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Philippines

Human rights groups slam Philippine's war on drugs

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International call for investigations into the extrajudicial police killings of President Duterte's war on drugs

United Kingdom

UK officers who Tasered their own race relations advisor acted as the public 'expect'

UK police officers who Tasered a prominent civil rights activist acted how “the public expect of them,” said the head of a local police lobby

USA

Damning US Justice Dept report finds Chicago PD 'routinely violated people's rights'

A damning US Justice Department report finds Chicago Police have routinely violated people's rights.

World News

Peru: Tempers flare in protests over road tolls

Tear gas has been fired in Lima, Peru, as police clashed with lorry drivers protesting at road toll charges going up.

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USA

Four held over Chicago assault video

Two men and two women are in custody in relation to a violent attack on a man with special needs that was live-streamed on Facebook

Myanmar

Police officers detained in Myanmar over disturbing video

At least four officers have been detained by over footage that appears to show police beating members of the Rohingya Muslim minority

Republic of the Congo

DRC: Clashes in Kinshasa 'kill more than 20'

Clashes in Kinshasa appear to have left more than 20 civilians dead, the UN reports, citing ‘pretty solid information’.

USA

Police shooting case in South Carolina ends in a mistrial

The case of a South Carolina police officer accused of shooting dead an unarmed black man has ended in a mistrial.

Brazil

Anti-government protesters storm Brazil Congress

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Indonesian police fire tear gas at Muslim protesters

Indonesian police fire tear gas and water cannon to disperse hardline Muslims protesters, after tens of thousands rallied to demand the resignation of the Christian governor of the capital, Jakarta, w

Morocco

Fresh protests in Morocco against gruesome death of a fishmonger

Thousands of Moroccans have taken to the streets for a fourth day of protest over the death of Mouhcine Fikri, crushed in a garbage truck after police confiscated his swordfish.

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South African police clash with student protesters

South African police have fired rubber bullets and set off stun grenades to disperse student protesters on a Johannesburg university campus.

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Calais: Police clash with migrants and protesters

French riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at migrants and protesters who gathered in defiance of a ban outside the shanty town near Calais known as “the…

Ethiopia

Ethiopian festival ends in deadly stampede

A festival has ended in bloodshed in Ethiopia.

USA

US police shoot dead unarmed Ugandan refugee

Police in the El Cajon suburb of San Diego have released a surveillance video from a local business that shows an unarmed Ugandan refugee being shot dead in a car park on…

World News

USA: Police footage of Charlotte shooting fails to resolve questions

Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, have released video of the fatal shooting of an African American man after days of pressure from protesters.

USA

Charlotte police arrest suspect in protests shooting

Police in Charlotte, North Carolina say they have arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of a protester.

USA

Manslaughter charge for US police officer after fatal shooting of black man

A white police officer in the US state of Oklahoma has been charged with first degree manslaughter after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man whose car had broken down and blocked a…

USA

Charlotte protests: Calmer but defiant mood over police shooting

For the third night running, there have been protests in Charlotte, North Carolina over the fatal shooting of a black man by a black police officer.

USA

Third night of protests in Charlotte following fatal police shooting of Keith L. Scott

Charlotte, North Carolina, has seen a third night of protests following the fatal shooting by a black police officer of Keith Lamont Scott.