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Iranpress: Outrage Sparks After Fatal Beating of Black Inmate at New York Prison

Outrage Sparks After Fatal Beating of Black Inmate at New York Prison

Tuesday, 31 December 2024 16:43

Following the fatal beating of a Black inmate at New York Prison, a broad range of Black activists and organizations rallied and held a press conference outside New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's Manhattan office.

Iranpress: Systemic racism rampant in US police, judiciary: UN reports

Systemic racism rampant in US police, judiciary: UN reports

Friday, 29 September 2023 01:40

A new report by a UN panel of experts reveals that systemic racism against Black Americans is ravaging US police forces and the criminal justice system.

Iranpress: Black man dies after fatal tasing by North Carolina

Black man dies after fatal tasing by North Carolina's police

Tuesday, 14 February 2023 03:04

Six North Carolina officers have been put on leave after video showed the deadly tasing of a black man who complained of heart problems.

Iranpress: Protests hit US after deadly police beating of black American

Protests hit US after deadly police beating of black American

Monday, 30 January 2023 03:44

Protesters hit the streets in some US cities following the release of footage Friday night showing a deadly police beating of an African American man.

Iranpress: US police officer repeatedly punches Black woman in face over slice of cheese

US police officer repeatedly punches Black woman in face over slice of cheese

Saturday, 21 January 2023 22:08

An Ohio police officer is on leave after he was seen in a cellphone video repeatedly punching a Black woman in the face, leaving her with a bloodied lip, following a dispute over a slice of cheese.

Iranpress: Retirement dreams become nightmares for many older Americans

Retirement dreams become nightmares for many older Americans

Friday, 14 October 2022 03:09

For more and more Americans, dreams of retiring are morphing into a nightmare. The cause of this impending doom is two words: financial insecurity.

Iranpress: California police fatally shoot 23-year-old Black man

California police fatally shoot 23-year-old Black man

Wednesday, 20 July 2022 15:32

Police in San Bernardino, California, fatally shot a 23-year-old man on Saturday as he was fleeing, according to surveillance footage that shows an officer firing just seconds after arriving in an unmarked vehicle, the US media reported.

Iranpress: Outrage after video of police fatally shooting Jayland Walker released

Outrage after video of police fatally shooting Jayland Walker released

Monday, 04 July 2022 19:26

Civil rights groups and local politicians have reacted with outrage to the release of video of police killing of a Black man in Akron, Ohio, who was shot in a hail of gunfire as he ran away after a car chase.

Iranpress: 1st African American woman sworn in as U.S. supreme Court justice

1st African American woman sworn in as U.S. supreme Court justice

Friday, 01 July 2022 12:06

Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in at noon on Thursday to formally become an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the nation's first African American woman to serve in that role.

Iranpress: 3 dead, 1 critically injured after shooting in U.S. state of Maryland

3 dead, 1 critically injured after shooting in U.S. state of Maryland

Friday, 10 June 2022 16:15

Three people died and another was critically injured after a shooting broke out in Smithsburg, U.S. state of Maryland, on Thursday afternoon.

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