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Iranpress: Families call for UN to launch inquiry into police killings of Black Americans

Families call for UN to launch inquiry into police killings of Black Americans

Tuesday, 11 May 2021 05:26

The families of 165 victims of police brutality in the US are calling on the United Nations to set up an independent inquiry into the ongoing scourge of police killings of Black men and women.

Iranpress: Anti-police violence protests continue in Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Anti-police violence protests continue in Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Thursday, 29 April 2021 05:53

Hundreds of protesters gathered for the eighth straight day to demonstrate against police brutality in Elizabeth City on Wednesday, defying an 8 p.m. curfew set Tuesday by officials.

Iranpress: 6 US police killings occurred in 24 hours after Chauvin verdict

6 US police killings occurred in 24 hours after Chauvin verdict

Sunday, 25 April 2021 03:35

At least six US police killings took place in the 24 hours after a verdict was reached in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Iranpress: US suffers sharpest rise in poverty rate in more than 50 years

US suffers sharpest rise in poverty rate in more than 50 years

Tuesday, 26 January 2021 05:00

The end of 2020 brought the sharpest rise in the US poverty rate since the 1960s, according to a study released Monday.

Iranpress: Jacob Blake shooting: Police officer acquited before trial

Jacob Blake shooting: Police officer acquited before trial

Wednesday, 06 January 2021 03:38

A Wisconsin prosecutor announced on Tuesday that he will not file criminal charges against a white police officer who shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha last summer, leaving him paralyzed and sparking protests in the city and across the United States.

Iranpress: Disturbing video shows Kansas deputy intentionally running over Black man

Disturbing video shows Kansas deputy intentionally running over Black man

Saturday, 19 December 2020 13:31

The dashcam video captured a horrific scene: a Kansas sheriff's deputy in a patrol truck mowing down a Black man who was running, shirtless, across a field in the summer darkness after fleeing a traffic stop.

Iranpress: Former US police officer charged with George Floyd murder, released on bail

Former US police officer charged with George Floyd murder, released on bail

Thursday, 08 October 2020 00:19

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed black man, has been released from jail on a $1,000,000 non-cash bond.

Iranpress: Black Americans, hit hardest by Corona virus pandemic

Black Americans, hit hardest by Corona virus pandemic

Sunday, 06 September 2020 01:27

In the United States, Black people are dying at 2.4 times & Latinos are dying at 1.2 times the rate of white people, according to the COVID tracking project.

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