Anti-racism Protests

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A right-wing Trump supporter is treated after being shot Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Portland, Ore. A man who said he believed a civil war was coming to America was suspected of killing the protester. On Thursday, the suspect died in a hail of police gunfire in neighboring Washington state, officials and witnesses said. (AP)

Portland police made 'multiple arrests' overnight as city nears 100 days of protests

Portland, in particular, has seen over three months of daily demonstrations calling for policing and social justice reforms

05 Sep 2020 3:52 PM

Metropolitan Police are confronted by protestors as police carry away a handcuffed protestor along a section of 16th Street, Northwest, renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza. (AP)

Get Your Knee Off Our Necks: US capital braces for mass anti-racism protest

Huge number of demonstrators are expected to gather for a march to mark the date of Martin Luther King's historic 'I have a dream' speech

28 Aug 2020 12:32 PM

Police block a road during protests near the Seattle Police East Precinct on July 26, 2020 in Seattle. (AFP)

Federal agents ordered to pull back from Portland

US President Trump sent agents to Portland earlier this month as protests against racial injustice increasingly targeted federal property

30 Jul 2020 12:39 PM

A person is arrested by Seattle Police at Cal Anderson Park, Saturday, July 25, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest near the Seattle Police East Precinct headquarters. A large group of protesters marched Saturday in Seattle in support of Black Lives Matter and against police brutality and racial injustice. (AP)

Protesters clash with Seattle police over feds deployment

The latest episode of violence came after police and federal agents fired tear gas and forcefully dispersed protesters in Portland yesterday

26 Jul 2020 1:19 PM

President Donald Trump gestures towards a graphic on the coronavirus outbreak as he speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington. (AP)

Trump could lose reelection in 100 days - and the US is on edge

Trump, with overall approval ratings permanently stuck at 40 percent range, is the first president to seek reelection after impeachment

24 Jul 2020 9:59 AM

Statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Washington, DC. (Photo: courtesy Indian Embassy)

US university says no to removing Gandhi statue

An Indian-origin student had launched an online petition demanding that the statue be removed in solidarity to Black Lives Matter movement

08 Jul 2020 9:21 AM

President Donald Trump speaks during a "Salute to America" event on the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday. (AP)

Fourth of July: Trump vows to defeat 'radical left' while virus soars

Fireworks display was held after Trump’s speech, despite warnings that a mass spectator event would defy health officials’ pandemic guidance

05 Jul 2020 9:13 AM

US President Donald Trump watches as planes perform fly-overs of the Mount Rushmore National Monument Friday, July 3, 2020, in Keystone, S.D. (AP)

Trump pushes racial division, flouts virus rules at Rushmore

Leaders of Native American tribes in the region raised concerns that Trump's campaigns could lead to virus outbreaks among their members

04 Jul 2020 11:09 AM

Presumably, the company hopes to reduce the fixation with colour by dropping the “fair” from its product descriptions

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | India’s colour bar: Why ‘fairness’ touches nerve

Nandita Das, a well-known young filmmaker and actress, says even a superficial name change is a step in the right direction

01 Jul 2020 6:16 PM

A protester holds up a sign during a rally in memory of Breonna Taylor on the steps of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort. (AP)

One dead in shooting at US Black Lives Matter rally

The incident took place at Louisville where protestors have gathered for weeks over the killing of African American woman Breonna Taylor

28 Jun 2020 1:08 PM

'The Simpsons' will no longer have white actors voicing characters of colour

The decision includes the character of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a grocer of Indian origin given voice by white actor Hank Azaria

27 Jun 2020 9:33 AM

First-term U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, awaits passersby as she hands out leaflets explaining how to vote early or by absentee ballot during a stop at the Parkchester subway station in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP)

US poll speculations suggest a leftward swing

The left tilt comes amid social upheaval and anger over Trump's response to the pandemic, anti-racism protests and mass unemployment

25 Jun 2020 1:18 PM

No room for racism

It is an ugly truth that racism exists in the world, but you can certainly make your child aware of it

24 Jun 2020 7:59 PM

People participate in a march in Brooklyn for both Black Lives Matter and to commemorate the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth on June 19, 2020 in New York City. (AFP)

Americans march for racial justice on Juneteenth anniversary

A day heavy with symbolism in the current atmosphere, the Juneteenth holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States

20 Jun 2020 8:48 AM

Protesters chant during a Black Lives Matter protest in central Wellington, New Zealand, Sunday June, 14, 2020. (AP)

New Zealand protesters take knee outside US consulate

As Michael Jackson's 'They Don't Care About Us' played in the background, the protesters chanted 'No justice, no peace' in unison

14 Jun 2020 7:43 PM

An injured man is taken away by police after fights take place in Trafalgar Square. (AFP)

Far-right protesters cause mayhem in London, Johnson condemns ‘racist thuggery’

The far-right groups, describing themselves as patriots and chanting ‘England, England’, said they wanted to defend British culture

14 Jun 2020 9:58 AM

Demonstrators face police officers after getting onto I75 and shutting down the interstate in Atlanta. (AP)

Two more black men have died since the anti-racism protests started in US

Atlanta police chief resigns hours after Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot in a struggle over a police Taser

14 Jun 2020 9:20 AM

Capitalism, in other words, kept a wary eye on all transitions away from its stranglehold

Saeed Naqvi | Can US riots be compared with India’s millions walking home?

The vigour and success of a free society covered up an undercurrent of flaws like racism from the start

12 Jun 2020 6:55 PM

Workers remove a controversial statue of Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton from Civic Square in Hamilton on June 12, 2020, following a formal request by the Waikato-Tainui iwi (tribal confederation) and threats it would be torn down during a Black Lives Matter march due to take place the following day. (AFP)

Now New Zealand also removes statue of controversial colonist

Statues and place names honouring slavers and colonial military figures are being reassessed worldwide in response to anti-racism protests

12 Jun 2020 8:43 AM

Protesters kneel as they gather in front of the US embassy during the Black Lives Matter protest rally in London. (AP)

Protests increase risk of coronavirus spread: UK health minister

Anti-racism protests started in the USA two weeks ago has now brought together thousands of Europeans on the streets in solidarity

08 Jun 2020 1:09 PM

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