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Baltimore in Israel: Ethiopians Protest, 27 Police Hurt, Major Road Blocked

JERUSALEM, Israel — Thousands of Ethiopian immigrants to Israel continued their nationwide protest against police brutality on Sunday evening, shutting down a major highway for three hours and demonstrating in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square. As in protests last Thursday in Jerusalem, the Tel Aviv protest turned violent, and 27 law enforcement officers were injured, according to Ynet. The protests were sparked by video of two policemen beating an Ethiopian soldier in uniform.

Joel B. Pollak

3 May 2015, 1:07 PM PST

Family of Lord’s Son Accuses Kenyan Police of Beating Him to Death

The mother of a young British aristocrat broke down in court yesterday as she gave testimony during an inquiry into his death, describing his wounds inflicted by men she called ‘monsters’. The family of Alexander Monson, son of the 12th Baron

Donna Rachel Edmunds

28 Apr 2015, 6:58 AM PST

Fatal Shooting of Black Skid Row Man Recorded by Police Body Cameras

A video recording of LAPD officers struggling and fatally shooting an apparent berserk black man at a skid row homeless encampment appears to vindicate the officers for shooting the man who friends called Africa.

Robert Wilde

3 Mar 2015, 9:09 AM PST

Gov. Jerry Brown Breaks Silence on Police Brutality after Reviewing 1960s Race Report

California Governor Jerry Brown spoke for the first time Friday about the police brutality protests that have consumed the Bay Area and cities across the country in recent weeks.

Daniel Nussbaum

10 Jan 2015, 1:48 PM PST

AG Kamala Harris Charges Excessive Force by Police: ‘Too Many Have Felt the Sting of Injustice.’

Kamala Harris, perhaps planting seeds for a future Governor or Senatorial run, announced during her swearing in for her second and final term as Attorney General that her agency plans to investigate the use of force by law enforcement agents.

Robert Wilde

6 Jan 2015, 2:26 PM PST