George Floyd

The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday condemned discriminatory and violent policing after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month and ordered a report on “systemic racism” against people of African descent. The 47-member…

The police chief in the US city of Atlanta resigned after an officer fatally shot a black man during an arrest, the mayor said Saturday, with the new killing injecting fresh anger into protests against racism and police brutality.…

On Tuesday, Thousands of American citizens carried George Floyd the African-American citizen to his final resting place in Houston, Texas, where he lived for many years, before he was killed by a security officer 15 days ago.…

Tens of thousands took to the streets of London on Sunday, rallying for a second day running to condemn police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, with some wearing face masks bearing the slogan “Racism is a virus”.…

A majority of city council members in Minneapolis have pledged to abolish the city’s police department after the death of an unarmed black man in custody last month led to some of the biggest protests seen in the United States. “A…

Hundreds of Americans continue their protests in front of the White House in Washington, DC, to condemn the killing of George Floyd by a security officer in the city of Minneapolis several days ago. The protesters called during angry…

Angry protests continue to rage in many U.S. cities for the 10th consecutive day to denounce the killing of George Floyd by a police officer. Hundreds of U.S. protesters gathered on Thursday around the White House in Washington,…

Pope Francis called for national reconciliation in the United States on Wednesday, saying that while racism is intolerable, the street violence that has broken out is “self-destructive and self-defeating”. He called the death of George…

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday promised legislation on racial profiling and other issues raised by the police killing of George Floyd, while other lawmakers warned against using troops to quell protests…

The American security forces broke up a number of protests in Washington, DC, after hundreds of demonstrations and protest stops were renewed in and around the White House to condemn the killing of George Floyd. An angry march of…