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Ex-DoJ employees call for investigation by inspector general Protesters were cleared to make way for Trump photo op Police used teargas and rubber bullets to clear protesters from outside the White House. Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AFP/Getty Images Hundreds of former justice department officials have called for an internal review of attorney general William Barr’s handling […] More
‘I was leaving a shop and security stopped me. I was four’: young protesters on why they are marching against racism Natasha, 21, creative writing and drama student and Aima, 18, student and co-organiser of LDNBLM Composite: Anselm Ebulue/Anselm Ebulue / The Guardian The UK’s Black Lives Matter protests have been spearheaded by a new […] More
After 15 stunning days of anti-racist protests … what happens next? A demonstrator’s silhouette is seen as they raise a fist during a protest against police brutality near the White House in Washington DC. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images Can the phenomenal response to the police killing of George Floyd be channeled to secure lasting political […] More
No masks, no water: New York protesters held in ‘abysmal’ conditions, experts say More than 2,000 people have been arrested in the city and the police treatment of those detained is emboldening people George Floyd killing – latest US updates See all our George Floyd coverage New York City police officers arrest someone during a […] More
Martin Gugino in hospital after being pushed over by police Trump tweets peace activist could be ‘antifa provocateur’ Donald Trump at the White House on Friday. On Tuesday he claimed without evidence that Martin Gugino may have been attempting to infiltrate police scanners. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump has claimed a 75-year-old man who […] More
Largely overlooked during last week’s extraordinary events was a letter written by the president’s erstwhile personal lawyer and retweeted by Trump. As you’ll recall: last week President Trump used military personnel to forcibly clear protesters outside the White House so he could do a surreal photo op at St John’s church. Then Trump’s former secretary of defense, Gen James […] More
Protesters confronted by armed men – including members of the so-called ‘boogaloo movement’ – in different parts of America In Minneapolis on 31 May, a man drove a trailer through a crowd. But other attacks with vehicles have taken place. Photograph: Eric Miller/Reuters Anti police-brutality protesters have been confronted by armed men in cities around […] More
Donald Trump once famously boasted he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue, and not lose supporters. For years that seemed true. But his latest actions – including the deployment of an ad hoc paramilitary force against protesters on avenues around the country – may have been too much. New polls show Trump’s support is […] More
