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Protesters in Sydney call for change in race relations
AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/7152e922b41c6f4c7431245fc11571f5Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/7152e922b41c6f4c7431245fc11571f5Click to copyRelated topicsSYDNEY (AP) — Chanting “Black lives matter,” “I can’t breathe” and “George Floyd,” thousands of protesters held an impassioned but peaceful march through central Sydney on Tuesday demanding fundamental change in race relations.Many said they were inspired by the ongoing protests in the U.S. following the death of Floyd, a black man who was pinned to the pavement by a white police officer, but had turned out also to call for...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/7152e922b41c6f4c7431245fc11571f5Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/7152e922b41c6f4c7431245fc11571f5Click to copyRelated topicsSYDNEY (AP) — Chanting “Black lives matter,” “I can’t breathe” and “George Floyd,” thousands of protesters held an impassioned but peaceful march through central Sydney on Tuesday demanding fundamental change in race relations.Many said they were inspired by the ongoing protests in the U.S. following the death of Floyd, a black man who was pinned to the pavement by a white police officer, but had turned out also to call for...WW…
Protesters support Black Lives Matter on 3 continents
AdvertisementBERLIN --Tens of thousands of protesters streamed into the nation's capital and other major cities Saturday in another huge mobilization against police brutality while George Floyd was remembered in his North Carolina hometown by mourners who waited hours for a glimpse of his golden coffin.Military vehicles and officers in fatigues closed off much of downtown Washington to traffic ahead of the planned march, which authorities estimated would attract up to 200,000 people. Large protests also took place across the U.S. and overseas, including in London, Paris, Berlin and Sydney,...…AdvertisementBERLIN --Tens of thousands of protesters streamed into the nation's capital and other major cities Saturday in another huge mobilization against police brutality while George Floyd was remembered in his North Carolina hometown by mourners who waited hours for a glimpse of his golden coffin.Military vehicles and officers in fatigues closed off much of downtown Washington to traffic ahead of the planned march, which authorities estimated would attract up to 200,000 people. Large protests also took place across the U.S. and overseas, including in London, Paris, Berlin and Sydney,...WW…
Tensions mar Paris protest as Floyd outrage goes global
AdvertisementPARIS --Tear gas choked Paris streets as riot police faced off with protesters setting fires Tuesday amid growing global outrage over George Floyd's death in the United States, racial injustice and heavy-handed police tactics around the world.French protesters took a knee and raised their fists while firefighters struggled to extinguish multiple blazes as a largely peaceful, multiracial demonstration degenerated into scattered tensions. Police said at least 20,000 people joined the demonstration, defying a virus-related ban on protests to pay homage to Floyd and Adama Traore, a...…AdvertisementPARIS --Tear gas choked Paris streets as riot police faced off with protesters setting fires Tuesday amid growing global outrage over George Floyd's death in the United States, racial injustice and heavy-handed police tactics around the world.French protesters took a knee and raised their fists while firefighters struggled to extinguish multiple blazes as a largely peaceful, multiracial demonstration degenerated into scattered tensions. Police said at least 20,000 people joined the demonstration, defying a virus-related ban on protests to pay homage to Floyd and Adama Traore, a...WW…
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