USA

US shooting: police officer charged with murder

A police officer has been charged with murder in the United States after shooting a motorist dead during a routine traffic stop. Ohio officer Ray

30/07/2015

USA

Sandra Bland death ruled 'suicide by hanging'

The preliminary results support the medical examiner's initial ruling of suicide in the case of Sandra Bland who died three days after being arrested in a traffic stop.

24/07/2015

USA

Texas murder probe into death in police custody

Dashboard camera video involving a traffic stop in Texas of a woman later found hanging dead in her jail cell showed how the incident quickly

22/07/2015

USA

Rallies mark anniversary of New York chokehold death

Protesters in New York rallied on Saturday to demand justice for Eric Garner, a year after the black father died after being put in a chokehold by

19/07/2015

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Clashes in Athens as parliament passes tough new austerity reforms

16/07/2015

Netherlands

Hague police detain 200 as riots continue over death of arrested man

A week of unrest has continued in the Hague with a fourth successive night of rioting following the death of a Caribbean man in police custody. Dutch

03/07/2015

USA

Barack's use of N-word goes viral

23/06/2015

USA

Training key to reducing police killings across USA

In the United States, training new police recruits and veterans to hold their fire and give life a chance has moved up the national agenda. Las

22/06/2015

USA

US 'fails to recognise' police lethal force should be last resort

18/06/2015

USA

America's legacy of inter-racial violence stripped bare

It has been 50 years since unarmed marchers from Selma, Alabama set out in defiance of repression in 1965, to demonstrate African-Americans’

18/06/2015

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Video shows Israeli soldiers beating unarmed Palestinian demonstrator

15/06/2015

USA

Pool party outcry: US police officer resigns

A US police officer has resigned after footage emerged of him wrestling a black teenager to the ground at a pool party in Texas.

10/06/2015

USA

McKinney: Viral video raises fresh questions about US police brutality

Racially-motivated violence, or unruly teens antagonising the authorities? Fresh questions are raised about racial bias in the US police force as a video emerges of an officer pushing a teenage girl t

09/06/2015

USA

US police officer suspended after pulling gun on a teenager

A Texas police officer has been suspended after a video surfaced on social media of him pushing a teenage girl to the ground and pulling a gun on

09/06/2015

Mexico

Violent clashes ahead of Mexico's mid-term elections

A day ahead of midterm elections in Mexico anti-Government protesters have violently clashed with police. The government has moved some 40,000

07/06/2015

Ukraine

Violence erupts at Kyiv gay pride march

Around 150 supporters of LGBT rights came under attack from far-right groups. Police arrested around 25 so-called "hooligans".

06/06/2015

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Police clash with Palestinian protesters amid Jerusalem light festival

04/06/2015

Portugal

Portuguese authorities investigate alleged police brutality against Benfica fan

Portuguese authorities have launched an official investigation after a video of alleged police brutality went viral. Jose Magalhaes says he had been

20/05/2015

Portugal

[Watch] Portuguese police beat football fan in front of his child

19/05/2015

Egypt

Security forces' sex attacks 'surge' in Egypt

19/05/2015