PHOTO: By John Minchillo/AP

From shooting crowds with tear gas to hitting people with batons, police across the US are using violence against peaceful protesters marching for George Floyd.

Iran Press/America: In US news and current events today, social media is capturing the excessive force used by police departments across the US to control and intimidate protesters.

The death of George Floyd, 46, a black man who died on 25 May after he was pinned down by a white Minnesota police officer, has sparked outrage and protests in Minneapolis, across the United States, and around the world and highlight several problems which have been evident in the US for a long time; human rights violation, police brutality and racism especially against African Americans.

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