A police officer was taken to hospital after dramatic clashes between cops and anti-lockdown protesters in the Melbourne CBD on Friday. Sixteen people were arrested and 61 were fined by the time the protests wrapped up after 5pm, Victoria Police spokeswoman Leonie Johnson said. “Three police officers were injured during the protest, with one taken… Read More »
LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI, India – A woman from the lowest rung of India’s caste system died on Tuesday weeks after authorities said she was raped by a group of men, triggering protests in New Delhi with hundreds gathering at the hospital where her body lay. Her case was the latest in a string of gruesome crimes… Read More »
The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the deaths of other Black people at the hands of police have brought out hundreds of thousands of people across the United States and around the world to demand racial justice and an end to police brutality. Yet many people are concerned that such large gathering could… Read More »
Our 16-year-old son asked us if he could attend a Black Lives Matter protest march in our city, a Covid-19 hot spot. We said no. We decided it was too dangerous in terms of coronavirus risk and possible violence. He sneaked out of the apartment and went anyway. He claims he wore a mask and… Read More »
Hundreds of people angry over Michigan’s coronavirus stay-at-home order are protesting in the rain outside the state Capitol By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press May 14, 2020, 5:47 PM 3 min read 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LANSING, Mich. — Hundred of people angry over Michigan’s coronavirus stay-at-home order protested again… Read More »