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New Yorkers march in anger at deaths by police

Hundreds of New Yorkers have marched through the city protesting at police violence against unarmed black men. Protests in U.S. cities against police

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Oklahoma prosecutors have charged reserve deputy Robert Bates with second-degree manslaughter. If convicted, he could face up to four years in

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Tulsa reserve police officer charged with manslaughter after 'mistaking' his gun for a taser

Caught on video – another fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man in the US, this time in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tulsa reserve deputy charged in

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Funeral held for Walter Scott in South Carolina

The funeral of Walter Scott has been held in Summerville, South Carolina. The 50-year-old African-American was shot eight times last week as he ran

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Mother of accused 'killer cop' Michael Slager speaks out

The mother of the white police officer charged with murdering Walter Scott, a black father-of-four, last week has spoken about the tragedy. Michael

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It starts out as a routine traffic stop. But newly-released pictures, filmed from the dashboard of policeman Michael Slager’s patrol car, show the

10/04/2015

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Bystander who recorded Walter Scott being gunned down speaks out

Feidin Santana captured a fatal police encounter with 50-year-old black man Walter Scott on his mobile phone. His video recording, which shows

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Civil rights protests in North Charleston following fatal shooting of Walter Scott

Civil rights activists take to the streets of North Charleston as a white police officer is charged with murder following the fatal shooting of a black man

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US police and racial bias under the spotlight

Marches, vigils and die-ins became a familiar sight on the streets of US cities in 2014. A string of high-profile shootings involving white police

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Walter Scott shooting: Police version vs amateur video version

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U.S. police officer charged with murder for shooting black man

A video showed police officer Michael Slager shooting dead 50 year-old Walter Scott even as he appeared to be unarmed and running away from him.

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Italy has been slammed by European judges who have ruled that police carried out acts of ‘torture’ during protests for the 2001 G8 summit. In a case

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Brazilian police in deadly drug shootouts draw fire from NGOs

A symbolic empty coffin buried at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for a boy named Eduardo, represents the latest child death in gunfire

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Ferguson: Tensions run high amid hunt for police officer attackers

Protesters have gathered outside the local police headquarters in Ferguson, Missouri, once again to demand justice. The demonstration was held on

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Ferguson: Police officers conscious, but mixed reports on location of shooter

The debate on race relations reignites: two US officers are shot in Ferguson, Missouri, as Police Chief Thomas Jackson resigns over claims of widespread racial bias within the force.

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USA: two police officers shot in Ferguson, both conscious

Two police officers have been shot in Ferguson, Missouri, as protesters dispersed from a protest near a police station.

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Ferguson police chief quits after federal report into Michael Brown shooting

The police chief of Ferguson, Missouri has become the latest official to resign following last year’s fatal shooting of the unarmed black teenager

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Clashes and arrests as Turks remember boy killed by police

Turkish police have intervened in several towns to break up demonstrations, on the first anniversary of the death of a teenager who succumbed to

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Further protests in Madison after police fatally shoot unarmed black teenager

Madison, Wisconsin, has seen a third day of protests after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman. Officer Matt Kenny

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Police killing of black teen sparks US protest

Demonstrators in the American state of Wisconsin gathered in Madison on Saturday (March 7) to protest the death of African American teenager Tony

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