Australian police officers were filmed using pepper spray on Monday to disperse a crowd of tennis star Novak Djokovic’s supporters following his victory in his visa case. People, some wrapped in Serbian flags and chanting “free Nole,” swarmed a car leaving the office of the athlete’s legal team in Melbourne. …
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As she held an Australian flag and stood on the road facing toward a group of approaching police, one officer shoved the woman, sending her tumbling to the ground. Another officer then pepper-sprayed the woman as she laid motionless and unable to protect herself. Seconds after the attack – with …
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Thousands of activists marched through the streets of Munich on Saturday to protest the ongoing IAA Mobility show. The event used to be called the Frankfurt International Motor Show, before it was moved to the southern German city and rebranded to include more eco-friendly modes of transportation like bikes. The …
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An hour and 45 minutes after the 7 pm curfew went into effect, police issued a final “unlawful assembly” warning and deployed crowd control weapons. Some of the activists outside – carrying shields and umbrellas and wearing helmets – responded by throwing fireworks and smothering gas canisters with traffic cones. …
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In a December 2020 bodycam video, which went viral after appearing online this week, officers Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker could be heard ordering US Army Medical Corps Second Lieutenant Caron Nazario to leave his SUV over 40 times. Nazario, however, did not comply and instead asked the officers what …
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A minute-long bodycam video shows a girl in handcuffs sitting in the back of a police car. She is distressed and does not appear to be following the officers’ commands. The clip was edited to blur the girl’s face. “Come on. I’m gonna pepper spray you, and I don’t want …
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The confrontation unfolded as Wheeler attempted to leave Portland’s McMenamins pub on Sunday night, where he was joined by former mayor Sam Adams. When the mayor headed for his car, he said a man – who was himself without a mask – accosted him, claiming he had photographed Wheeler as …
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The bodycam video from back in August begins with the son, Dylan Puente, being arrested, seemingly for “suspicious” behavior in the form of rolling up his car window as one of the officers approached him. “Why are you acting so suspicious?” the officer asks. “Because I’m scared,” replies Dylan. “You …
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Between 300 and 400 people took part in a march denouncing the latest Covid-19 lockdown, according to police. The protesters did not wear masks and openly ignored social distancing rules. A video by the Ruptly video agency shows the angry crowd involved in a tense standoff with police. At one …
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A sit-in protest was organized by Elokapina (Extinction Rebellion Finland) on the busy Kaisaniemenkatu road in Helsinki, where numerous road traffic and tram line routes converge, on Saturday. The climate protesters were ordered to disperse, having blocked the busy road with their sit-down demonstration all afternoon before police finally, and …
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