Daily Round-up| Healthworkers on 2-day strike in Turkey against doctor’s murder & other stories
In today’s episode, we bring you stories from the protest by Turkish health workers, the persecution of Indigenous activists in Canada, the resignation of Boris Johnson, and the sentencing of Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd case
Two years since George Floyd’s death, has anything changed in the US?
The gains and setbacks in the movement for Black lives prove how racism is woven deeply into the fabric of capitalism and US society
After the largest anti-racist uprising in the US, historic trials provide important lessons
In the year 2021, it was the turn of the US government, particularly its judicial system, to respond to the protests of 2020
Derek Chauvin, convicted for the murder of George Floyd, sentenced to jail
A local district judge in Minnesota sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 22.5 years in jail for the murder of George Floyd in May 2020
People’s movements honor George Floyd’s memory, vow to fight on
George Floyd’s murder was yet another instance of racist police violence in the US. However, his killing and the widely circulated video of his death triggered what was possibly the largest uprising in US history.
One year since George Floyd’s death and the largest people’s uprising in US history
Following the death of George Floyd a year ago, millions joined the movement to resist police violence and systemic racism which has had a profound impact on the US
After a year of protests, Derek Chauvin found guilty for the murder of George Floyd
Since the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, millions of people took to the streets across the US and globally to demand justice for Floyd and for all victims of racist police violence
Across US, protestors demand justice for police shooting victim Adam Toledo
Protests have broken out in Chicago and other cities and towns across the country, which have been met with violent police repression.
Around the World in 8 Minutes: Protests erupt demanding justice for Daunte Wright in the US
In this episode, we take you the United States where massive protests have been taking place following the brutal police murder of Daunte Wright, increasing violence on Palestinians by extremist Israeli settlers as well as the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba.
Protests in Chicago after released footage shows police shooting an unarmed child
The body cam and CCTV footage of the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo shows that the officer responsible for the killing shot him while he was unarmed and seemingly set to surrender
How police preserve inequality in Los Angeles—and everywhere else
Instead of dismantling encampments where unhoused people have formed their own communities, we ought to dismantle the economic system that fosters homelessness and the state power that preserves inequality
Global solidarity with anti-imperialist struggle in Haiti and other stories
Today we look at the global actions in solidarity with Haiti, the beginning of the trial of former police officer accused of killing George Floyd, protests against UK policing bill, and mobilizations to commemorate Land Day in Palestine.
- Student movement for Palestine stands defiant in face of police repression
- Tiktok ban signed into law
- Mass graves discovered at Nasser Hospital as Israel prepares for Rafah ground invasion
- Columbia University threatens to deploy National Guard to evict Gaza solidarity encampment
- Digital Health in Brazil: imperial threat or promise of sovereignty?
