US House of Representatives Democrats release letter denouncing Peru’s deadly crackdown on protesters. A group of Democrats in the US House of Representatives has urged the Biden administration to suspend all security aid to Peru over a ‘pattern of crackdown’ on anti-government protests that has left more than 50 people dead. civilians. Their letter, a … Read more
US braces for mass protests and public outrage as police in the city of Memphis, Tennessee are expected to release video footage of the arrest and beating of a motorist noir, the latest act of police violence to rock the country. Five Memphis police officers were charged with, among other things, second-degree murder this week … Read more
The US measures, taken in coordination with the EU and the UK, target Iranian officials accused of suppressing the protests. The United States has joined its allies in Europe in imposing new sanctions on Iranian officials and entities following Tehran’s crackdown on ongoing anti-government protests. The US Treasury Department said on Monday that its sanctions, … Read more
The United States has imposed sanctions on the financial arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and senior Iranian officials, intensifying pressure on Tehran for its crackdown on protests. Key points: Treasury accuses IRGC of becoming ‘a source of corruption and corruption’ Washington has accused the IRGC of continuing to aggressively suppress peaceful protests … Read more
Protests erupted near a police station in Memphis, Tennessee, over the weekend as community members called for the release of body camera footage recorded during an early traffic stop of the month immediately preceding the death of Tire D. Nichols. Family, friends and supporters of Nichols, a 29-year-old black man from Memphis, released balloons to … Read more
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of Bolsonaro’s Justice Minister Anderson Torres, who remains in Florida. Brazilian authorities have given a former justice minister and ally of former President Jair Bolsonaro three days to return to the country or face extradition from the United States, as the government prosecutes those it says , are … Read more
Just hours after being sworn in to Congress, around 150 people called on Rep. George Santos to resign Saturday morning in Queens, as the truth-challenged lawmaker insisted to the Post that he had made a symbol of the white power were “absolutely absurd”. The rally in Douglaston, Queens, took place just outside the former campaign … Read more
The US Treasury Department announced new sanctions targeting officials including Iran’s attorney general. The United States announced a new round of sanctions against Iranian officials, targeting organizations and government figures implicated in the government crackdown on protesters. The US Treasury Department said in a statement on Wednesday that it was imposing sanctions on Iranian Attorney … Read more
The sentence for former Minneapolis police officer J Alexander Kueng is “another act of justice” for the Floyd family, the attorney said. A former US police officer has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for his role in the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man whose May 2020 killing … Read more
A drag storytime event in Ohio was canceled on Saturday after members of far-right groups gathered near the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus, where the reading was to take place. The “Holi-Drag Storytime,” hosted by Red Oak Community School, was to feature three drag queens reading to kids of all ages and performing “a … Read more
