Rappler's latest stories on police brutality
$500,000 bond set for Atlanta officer who shot black man
'This court does not feel this amount is excessive,' Judge Jane Barwick says
U.S. 'Golden State Killer' pleads guilty to 13 murders
He also confesses to dozens of rapes, robberies, and kidnappings
Probe ordered into police death of black man in Colorado as anger flares
Elijah McClain, 23, died last August in Aurora, near Denver, 3 days after he was put in a chokehold by police, injected with ketamine to sedate him, and suffered cardiac arrest
Police reform bill clears U.S. House but deadlock awaits in Senate
President Donald Trump is opposed to the House measure, and says the Democrats were aiming to 'weaken our police' and end officer immunity
Republican police reform bill blocked in U.S. Senate
The Republican proposal, which President Donald Trump supports, would discourage but not ban tactics like choke holds
3 men charged with murder of U.S. black jogger Ahmaud Arbery
9 counts, including murder, aggravated assault, and false imprisonment are laid against the 3 men
Dutch arrest hundreds at coronavirus protest clashes
The city's top official did not just ban the demonstration because of coronavirus measures, the ANP national news agency says
U.N. resolution condemns systemic racism without naming U.S.
An initially strongly-worded text proposed earlier this week is watered down, first to remove the call for an international probe, and finally to strip away any mention of the United States
U.N. urged to hold U.S. 'accountable' over racism, police violence
The American Civil Liberties Union warns countries that 'partial or half-baked measures of accountability won't remedy structural racism'
Trump says police 'not treated fairly' after latest race shooting
'I thought it was a terrible situation, but you can't resist a police officer,' US President Donald Trump says of Rayshard Brooks' death in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity
Atlanta police officer charged with murder for shooting black man
Atlanta District Attorney Paul Howard says police officer Garrett Rolfe aggravated the case by kicking Rayshard Brooks' body as he lay on the ground bleeding
U.S. Republicans unveil police reform bill focusing on transparency
'This is not about trying to create partisan differences. This is about coming together and getting an outcome,' says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Police fire tear gas as thousands join French health care protest
Protesters clad in black set fire to a vehicle and pelt the police with projectiles, chanting, 'Everybody hates the police'
Africa urges U.N. probe of U.S. 'systemic racism,' police violence
'When national processes consistently fail, international processes are needed,' says John Fisher, head of Human Rights Watch's Geneva office
Pentagon surplus handouts stoke the militarization of U.S. police
Camouflage uniforms and combat gear, heavily armored anti-mine vehicles, and high-powered assault weapons – they aren't there by accident
Furious French police protest racism claims
French police have often faced accusations of excessive violence, with some incidents caught on video sparking widespread outrage
Trump praises U.S. police, rejecting protesters' cries of racism
'You always have a bad apple, no matter where you go,' says Trump, who is making law and order a new keystone of his bid to win a second term
Basagan ng Trip with Leloy Claudio: The relevance of #BlackLivesMatter to Filipinos
Leloy Claudio talks to Sheila Coronel and Vince Rafael about the relevance of the Black Lives Matter movement to Filipinos
Turkey passes controversial 'nightwatchmen' bill
The new law gives 'nightwatchmen,' who walk the streets at night to report burglaries and disturbances, almost the same powers as police
Houston bids farewell to George Floyd in hometown funeral
Politicians, civil rights activists, and celebrities join the family to share memories of the man they call a 'gentle giant'
Thousands mourn George Floyd as accused officer appears in court
(UPDATE) The Justice in Policing Act, introduced in both chambers of Congress, will make it easier to prosecute officers for abuse, and rethink how they are recruited and trained
France police to ban chokehold arrest as protest anger mounts
Media outlets publish the contents of a private Facebook group on which French police members repeatedly use racist and sexist terms and mock victims of police brutality
Europeans join global wave of anti-racism protests
'It's really hard to live here,' says Senegalese migrant Morikeba Samate, 32, one of the thousands to have arrived in Italy after risking the perilous crossing across the Mediterranean
Minneapolis council votes to dismantle police as protests continue
(UPDATED) 'We committed to dismantling policing as we know it in the city of Minneapolis and to rebuild with our community a new model of public safety that actually keeps our community safe,' Council President Lisa Bender says
US Democrats press anti-racism reforms as protests continue
Trump went on the attack against Joe Biden, tweeting without evidence that 'not only will Sleepy Joe Biden DEFUND THE POLICE, but he will DEFUND OUR MILITARY!'
NYT editor resigns after backlash over senator's hardline op-ed
Some 800 Times staffers sign a petition in protest of the publication of 'Send in The Military' by Republican US Senator Tom Cotton
U.S. accuses China of using Floyd death for propaganda
'The CCP's propaganda efforts – seeking to conflate the United States' actions in the wake of the death of George Floyd with the CCP's denial of basic human rights and freedom – should be seen for the fraud that they are,' says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
U.S. protests over Floyd's killing a 'perfect storm' for false info
'I believe Mr Floyd is still alive. This was just a show to start race wars,' one Facebook user writes
'You changed the world George,' rights leader tells Floyd memorial
The crowd stands in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds – the same length of time that officer Derek Chauvin spent with his knee on Floyd's neck
Tens of thousands turn out for Vienna Black Lives Matter protest
Several demonstrators say it is one of the largest protests Vienna has seen in years
Meghan Markle pays tribute to George Floyd
One Daily Mail headline from 2016 – before the couple married – wrote: 'Harry's girl is (almost) straight outta Compton: Gang-scarred home of her mother revealed – so will he be dropping by for tea?'
Trump sued over police charge outside White House
The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups accuse the president and top officials of violating the constitutional rights of Black Lives Matters campaigners and individual protestors
Anti-terror unit arrests far-right extremists at U.S. protests
The men allegedly belong to the 'Boogaloo' movement, which has adopted Hawaiian shirts as a uniform and which promotes 'a coming civil war and/or collapse of society,' says a Nevada federal prosecutor
Charges filed against all 4 police officers in Floyd killing
The arrest of all 4 officers involved has been a focus for tens of thousands of protesters who have marched the streets of dozens of US cities for the past 9 days
Trump trying to 'divide' America – ex-Pentagon chief Mattis
'Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people – does not even pretend to try,' Mattis says
Anxiety rises over attacks on media covering U.S. protests
A tally by media watchdog groups cites 192 press freedom violations during the latest wave of protests including 131 assaults, of which 108 were by police
Police stun Americans – by taking a knee with protesters
At other times, the kneeling serves to defuse soaring tensions – raising the question of whether it is more of a de-escalation tactic
Clashes at Paris protest against racism and deadly police violence
The demonstration comes after the release of two differing medical reports into the cause of Adama Traore's death. The Traore case has long been controversial in France.
Amid protests, Pentagon squirms under pressure to do Trump's political bidding
'America is not a battleground. Our fellow citizens are not the enemy,' says retired General Martin Dempsey
George W. Bush calls on U.S. to examine its 'tragic failures'
'The heroes of America – from Frederick Douglass to Harriet Tubman, to Abraham Lincoln, to Martin Luther King Jr. – are heroes of unity,' the former US president says
Biden condemns 'institutional racism,' Floyd death as he reignites campaign
(UPDATED) 'Hate just hides. Doesn't go away. And when you have somebody in power who breathes oxygen into the hate under the rocks, it comes out from under the rocks,' Joe Biden says of Donald Trump
Autopsy finds cop suffocated black man as U.S. braces for more fury
In a conference call with governors quickly leaked to several media outlets, Trump tells state leaders to 'dominate' and says they are 'going to look like a bunch of jerks' if they are too soft
Clashes outside White House as U.S. cities under curfew
With the Trump administration branding instigators of 6 nights of rioting as domestic terrorists, there are more confrontations between protesters and police and fresh outbreaks of looting
Journalists covering U.S. protests find themselves under attack
A black CNN journalist is arrested by police in Minneapolis – even as he reports live on camera following the death of George Floyd
Troops, police clamp down in U.S. cities as unrest over racism flares
A senior White House official blames anarchists and far left activists for the violence while local leaders appealed to citizens to give constructive outlet to their rage without destroying their communities
Curfews and clashes as U.S. race protests escalate
(UPDATED) More states call in National Guard soldiers to help control the civil unrest not seen in the United States for years
Trump warns to stop rioters 'cold' as race protests spread
'My administration will stop mob violence. And we'll stop it cold,' says US President Donald Trump as protesters rage over the killing of African American George Floyd
Officer charged with murder of black American, as protests spread
Derek Chauvin, the police officer filmed kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, is charged with 3rd degree murder and negligent manslaughter
CNN crew covering racial unrest arrested in Minneapolis
CNN posts a footage of correspondent Omar Jimenez speaking calmly to police with batons and riot helmets, then being handcuffed and taken away
Angry U.S. protests for second night over police killing of black man
'It was a public execution,' says Democratic Senator Kamala Harris on George Floyd's death
