Daily Archives: March 5, 2022

2022-03-05: News Headlines

Ann Brown (2022-03-04). Former Police Officer Gets Off The Hook For 'No-Knock Warrant' Killing Of Breonna Taylor. moguldom.com A jury found former Kentucky police officer Brett Hankison not guilty on March 3 of charges of endangering neighbors the night he fired into 26-year-old Breonna Taylor's apartment during a botched drug raid that resulted in Taylor's death. Hankinson and other officers conducted a no-knock warrant when they entered Taylor's residence without warning. Taylor, who had …

WSWS (2022-03-04). Officer involved in the murder of Breonna Taylor found not guilty of wanton endangerment. wsws.org Brett Hankison, the only former Louisville police officer to be charged with a crime in the shooting of Breonna Taylor two years ago, was acquitted by a jury on Thursday of three counts of wanton endangerment.

Staff (2022-03-04). Russian Environmentalist Speaks Out on Putin's Attack on Antiwar Protesters & Independent Media. democracynow.org As the Russian military escalates its invasion in Ukraine, Russian police are cracking down on antiwar protesters at home, arresting more than 8,000 over the past eight days. Meanwhile, Russia's lower house of parliament has passed a new law to criminalize the distribution of what the state considers to be "false news" about military operations, and remaining independent news outlets in the country are shutting down under pressure from the authorities. We speak with Vladimir Slivyak, co-chair for the leading Russian environmental organization Ecodefense, who won the 2021 Right Livelihood Award […

Amy Goodman (2022-03-04). Russian Police Have Arrested More Than 8,000 Antiwar Protesters in 8 Days. truthout.org As the Russian military escalates its invasion in Ukraine, Russian police are cracking down on antiwar protesters at home, arresting more than 8,000 over the past eight days. Meanwhile, Russia's lower house of parliament has passed a new law to criminalize the distribution of what the state considers to be "false news" about military operations, and remaining independent news outlets in the country are shutting down under pressure from the authorities. We speak with Vladimir Slivyak, co-chair for th…

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