At protests on Sunday, January 31, according to OVD-Info, more than 86 thousand people were detained in 5,3 Russian cities. Almost 1,8 thousand are in Moscow and more than a thousand in St. Petersburg, writes BBC. In the capital, the protest center was planned near Lubyanka,...
Authorities in major US cities announced a bloody weekend amid growing calls to disband police departments after the death of George Floyd, writes Fox News. It became known about a shooting in a police-free area of Seattle called the “Autonomous Zone” - to say the least...
Seattle City Hall was occupied by demonstrators who demanded the resignation of the city leader. President Trump expressed outrage and demanded to stop the “disgusting anarchists,” writes Voice of America. They previously created a six-block “autonomous zone” in memory of George Floyd and sued the city...
Several current and former leaders of the Pentagon, as well as ex-US presidents, criticized Donald Trump's reaction to protests over the murder of African American George Floyd by police in Minnesota. Army generals did not support the decision of the US President to use the army to suppress protests, writes the BBC. Ex-chapter ...
On June 2, a Ukrainian from Minnesota, Bogdan Vechirko, who drove a tanker truck into a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis, was released from prison without pressing charges. According to law enforcement officials, the investigation continues, writes Voice of America. A 35-year-old US citizen of Ukrainian origin was arrested on suspicion of...
One victim was the owner of a popular Louisville barbecue restaurant that provided free food to police. The other is “Mr. Indianapolis,” a former star football player. Another one killed was a federal officer. He was working as a security guard when the protests began. All of them are among those who died in...
Streets filled with damaged cars have become a common sight after mass protests erupted across the country, writes Fox News. During large-scale riots, a car can receive a variety of damage - both intentionally caused and accidental, both while parked and while...
On May 31, a tanker truck drove into a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The truck was driven by a Russian-speaking US citizen Bogdan Vechirko. He was arrested, but on June 2 he was released from custody pending further investigation, writes Bring Me the News. Bogdan's wife says ...
Sunday, May 31, marked the sixth day of street protests in many US cities, with participants expressing outrage over the death of George Floyd and calling for change. Meanwhile, police in many cities are trying to enforce the night curfew, writes “Voice...
The Governor of Minnesota said that the protests in connection with the death of African American George Floyd, which covered dozens of US cities, are no longer associated with the murder, but provoked by visiting radicals. A curfew is being imposed in US cities amid ongoing unrest, writes the BBC. In Minneapolis, ...