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2 Seattle police officers being investigated for involvement in Capitol attack
At least two Seattle police officers have been placed on leave and are being investigated for their alleged involvement in the U.S. Capitol protests. The Seattle Police Department released a statement Friday night saying that it was made aware Friday of the officers' involvement in the Jan. 6 siege and is now taking the appropriate measures.
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U.S. Congress Under Attack, Trump Supporters Enter Capitol Building
The United States Congress is under attack by supporters of Donald Trump who have gained entry to the building and forced the Senate into recess, according to eyewitnesses and reporters — a violent crescendo to Trump’s coup attempt. Protesters are on the floor of the Senate and are trying to break into the House chamber.
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Scientists Identified a Green, Poisonous Gas Used by Federal Agents on Portland Protesters
By July, Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland had become accustomed to the gray, black, and colorless tear gas that wafted through the city streets every night. But that month, they started seeing plumes of an unusual green smoke, too. Puddles of greenish residue seeped into the city’s storm drains. Human rights advocates and conservationists called on the local government to investigate the environmental impact of these chemical weapons, which had been deployed by the police, but no new chemicals were identified to the public.
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'Nobody can block it': how the Telegram app fuels global protest
The controversial messaging app has moved huge crowds on the streets of Belarus. But who is its secretive puppet master?
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Three women face jail in Poland for sharing posters of Virgin Mary with an LGBT+ rainbow halo
Human rights groups are calling on Poland to drop charges against three women who face jail for sharing posters of the Virgin Mary with a rainbow-coloured halo. The three women, identified only as Elżbieta, Anna and Joanna, are on trial for “offending religious beliefs” and could face jail sentences of two years each if found guilty for their peaceful activism.
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Law and double standards in Baltic States | The Baltic Word
Unlike soldiers of the national armed forces, foreign soldiers in the Baltic States have a number of benefits – they enjoy legal immunity.
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Christian group raises over $500K for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse
A Christian crowdfunding site has raised more than $520,000 to help cover legal fees for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse. The GiveSendGo site, created shortly after Rittenhouse shot three Black Lives Matter protesters in the Wisconsin city on Aug. 25, killing two, is sponsored by a group called “Friends of the Rittenhouse family,” which is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Drivers have hit demonstrators 104 times since George Floyd protests began
Amid thousands of racial justice protests nationwide since George Floyd's death, over a hundred drivers have plowed into crowds marching in roadways. Those included 8 cops. Prosecutors determined that 43 of the incidents were malicious, and have charged 39 drivers.
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Hackers leak data on 1,000 Belarusian police officers
Anonymous hackers leaked the personal data of 1,000 Belarusian police officers in retaliation for a crackdown on street demonstrations against the veteran president, Alexander Lukashenko, as protesters staged another mass rally. “As the arrests continue, we will continue to publish data on a massive scale,” said a statement distributed by the opposition news channel Nexta Live on the messaging app Telegram. “No one will remain anonymous, even under a balaclava.”
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Exclusive: Thailand tells universities to stop students' calls for monarchy reform
Thai authorities have summoned the heads of universities to tell them to stop students demanding reform of the monarchy, warning that such calls could lead to violence, a member of the military-appointed Senate said on Sunday.
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Marred by trauma after George Floyd’s death, Minneapolis hit with second wave of looting
Abe Demaag drove through downtown, watching people break windows and loot businesses, and he felt the sear of anguish all over again. His own furniture business had been burned down during the unrest that exploded after George Floyd died in police custody. Floyd’s death on May 25 sparked protests around the country and a national reckoning on racial inequality and police brutality...
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EU to sanction Belarus over electoral 'falsification' and 'violence'
Meanwhile, Poland and Lithuania have announced financial, logistic and medical help for the protesters.
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Face mask rules: do they really violate personal liberty?
Several hundred people assembled in London’s Hyde Park in July 2020 to protest rules making face masks mandatory in shops and supermarkets to help control the spread of COVID-19. This was not an isolated event. Similar protests have occurred in many places around the world in reaction to the prospect of “mask mandates” – especially in the United States.
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More Than One In Four Young Adults Say They’ve Personally Participated In A Protest For Racial Justice
In the weeks and months following the killing of George Floyd, the protests and demonstrations centered around the issue of police brutality and systemic racism have evoked strong reactions nationwide, and a recent Gallup survey has found a majority of Americans say the protests have changed their views on racial justice, with roughly two in three (65%) supporting the demonstrations.
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The birth of a militia: how an armed group polices Black Lives Matter protests
The Utah Citizens’ Alarm is only a month old, and yet it already boasts 15,000-plus members. The citizen militia’s recruits wear military fatigues and carry assault rifles. Their short-term goal, they say, is to act as a physical presence of intimidation to deter protesters from becoming violent and destroying the state of Utah. Their long-term goal: to arm and prepare the state of Utah against underground movements they believe will incite civil war.
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Judge rules media outlets have to turn over images, footage of May Seattle protest that turned violent
A King County, Wash., judge on Thursday ruled five news outlets must turn over unpublished photos and footage from a May 30 Seattle protest for social and racial justice to the city's police department.
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A Navy veteran says he was beaten and pepper sprayed by authorities while attending his first protest in Portland
Protests in Portland, Oregon have been a nightly occurrence for more than 50 days, but one man hadn't attended any until Saturday night. Navy veteran Chris David, 53, told CNN over the phone Sunday that he had never been to a protest, but felt "enraged" when he saw federal officers on the scene and wanted to ask them what they were doing there.
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Protests predicted to surge globally as Covid-19 drives unrest
The economic impact of coronavirus is a “tinderbox” that will drive civil unrest and instability in developing countries in the second half of 2020, according to new analysis. Highest risk countries facing a “perfect storm”, where protests driven by the pandemic’s economic fallout are likely to inflame existing grievances, include Nigeria, Iran, Bangladesh, Algeria and Ethiopia, the analysis said.
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Police seize rifle of St. Louis couple filmed waving guns at BLM protesters
St. Louis police officers reportedly seized a rifle from the husband-and-wife lawyers filmed waving firearms at Black Lives Matter protesters last month. The officers served a warrant on Mark and Patricia McCloskey on Friday night, taking the rifle the husband was pictured aiming, the local NBC affiliate reported.
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Georgia Governor Calls Up National Guard, Declares State Of Emergency Due To Violence
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is activating up to 1,000 National Guard troops after a spate of shootings and protests in Atlanta over the weekend. Five people died, including an 8-year-old girl, and at least 30 people were injured. The Republican governor issued an executive order Monday that would send the National Guard to protect the state Capitol, the Governor's Mansion and the Department of Public Safety's headquarters, where close to 100 demonstrators set fire to part of the building early Sunday morning.
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