“I would gladly have broken your legs.” That’s what a French police officer told Souleyman Adoum Souleyman, a Chadian student who had just been arrested during a nighttime protest in Paris last month against the government’s unpopular pension overhaul. A minute later, another officer ordered Mr. Souleyman, the only Black person among the people rounded […]
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Israeli Police Fatally Shoot Arab Outside Jerusalem Holy Site
JERUSALEM — The Israeli police shot dead an Arab man early Saturday in disputed circumstances in front of an entrance to the most prominent holy site in Jerusalem, in an episode that risked escalating tensions in the city at an already volatile time. A police spokeswoman said that officers had stopped the man for questioning […]
Report Finds London Police Force Is Sexist and Racist
London’s police force is institutionally sexist, racist and homophobic, according to a new independent report investigating the culture and behavior within the department. While the force has been under intense scrutiny for months, the report, released on Tuesday, offers a damning new assessment of the police department and perhaps the strongest condemnation yet of its […]
Court in Italy to Rule on Convictions of 2 Americans in Police Officer’s Killing
Italy’s highest court is expected to rule on Wednesday on appeals by two Americans convicted in the killing of an Italian police officer in Rome in July 2019 after a chaotic evening and a small-time drug deal gone wrong, a case that eventually drew international attention. The Americans, Finnegan Elder, 23, and Gabriel Natale Hjorth, […]
London Police Officer Admits to 49 Charges of Sexual Abuse, Including Rape
A London police officer has pleaded guilty to charges of abuse, including rape and sexual assault, against 12 women over nearly two decades, in a harrowing case that intensified scrutiny over misogyny and sexism in the British capital’s police force. The officer, David Carrick, 48, whose job had included parliamentary and diplomatic protection duties, admitted […]
When Being European Parliament President Includes Aiding Police Raids
Roberta Metsola achieved a number of firsts when she was elected president of the European Parliament a year ago. She was the first person from Malta, the smallest European Union country, to hold the job; the first woman in 20 years; and, at 43, the youngest president in the Parliament’s history. On Dec. 11 she […]
As Climate Protests Get Bolder, British Police Strike Back With New Powers
LONDON — When environmental protesters recently stopped traffic on the M25 freeway that circles London, one journalist, Charlotte Lynch, was standing on a bridge above reporting on the latest of the group’s disruptive demonstrations for her radio station, LBC. But not for long. Ms. Lynch was swiftly handcuffed, searched and arrested after being questioned by […]
Indonesian Soccer Stadium Deaths Prompt Focus on Police
Witnesses said officers fired tear gas indiscriminately into the stands, causing a stampede that led to at least 125 deaths.
Saskatchewan Stabbings Suspect Found Dead, Canada’s Police Say
The body of a man being sought by the authorities was found with wounds that were not believed to be self-inflicted. The killing of 10 people stunned the country.
Live Updates: Police Discount Sighting of 2nd Stabbing Suspect in Canada
Officers converged on a house on the Indigenous reserve where two brothers were accused of launching an attack that killed 10 people, but later said he was still at large.