Monthly Archives: July 2022

2022-07-31: News Headlines

English.alaraby.co.uk (2022-07-30). Guinea coalition calls off protests after ECOWAS mediation. english.alaraby.co.uk A The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), an alliance of political parties, trade unions and civil society organisations, also said gendarmes had arrested its coordinator Oumar Sylla. | Sylla was detained at his home overnight Friday to Saturday and "taken to an unknown destination", Abdoulaye Keita, a lawyer for the FNDC, told AFP. | The FNDC in a statement said it…

Fight Back (2022-07-30). Hundreds march in Denver for justice in police mass shooting. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO — About 200 people took to the streets on Thursday, July 21, protesting Denver police officers opening fire into a crowd of people early Sunday morning, injuring seven people. Their demands included the immediate release of the unedited body cam footage, restitution for the victims and community control of police. The event was led by Denver Students for a Democratic Society and supported by groups such as Denver Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Denver Democratic Socialists of America, Young Communist League of Colorado, and the newly formed Denver-Aurora Community Action Committee. | A crowd…

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2022-07-30: News Headlines

Rann Miller (2022-07-29). Opinion: Representation Can Only Go So Far Without Exercise Of Power For Black People. moguldom.com Sadly, I can I remember the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. I also remember the news coverage in the immediate aftermath — the pundits declared 2020 the year of racial reckoning. Protests in the streets compelled mayors across the country — specifically Black mayors and other mayors of color — to …

WSWS (2022-07-29). Sri Lankan regime extends its arrests of leading anti-government protesters. wsws.org While the repression is targeting protest activists, government moves are in preparation for a far broader crackdown on the working class.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-07-29). Sentencian a expolicías por violar derechos de George Floyd. telesurtv.net Exagentes J. Alexander Kueng y Tou Thao recibieron penas más leves que las recomendadas en las pautas de sentencia.

2022-07-31 03:57 | 23:57 EST | jz | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 

2022-07-29: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-07-29). Sri Lankan regime extends its arrests of leading anti-government protesters. wsws.org While the repression is targeting protest activists, government moves are in preparation for a far broader crackdown on the working class.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-07-29). Sentencian a expolicías por violar derechos de George Floyd. telesurtv.net Exagentes J. Alexander Kueng y Tou Thao recibieron penas más leves que las recomendadas en las pautas de sentencia.

Ann Brown (2022-07-28). American Killer Cops Shoot And Kill Another Black Man Over Shoplifting Detergent. moguldom.com A Harris County Sheriff's Office deputy has killed an unarmed Black man in Houston over alleged shoplifting at a Dollar General discount store. Released bodycam footage shows Sgt. Garrett Hardin chasing Roderick Brooks, pinning him down and hitting him with a stun gun before shooting him in the back on July 8. The shot was …

Ann Brown (2022-07-28). Black Man Who Assaulted Cops For MAGA At January 6 Capitol Riot Gets Longest Prison Sentence. moguldom.com While the public hearings of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol are still ongoing, Mark Ponder, a Black MAGA supporter, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for assaulting police officers during the Capitol riot. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan handed down the more than …

WSWS (2022-07-28). Final two officers involved in George Floyd murder sentenced for civil rights offenses. wsws.org The sentencing was along the same lines as the sentence handed out police Officer Thomas Lane, also charged for violating Floyd's civil rights by failing to render medical aid after Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck.

2022-07-29 06:40 | 08:40 EST | tr | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 

2022-07-28: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-07-28). Final two officers involved in George Floyd murder sentenced for civil rights offenses. wsws.org Sentencing illustrate attempt to whitewash US police…

Editor (2022-07-26). Facing Felony Trial, Joliet Police Whistleblower Who Exposed Black Man's Death Retires. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter A Joliet police sergeant in the state of Illinois, who leaked footage to the press and blew the whistle on the death of Eric Lurry, has been pushed into retirement as a result of retaliation. Sgt. Javier Esqueda has been on desk duty since he released video and faces …

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