Mike Brown: the police killing that defined a decade
Ten years since the murder of Mike Brown, the police killing that ignited a mass movement that shaped US history
We have the best chance in a very long time to actually achieve Mumia’s freedom: Angela Davis writes to Irvin Jim
Noted political activist and academic Angela Davis writes to NUMSA’s General Secretary Irvin JIm on the global campaign to free US political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal
Memphis police unit disbanded after fierce protests against police murder of Tyre Nichols
The latest victim of this rampant racial police violence is Tyre Nichols, a Black man who was severely beaten up by police officers in Memphis, Tennessee.
Protesters across the United States rage against the police killing of Tyre Nichols
Protests intensified over the weekend after the release of video footage of the police officers beating up Tyre Nichols. The city of Memphis was forced to disband the Scorpion Unit to which the officers belonged, a key demand of the protesters
New men must be born: organizing Black men in a movement slump
Peoples Dispatch spoke to philip agnew for insights into organizing Black men in the US in the context of dire material conditions and the downswing of the anti-racist movement
Anger against racist police violence swells in the UK after killing of Chris Kaba
1,833 people have died in police custody or following police contact in the UK since 1990. The recent killing of Chris Kaba has led to renewed calls for justice as Black people continue to be disproportionately targeted by police violence
Two years after the murder of George Floyd, persecution of Black people still persistent in the US
Two years after the police killing of George Floyd and despite mas protests, structural racism and violence continues against Black people. There was no reduction in police killings in the US from 2020 to 2021
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
Report shows extent of discrimination, violence by Minneapolis police and other stories
Today we look at an investigation into racism in the Minneapolis Police Department (US), protests against the Capital Control law in Lebanon, and more
US police monitored journalists, activists after George Floyd’s murder and other stories
Today we look at an investigation into police surveillance of activists in the US, the trial of 3 former health ministers for mass forced sterilizations in Peru and more
Israeli officer involved in killing of autistic Palestinian man brought to trial
The accused officer faces the watered down charge of “reckless manslaughter”, despite the victim’s family as well as several politicians calling for the accused to face the more serious charge of murder
Indigenous anti-pipeline protestors face renewed threats in Canada and other stories
Today we look at new threats facing Wet’suwet’en water protectors in Canada, the killing of a Palestinian man by Israeli forces in the West Bank, and more
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
