The protests follow a decision by Catalan lawmakers to close the region’s borders for 15 days and shut shops, except for food stores, in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus in its rising second wave. Police warned the public “not to approach” Plaça Sant Jaume, a square in …
Read More »Police take down Nice church attacker in hail of bullets (VIDEO)
The video shows more than half a dozen officers backing out of the Catholic Notre Dame church in Nice as numerous gunshots ring out. Four men remain clustered in the doorway, while one runs toward the street before walking back. Officers, including several orange-vested ambulance crew, are subsequently seen wheeling …
Read More »Philadelphia council approves ban on tear gas & rubber bullets as battered police struggle to quell ‘peaceful protests’
The council reportedly voted 14-3 on Thursday to prohibit use of the crowd-control tools during protests. The legislation will be enacted once it’s signed by Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney, who has tried to appease demonstrators this week by blaming the unrest on “systemic racism” and promising actions to “bring true …
Read More »‘Rather than catch my son’s killers, the police spied on us. People of colour don’t get justice, cops don’t think we deserve it’
On 15th October 1997, 20-year-old Ricky Reel was enjoying a night out with friends in south-west London’s Kingston upon Thames, when a group of youths descended upon them, shouting “Pakis go home.” They ran off in different directions, their attackers in hot pursuit – Ricky’s friends managed to make it …
Read More »Philadelphia police discover van ‘loaded with EXPLOSIVES’ as sporadic looting continues for 3rd night despite curfew
The abandoned vehicle was discovered around 10pm local time, roughly an hour after a citywide curfew kicked in on Wednesday night. Police cordoned off the area while ATF agents and a bomb squad recovered multiple “propane tanks, torches and possible dynamite sticks,”according to 6abc Action News. No one was found …
Read More »DC police unleash tear gas & stun grenades in clashes with protesters after man dies in botched traffic stop (VIDEO)
Footage circulated on social media on Tuesday night showing activists facing off with police, with tear gas and flashbang grenades seen deployed against the demonstrators. Some protesters appear to have returned fire with improvised projectiles. Other videos captured the moment police moved in on a group of protesters, who reportedly …
Read More »Dozens arrested as anti-police protesters march through Brooklyn vandalizing NYPD squad cars & storefronts (VIDEOS)
A number of law enforcement cars and vans were seen with their windows smashed out and scrawled with anti-police graffiti in footage that made the rounds online. The parked vehicles appear to have been vandalized after officers left the immediate area, as none could be seen in the videos. Storefronts …
Read More »WATCH Italian police use water cannons, tear gas & stun grenades as they clash with anti-lockdown protesters in Rome
A protest rally near Rome’s historic Piazza del Popolo square descended into violence on Tuesday night as several hundred demonstrators took to the streets to demand an end to new Covid-19 policies imposed over the weekend, which include a 6pm curfew for bars and restaurants and shutdown orders for public …
Read More »WATCH Looters ransack stores in Philadelphia as protesters face off with riot cops over police shooting
Not long after activists gathered for another round of protests on Tuesday night, looters were seen hitting several stores around the city, including a Foot Locker, a Target, a Walmart and a liquor store. Footage of the plunder has circulated across social media. Groups of individuals were seen milling around …
Read More »Norwegian police ‘apologize’ for ordering local to take down drawings of Prophet Mohammed he put up in defense of free speech
A man in his 40s, who wished to remain anonymous, printed out cartoons of Prophet Mohammed and hung them around the town of Kongsberg last week. He chose popular places like the local mall and cinema, as well as bus stops, to make sure the cartoons would be seen by …
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