Tag: George Floyd death
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Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for George Floyd murder
A judge sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 22 years and six months in prison on Friday for the murder of George Floyd during an arrest in May 2020. Floyd’s murder galvanised a national protest movement against racism, reports Reuters. A jury found Chauvin guilty on April 20 of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder,…
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Racism at home
Being away from my country, I am having a difficult time processing world affairs, especially the killing of George Floyd, which has left many around the world, including me, speechless, angry and stunned. To all the black people who have long and continue to suffer the systematic oppression in Western countries, especially in the United…
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Trump in bunker, blackout at White House, curfews across country: What you should know about ugly US protests
Violent protests have erupted across the United States (US) since after the death of George Floyd who died in police custody, sparking outrage over police brutality, especially the treatment of African-Americans at the hands of authorities. With people across the country taking to streets, shaking the States to its core as some protests turn ugly,…
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Facebook employees stage walkout after ‘Mark Zuckerberg refuses to take action against Trump’s posts’
Facebook employees have walked away from their work-from-home desks and taken to Twitter to accuse Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg of not taking a stand against United States (US) President Donald Trump’s hateful posts on social media. As per the details, Reuters observed dozens of tweets against Mark in what was a rare case…