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China sends police officers to Italy to carry out joint patrols

China sent 10 police officers to Italy for a 3-week joint-patrol programme with their Italian counterparts on November 5, 2019.

November 6, 2019
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Demonstrators claiming to be family members of police officers gathered at Edinburgh Square in Hong Kong’s central district on August 25, 2019 in a rally attended by up to 400 people. The...03:06
Hong Kong extradition bill
Rally urges Hong Kong police to reduce use of force
August 26, 2019
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Police in the eastern Chinese metropolis of Shanghai managed to help a woman retrieve her lost precious stones worth at least 1 million yuan (US$145,000).  ...01:20
Surveillance
Chinese woman’s precious stones trashed
August 1, 2019
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A policeman was trapped on top of a runaway car in Anhui province on July 26, prompting a police chase that lasted more than 12 kilometres before the driver of the vehicle finally gave up. ...01:31
China
Officer trapped on runaway car
July 31, 2018
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Atlanta police saved a suspect’s life, just seconds before a train crashed into an overturned police patrol car that he stole on January 28, 2023. Aerial footage and an officer’s body cam showed...01:39
United States
Officers save suspect who stole police car from train crash
January 30, 2023
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Iran’s police force said it will investigate a video posted on social media on November 2, 2022, showing officers beating and shooting an anti-government protester. Iran is now in its seventh week...02:27
Iran
Iran orders probe into police brutality video
November 3, 2022
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One day after Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn into office as Sri Lanka’s new president, security forces swept through the main camp used by protesters in the capital Colombo, injuring 50 activists...02:54
Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan troops raid protest camp
July 22, 2022
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Armed police units in southwest China’s Sichuan province have conducted an intense competition to enhance the capability of local forces. The special combat team competed in 23 contests, including...01:08
Police
China’s cops tested in police competition
July 13, 2022
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Anti-government protests continued across Sri Lanka on July 6, 2022, amid the country’s worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. Young people and opposition supporters have been...01:40
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka on the brink
July 7, 2022
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Police in Thailand have found 200kg (440lbs) of crystal methamphetamine hidden inside one of six replica Easter Island statues that was allegedly being sent to Taiwan. The illegal drugs shipment...01:48
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Meth found in copy Easter Island statue
June 10, 2022
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Police have lifted an overnight curfew imposed in several parts of Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo after violent protests broke out over the government’s handling of the country’s worst economic crisis...01:59
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka lifts curfew after violent protests
April 1, 2022
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Hong Kong’s national security police raided the student union office at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on July 16, 2021, as part of an investigation into a now-withdrawn motion “appreciating the...03:01
Hong Kong national security law (NSL)
National security police raid HK university
July 16, 2021
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Hong Kong’s national security police raided the student union office at the University of Hong Kong on July 16, 2021, as part of an investigation into a now-withdrawn motion “appreciating the...01:02
Hong Kong national security law (NSL)
National security police raid HKU student union
July 16, 2021
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Riot police souvenirs were on display at Hong Kong’s National Security Education Day on April 15, 2021. The event was the first held since the introduction of Hong Kong’s national security law (NSL...03:22
Hong Kong national security law (NSL)
HK police riot squad souvenirs
April 16, 2021
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Friends and family members gathered on December 22, 2020, to mourn the death of Sonya Gregori and her son Frank Gregori, who were shot in the head at point-blank range by Philippine policeman Jonel...03:01
The Philippines
Funeral for Philippine mum and son shot by policeman
December 23, 2020
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on September 24, 2020, told Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents Club to “stop meddling” in the city’s affairs after it opposed a police move to limit...01:03
Press freedom in Hong Kong
Beijing tells Hong Kong journalists’ club to ‘stop meddling’
September 25, 2020
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A 12-year-old girl was seen running away before she was pinned to the ground by Hong Kong riot police during a protest on September 6, 2020. The girl said that she was in the area to buy painting...01:20
Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong police tackle 12-year-old girl
September 8, 2020
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A Facebook post that was considered offensive to Muslims triggered deadly overnight clashes with police in the southern Indian city of Bangalore on August 12, 2020. Local police opened fire to...01:59
India
Facebook post sparks deadly clashes in India
August 13, 2020
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There are three circumstances when Hong Kong’s government needs to seek approval from the Chinese central government to exercise jurisdiction over cases under the national security law Beijing...01:09
Hong Kong national security law (NSL)
HK police deputy chief on national security law
July 6, 2020
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Protests have erupted in Atlanta in the US state of Georgia, after city police shot and killed Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s restaurant parking lot on June 12, 2020. Authorities have released body...06:04
Racism and other prejudice
Video shows fatal shooting of Rashard Brooks by Atlanta police
June 15, 2020
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During the first two days of the Lunar New Year, Mong Kok was the scene of skirmishes between riot police and anti-government protesters. Sunday evening January 26, 2020, started off with people...03:15
Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year protests
January 27, 2020
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Authorities moved into Hong Kong Polytechnic University on November 28, 2019, to search for dangerous items and gather evidence after recent violent protests at the campus as well as to try and...03:16
Hong Kong protests
Police move into Hong Kong PolyU campus
November 28, 2019