police brutality
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New Orleans cops sentenced in Danziger Bridge massacre
Five former New Orleans police officers have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in the slaying of two unarmed…
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Youth demand funding for education—not jails
April 1 was the third annual Youth Justice Sunday to meet needs of youth and protest the Maryland's criminal treatment…
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Justice for Jewu!
Jewu Richardson is a father, a student, an activist and an outspoken critic of police misconduct and brutality in New…
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Protest: No to police harassment
On March 24 protesters were out in force in Baltimore to demand an end to racist police harassment and aggression…
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Oakland occupiers targeted with injunctions
Occupy Oakland participant Joseph Briones was arrested on Feb. 8. His crime? Walking through a public square. The Alameda County…
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‘Occupy for Prisoners’ national day of action
Reports from the national day of action for prisoners from the San Francisco/Bay Area, New York and Washington,D.C.
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Debate over Occupy tactics: an invented controversy
Chris Hedges' recent articles starting with “The Cancer in Occupy” (Truthdig, Feb. 6) have created quite a controversy among supporters…
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‘We all must take a stand against police brutality’
On Jan. 19, the Syracuse police assaulted two Occupy activists who have filed a formal complain. Liberation News sat down…
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Bronx community in uproar over killing of unarmed teen: photos and report
On Feb. 6, over 1,000 community members gathered to protest the vicious police murder of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham. He was…
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Cops block Occupy Oakland from creating a community center
Hundreds gathered Jan. 28 for the start of Occupy Oakland’s “Move in Day” at renamed Oscar Grant Plaza, site of…
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