Minneapolis police department pulls out of union contract negotiations

Police chief says the contract needs to be restructured to provide more transparency and flexibility for true reform

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For 30 Fridays on the trot, a young Russian violinist has stood in central Moscow in a one-person protest.

Arshak Makichyan is not picketing about free elections, police violence or political prisoners. His big concern is the planet and his inspiration is Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.

"This is about our future," the 24-year-old explains, ( Read more... )

Clashes between anti-migrant crowds and leftist counter-protesters in the eastern German city of Chemnitz entered a second night of violence Monday night, leaving several injured.

The protests began on Sunday and were sparked by the alleged killing of a local man by two immigrants on Saturday night. An Iraqi and a Syrian were arrested on Monday. In ( Read more... )

Demonstrators condemn evictions and demolitions carried out by authorities which have seen thousands lose their homes

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of the Chinese capital to pillory Beijing’s crackdown on migrant communities with chants of “violent evictions violate human rights ( Read more... )

We are witnessing the advent of social movement warfare: the deployment of social protest as an effective alternative to conventional military conflict writes Micah White, one of the co-creators of Occupy Wall StreetI have sometimes been approached by persons that I suspected were either agents or assets of intelligence agencies during the 20 years ( Read more... )

Colin Kaepernick to file lawsuit against NFL owners over collusion

• Former 49ers QB has been out of league following his anthem protest
• Many believe player has been deliberately kept out of league

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Yeah good luck with that, you short-fingered vulgarian!


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The decision overturns the sensible restrictions imposed by the Obama administration after Ferguson, MO.


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The debate over “free speech” in the United States is complicated (a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-yous). Sometimes, supporting “free speech” means opposing state censorship; other times, it means opposing activists who try to preempt speech they disapprove of through protest or pressure campaigns - which is to say, through free speech. So ( Read more... )

Ankara has attacked the US's decision to issue arrest warrants for Turkish security guards who assaulted protesters during President Erdogan's trip to Washington in May. The violence has been widely condemned.

"What kind of law is this, what kind of justice?" Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, according to Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency. "If ( Read more... )