Headlines- At least 600 people killed and another 3000 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
- On Saturday, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank were attacked by masked Israeli settlers who trapped them in their homes and pelted rocks at them.
- On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the "criminal acts of violence" that Israeli settlers perpetrated in two Palestinian villages.
- In central Zimbabwe, a minibus carrying churchgoers crashed head-on with a truck, killing at least 27 people and injuring seven more.
- After being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, far-right British political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the United Kingdom.
- The "Yes" and "No" camps in Iceland's EU referendum are tied at 51.17% and 48.83%, respectively.
Tag: Police Crime
After Floyd case, will there be...
Relatives of other suspected police brutality victims in the United States are calling for their trials to be reopened after the conviction in the George Floyd murder case
Global: Fresh Evidence of Police Misuse...
Amnesty International on 1 Febuary published new evidence of the misuse of tear gas by security forces in several countries in the second half of 2020, including during protests around the election in Uganda, the Black Lives Matter movement
Tamil Nadu Custodial Death Fall Out:...
The NCAT report seemed to further reiterate the extent of police brutality in India even while many Indians were horrified with the video of the American black youth George Floyd. The report stated that there had been a total 1,606 incidents of deaths in judicial custody and 125 in police custody in 2019.
France Police Violence
Like many countries, France is witnessing a public awakening on the issue of police violence and racial profiling, sparked by the death of George Floyd in the United States. In northern Paris, one group of judicial experts and activists are working with minority youngsters, teaching them their rights and how to interact with the police and the communities they live in