Tunisian authorities arrest 21 people connected to protests in Kairouan
The anti-government demonstrations erupted following the death of a young man who had been injured and severely beaten by the Tunisian police in late November.
Far right seizes on Rio police massacre, turning deadly raid into “electoral triumph”
Professor Ignacio Cano warns that “the far right is rallying around this operation” ahead of upcoming elections
Brazilian lawmaker from the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement demands investigation of “planned massacre” that left 121 dead
The lawmaker states that Governor Cláudio Castro’s operation was “a massacre carried out in secret” and calls for an independent forensic investigation
Trump takes over US capital’s police force, deploys National Guard in effort to restore “law and order”
Police date points to a downward trend in crime as Trump declares “crime emergency” in Washington, DC
Former police officers acquitted of charges in fatal beating of unarmed Black man Tyre Nichols
The killing of unarmed Black man Tyre Nichols ignited nationwide protests and rekindled the movement against police brutality
22 killed in massacre in Guayaquil, Ecuador
At least 22 people were massacred in Guayaquil. The government promises pardons for the police and military and claims that the surge in violence is due to the upcoming presidential elections.
Trump intensifies threats against pro-Palestine student movement
Trump administration continues crackdown on pro-Palestine student movement, with threats to jail students “for years”
Death of New York inmate Robert Brooks is the tip of the iceberg of prison brutality
New York State prison guards went on a wildcat strike following some of their own being held accountable for the inmate’s death
A year after the police killing of Eddie Irizarry, charges dropped against killer cop
Irizarry’s family and local Philadelphia community outraged after first-degree murder charge dropped and former officer Mark Dial released on bail
Waves of protests follow police killing of Sonya Massey
Massey’s police killing was caught on a video which circulated social media, depicting the impunity of US police in wielding violence
US police shoot and kill 13-year-old boy
Nyah Mway was harassed, chased down, assaulted, then executed by police in Utica, New York, igniting spontaneous protest
Palestine solidarity protesters attacked by police in Toronto
During a Land Day mobilization in Toronto, protesters were brutally repressed by Canadian police on horseback






