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Protesters topple, burn statue of Confederate General Pike in DC, media re
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 20 (Sputnik/ANI): A group of protesters toppled and set on fire a statue of Confederate General Albert Pike near the police headquarters in Washington DC, amid anti-racism demonstrations, media reported on Saturday.
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Hong Kong police officer reprimanded for chanting "I can't breathe" during
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 14 (ANI): The anti-racism protests triggered by the George Floyd death in the United States has gripped Hong Kong as well. However, the Hong Kong government and mainland China are taking stern action against officials supporting the "Black Lives Matter".
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Protesters set ablaze cafe in Atlanta where Brooks was shot dead
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Atlanta [US], June 14 (ANI): The anti-racism protesters in the Atlanta city of the southeastern city of Georgia have set ablaze the cafe where Rayshard Brooks, a 27-years-old African-American man, was shot dead by a police officer.
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US Secret Service admits of agency employee using pepper spray on anti-rac
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 14 (ANI): The US Secret Service on Saturday (local time) has reported that an agency employee used pepper spray on the anti-racism protesters on June 1 to clear the Lafayette Square ahead of President Donald Trump's photo-op at a local church.
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Republican Senator Mitt Romney joins anti-racism protests in DC
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 8 (ANI): A day after US President Donald Trump withdrew the National Guard from the streets of Washington DC claiming to have the situation under control, Republican Senator and former presidential nominee Mitt Romney became one the few Republicans to publicly say "
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Winston Churchill statue vandalised in London during Black Lives Matter pr
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 8 (ANI): Anti-racism protesters in England defaced the memorial to Winston Churchill in Westminster during Black Lives Matter protests on Sunday, local media reported.
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Anti-racism protests in DC remain peaceful after Trump orders National Gua
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], June 8 (Sputnik/ANI): Protests in Washington, DC, which broke out in light of African American man George Floyd's death in police custody, remain peaceful despite US President Donald Trump's order to withdraw National Guard military reserve forces from the city, a Sputn
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Anti-racism protests 'subverted by thuggery', says UK PM
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 8 (Sputnik/ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday (local time) that protests against racism and police brutality had been hijacked by thugs, after several officers were injured.
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'Invest in black staff,' urges Michael B Jordan during anti-racism protest
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 7 (ANI): Addressing crowds during an anti-racism protest in Los Angeles on Saturday, actor Michael B. Jordan pitched studios and agencies to "invest in black staff."
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Nearly 40 cities including Washington DC impose curfews in response to vio
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 1 (ANI): As many as 40 cities and Washington D.C. across the United States have imposed curfews on Sunday (local time) in response to the continuing protests against the death of African-American man George Floyd in police custody.
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