned political parties, trade unions, and youth organizations, attended the action. | Outside the police headquarters, protesters at the demonstration openly threatened to render the kingdom "ungove…