Civil Rights | Police Brutality

2010-03-18: Headlines

  • Times Higher Education: Odds and quads 2010-03-18
    ... teachers and workers marched through the French capital protesting against police brutality and demanding the fall of Charles de Gaulle's government.
  • Los Angeles Times: Anna Deavere Smith tells tales of the ill in 'Let Me Down Easy' 2010-03-18
    But she was aware last summer that many of the themes in "Let Me Down Easy" were becoming as topical as racial tension and police brutality were in ...
  • The Martlet: Orange Eyes 2010-03-18
    My interactions with authorities ranged from what I would call police brutality, all the way through pleasant and cordial, to fun laughable and right out ...
  • The Gateway Online: Montreal protests end in arrests 2010-03-18
    SUITING UP Protesters on the streets of Montreal try to avoid arrest while raising awareness about police brutality. MONTREAL (CUP) — Havoc broke out ...
  • Bay Area Reporter: State Dept. reports on LGBT life in nearly every nation 2010-03-18
    Despite these efforts, several non-government gay rights activists asserted that the government had done nothing to stop frequent cases of police brutality ...
  • Independent Political Report: Green-turned Democrat-turned Green 2010-03-18
    I said I was Tom Cleland and had taken issue with him about police brutality on my blog. He said, “Sure,” and stepped back, which is what I would have done.
  • Montreal Gazette: Real veiled threat 2010-03-18
    In Tuesday's story on the march against police brutality, you mention that city hall dropped a bylaw outlawing the wearing of a mask during ...
  • Hour.ca: Babylon, PQ 2010-03-18
    The events of this year's march against police brutality were predictably predictable: More than 100 arrested (85 for illegal assembly, and 15 others for ...
  • Providence Journal: Cicilline faulted in brutality case 2010-03-18
    PROVIDENCE — The lawyer for Luis A. Mendonca, the Central Falls man at the center of a police-brutality probe, is questioning why local ...
  • Herald Sun: Overhaul needed over police racism claims 2010-03-18
    INVESTIGATIONS of police brutality and racism need a major overhaul, a new report says amid claims that young African victims are ignored when they raise ...

2010-03-17: Headlines

  • Leagle.com: Police brutality investigation goes to grand jury 2010-03-17
    Mar. 16--A federal grand jury is investigating a Homewood teenager's allegations that three Pittsburgh police officers beat him during a January arrest near ...
  • FinalCall.com News: The synagogue of Satan 2010-03-17
    We lived under lynching, segregation, Jim Crow, injustice, police brutality and racial profiling up to this very moment. Don't we deserve consideration?
  • Council On Hemispheric Affairs: The Dark Side of Brazil's Olympic Dreams: The 2016 Olympic Host Battle ... 2010-03-17
    ... the international community's scrutiny has pushed Brazil's poverty, crime, and police brutality issues into the center of the public arena.
  • Fight Back! Newspaper: Gainesville students protest police shooting 2010-03-17
    Following his lead, the students proceeded to give speeches about stopping police brutality and continuing the fight for Adu-Brempong.
  • Socialist Party: Another general strike brings Greece to a halt 2010-03-17
    In December 2008 the streets were ablaze with an eruption of youth anger against police brutality. Now, many university students are finishing exams ...
  • BBC News: Cuba police detain 30 women at Havana protest 2010-03-17
    Police brutality in Europe was the latest headline, while racism, unemployment and poverty in Europe were others, our correspondent says.
  • Chortle: Jeremy Hardy: My Family And Other Strangers 2010-03-17
    Into this meandering narrative, the easily distracted Hardy shoehorns a few of his political hobbyhorses, from the Irish troubles to police brutality ...
  • Independent Florida Alligator: Students protest UPD 2010-03-17
    Speakers at the protest, which included members of Adu-Brempong's family, talked about police brutality. “We will not be silent about this,” said Kwame ...
  • The Bostwana Gazette: More curfews 2010-03-17
    What did the committee say about regressing democracy in the country, declining civil liberties, extra-judicial killings, police brutality, corruption ...
  • Socialist Alternative: Greece: General strike brings society to a halt 2010-03-17
    Just over one year ago (December 2008), the streets were ablaze with an eruption of youth anger against police brutality. Now many university students ...
  • Guelph Mercury: All-ages hip hop concert at Vinyl March 24 2010-03-17
    ... worker policies, police brutality and for being a voice for people under attack from the system, said Maria Olaya, one of the concert organizers.
  • Montreal Gazette: Cops want masks outlawed 2010-03-17
    ... “deprived us of our main means of communication with protesters,” by arresting the communications coordinator of the Collective Opposed to Police Brutality.
  • Montreal Gazette: Brutal protesters 2010-03-17
    It's ironic that the protesters against police brutality are usually the first to turn violent during their annual march. Perhaps the law-abiding citizen ...
  • Tampa Bay Newspapers: Things you read and hear at 'cop shops' 2010-03-17
    Her unofficial description of what she wanted to do to the suspect would definitely have constituted police brutality. A black detective I knew was sharp ...
  • Sowetan: Major push for top cops 2010-03-17
    The DA's Debbie Schafer said the new military ranks would increase the problem of police brutality. MP Greg Schneeman told Pahlane: “If you want fellow ...
  • The Undercurrent: It's about time for something new. 2010-03-17
    What others will call “police brutality” once again revealed to us the inherent brutality of the police—the perennial defenders of business as usual: ...
  • Bay Windows: Report reveals struggles of LGBT older adults; solutions can and must be found ... 2010-03-17
    ... facing levels of police brutality, familial isolation, and treatments for their perceived "mental health conditions" we couldn't fathom today.
  • Party for Socialism and Liberation: New England Regional Conference on Socialism Capitalism Is Organized Crime! 2010-03-17
    Unemployment, budget cuts, racist police brutality, and endless war: these are some of the pieces of the daily reality facing poor and working people.
  • Age of Autism: The Supreme Court takes on Vaccine Court: Turning the Tables with Bruesewitz v ... 2010-03-17
    That's a little like saying the purpose of a police brutality trial is to convince the public that all police do a great job.
  • Salisbury Post: Puranda quits, investigation continues 2010-03-17
    The Salisbury police officer at the center of police brutality charges related to a night club brawl has resigned. Officer Kareem Puranda, a 10-year veter ...
  • elan: The Guide to Global Muslim Culture: Egyptian blogger case disputed 2010-03-17
    Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas, an outspoken torture critic who recently exposed police brutality, has been found victim to a series of questionable tactics ...
  • AFP: Cuba forcibly removes 30 women in Havana protest 2010-03-17
    Every day, the Cuban media has denounced the mistreatment of immigrants or "police brutality" in countries like Spain, France and Germany.
  • Minnesota Independent: Ellison considers resolution in support of Mumia Abu-Jamal 2010-03-17
    According to the introduction, the event was sponsored by Communities United Against Police Brutality and the RNC8 Defense Committee, which supports eight ...
  • The Am Law Daily: The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200 2010-03-17
    He oversaw the police brutality case stemming from the Rodney King beatings by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department.
  • KOB.com: NM officers witness corruption in Katrina's aftermath 2010-03-17
    New Mexico State Police Officers say they saw racism, police brutality, and professional misconduct while out on patrol with Baton Rouge Police ...

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