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George Floyd protests

George Floyd protests
Latest news and updates on the US protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, an African-American, during his arrest in Minneapolis.
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Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Western democracies are facing their greatest test – and it’s not AI

The challenge for the West is not just to regulate AI or manage elections, but to prove democracy can generate prosperity, security and hope.

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Los Angeles protests

Hegseth grilled over LA troop deployment, estimated to cost US$134 million

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Racism and other prejudice

George Floyd’s uncertain legacy marked in US 5 years on

Icons and Influencers

Meet Senator Tom Cotton, the politician who could be Donald Trump’s VP

He’s called for military suppression of Black Lives Matter protests, encouraged forcible removal of protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, and has a flag associated with Capitol riots

Who is Tom Cotton, and will he be Donald Trump’s running mate in the 2024 elections? Photo: AP
Gun violence in the US

Texas governor pardons man convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester

Daniel Perry, who gunned down US Air Force veteran Garrett Foster at a rally, said the victim had pointed an AK-47 at him, and he opened fire in self-defence.

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Crime

Inmate stabbed George Floyd’s killer Chauvin 22 times with improvised knife

John Turscak, who was charged with attempted murder for the attack, says he struck on Black Friday as a symbolic connection to the Black Lives Matter movement.

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United States

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, stabbed in US jail

Chauvin was attacked by another inmate and seriously injured at a prison in Arizona.

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Former police officer Derek Chauvin at a courthouse in Minneapolis in 2021. Photo: Reuters
United States

US court rejects ex-police officer Derek Chauvin’s appeal in George Floyd murder

Chauvin is serving a 22-and-a-half-year prison sentence for murdering Floyd, who was black, by kneeling on a handcuffed Floyd’s neck during an arrest. The murder sparked protests against police brutality and racism.

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United States

Thousands gather in Washington 60 years after King’s ‘dream’ speech

The 1963 march brought 250,000 people to the US capital to push for an end to discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex or national origin.

The Netherlands

Dutch king apologises for slavery on 150th anniversary of abolition

In Amsterdam on Saturday, King Willem-Alexander said: ‘On this day of remembrance, I ask forgiveness for the clear failure to act in the face of this crime against humanity.’

Dutch King Willem-Alexander lays a wreath at the slavery monument after apologising for the royal house’s role in slavery, in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Saturday. Photo: Pool Photo via AP
United States

Ex-officer who held back crowd found guilty of aiding in George Floyd’s death

Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was found guilty of aiding and abetting in the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died during a botched arrest.

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Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was found guilty of aiding and abetting in the 2020 killing of George Floyd, a black man who died after his neck was pinned to the ground by another officer’s knee during a botched arrest. Photo: Handout/Hennepin County Jail/AFP
United States

Tyre Nichols’ death must galvanise efforts to reform police: lawyer

‘Shame on us if we don’t use his tragic death to finally get the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act passed,’ Ben Crump said.

United States

Memphis police disbands unit that beat to death black motorist Tyre Nichols

The five disgraced former Memphis Police Department officers, who are also black, have been fired and charged with murder and other crimes.

United States

‘My heart just breaks’: video shows Memphis police kicked, punched Tyre Nichols

Memphis police released footage of five black officers beating Nichols on January 7, who died three days later after being stopped on suspicion of reckless driving.

People protest against the deadly Memphis police beating of Tyre Nichols in New York. Photo: Reuters
United States

5 US ex-cops charged with murder in beating of Tyre Nichols

Tyre Nichols, 29, died following a traffic stop in Tennessee, during which he was chased down and hit ‘to the point of being unrecognisable’.

Tyre Nichols’ stepfather Rodney Wells (centre) stands next to a photo of Nichols in the hospital after his arrest during a protest in Memphis, Tennessee on January 14. Photo: WREG via AP
The Netherlands

Dutch prime minister apologises for Netherlands’ role in slave trade

The Dutch leader apologised for the Netherlands’ historical role in the slave trade and said that the government will establish a fund for initiatives to tackle the legacy of slavery in the Netherlands and its former colonies.

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Australia

Opinion | Australia siege shows global rise in anti-police sentiment, from US to Hong Kong

Anti-police ideologies are capturing the attitudes of those in society who are frustrated with how they perceive police to be conducting themselves.

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Fashion

Fashion and politics often go hand in hand – just look at Kanye West

In this deep dive into the fraught relationship between fashion and politics, we examine moments in history where sartorial choices were used to make political statements.

Kanye West’s “White Lives Matter” shirts are not the first fashion items with a political statement behind them. We take a look at other moments in history when the two have gone hand in hand.
United States

No charges for white Atlanta cops for fatally shooting a Black man in the back

Rayshard Brooks was shot dead on June 12, 2020, outside a fast-food restaurant in Atlanta after a struggle with officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan. Brooks’ death came less than a month after that of George Floyd.

Racism and other prejudice

Father and son get life sentences in hate crime killing of black US jogger

The Ahmaud Arbery shooting became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice and killings of unarmed black people including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

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Racism and other prejudice

US charges 4 police officers in Breonna Taylor’s death

The black woman’s fatal shooting, along with George Floyd’s killing, contributed to racial justice protests that rocked the US in 2020.

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An undated photo of Breonna Taylor was provided by her family’s lawyer. Photo: Taylor family lawyer Sam Aguiar via AP
Racism and other prejudice

Letters | US systemic racism claims another victim in Jayland Walker

The latest tragedy took place in Ohio in the rust belt, where economic decline and entrenched racism have proved a potent mix. In Hong Kong, people should be glad for the professionalism and restraint of the police force

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Demonstrators protest against the police shooting death of Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio, on July 3. Photo: Reuters
TV shows and streaming video

Review | We Own This City: gritty tale of politics and police corruption

Back on the mean streets of the American city of Baltimore, The Wire’s David Simon has crafted another immersive and timely narrative.

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Anti-Asian racism

New rules at elite US high school ‘discriminate against Asian-Americans’

A judge found that impermissible ‘racial balancing’ was behind changes that let to a fall in the proportion of Asian students from 73 per cent to 54 per cent in the cohort accepted under the new policy.

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Racism and other prejudice

Three ex-US police officers found guilty of violating George Floyd’s rights

The jury also found that the conduct of Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane had caused the black man’s death

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(From left) Former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao have been convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Photos: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office via AP
Racism and other prejudice

Three white US men convicted of hate crimes in black jogger’s murder

Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and neighbour William Bryan had chased victim Ahmaud Arbery down in their pickup trucks.

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A woman puts on a button for Ahmaud Arbery outside the Glynn County Courthouse in Georgia in November. Photo: AFP
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

On Reflection | The Winter Olympics is the tip of a white privilege iceberg

The racism that sparked Black Lives Matter only scratches the surface of the problem; global trade reinforces it, sport plays upon it and education colonises our minds, writes Chandran Nair.

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Racism and other prejudice

Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery’s killers sentenced to life in prison

Travis and Gregory McMichael, joined by neighbour William ‘Roddie’ Bryan, chased down and shot the victim, who had been running through their mostly white neighbourhood.

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