Police brutality

Police fire tear gas as French high school protests escalate nationwide over school conditions

The protests began in September in the deprived suburbs of Paris, before spreading nationwide, presenting a major challenge to President Emmanuel Macron's cash-strapped government.

A masked student attempts to kick a tear gas canister, amid clashes with French riot police during a protest by French high school and university students near Lycee Paul Eluard high-school.
FILE PHOTO: French high school students block the access to the Lycee Paul Eluard high school as they protest to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions, in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, September 30, 2026.

Teenager's hand blown off as French school protests enter third week

Far right protesters take part in a demonstration against the camp that has been set up, demanding political action to stop evictions and address the housing crisis, following the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home, in Madrid, Spain, October 03, 2026.

Spanish police fire rubber bullets, arrest neo-Nazi extremists in massive housing crisis riots

People gather at the scene of the shooting death of a man by a Madison police officer, who police reported to be carrying a knife, on the city's near east side in Madison, Wisconsin July 22, 2026.

Wisconsin police shoot man during arrest attempt, sparking controversy over use of lethal force


BLM responsible for rise in US hate crimes - opinion

Based on the behavior and radical ideologies of BLM, it’s simply time to formally condemn the group as a domestic terrorist organization by definition and to seek federal prosecution.

 ST. LOUIS County police confront anti-police demonstrators during protests in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2015. Officers in riot gear clashed with protesters who had gathered to mark the anniversary of the police shooting of an unarmed black teen.

Video shows Ohio officers killed unarmed Black man in hail of bullets

25-year-old Jayland Walker was sprayed with some 60 bullets by eight police officers in Akron, Ohio, after fleeting a traffic stop. He was unarmed.

 Elizabeth Paige White and Bobby DiCello holding a picture of Jayland Walker attend a news conference following the Akron police shooting death of Black man Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio, US July 3, 2022.

US police officer accused of using knee restraint on 12-year-old girl

An attorney for the girl said that it "mirrored the same maneuver that Derek Chauvin used to murder George Floyd."

 A Kenosha police vehicle is parked outside a defensive perimeter that has been erected around the Kenosha Municipal Building in response to the protests and shootings that came after Jacob Blake was shot by police, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, US, August 27, 2020

Trial opens against policeman for killing special needs east Jerusalem man

The shooting of Palestinian Iyad Halak led to massive criticism of the police, with even then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitting that it was a mistake.

Iyad al-Halak, who was killed by Border Police in 2022.

Ex-police officer found guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright shooting

A 12-member jury found Kimberly Potter guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the death of the 20-year-old Wright, who she shot and killed on April 11.

Kimberly Potter, the white former Minnesota police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright in April after claiming she mistook her handgun for her Taser, breaks down in tears as she testifies during her trial in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, US, December 17, 2021.

Palestinian man assaulted by police officer as incident caught on camera

The incident was caught on video and has been circulating on social media, among a set of disturbances that took place at Damascus Gate late Tuesday night. 

Israeli police officer arrests a man.

Police officer threatens Arab-Israeli wedding guests with M16

Mabda Ferhat, a journalist who attended an Arab-Israeli wedding, began filming as a police officer threatened wedding guests with a loaded M16.

 ISRAEL POLICE officers were attacked in Kafr Kassem by members of the city’s internal security forces last week.

Soldier claims police 'brutally' beat him, concealed evidence

Lawyers claimed police "brutally" beat a soldier while arresting him for drug possession. Police say they had to use force after the soldier went wild.

Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

Police violence caught on camera at protest outside Sheikh Jarrah

In a video that has amassed over 4.2K views on Twitter, an Israel Police commander can be seen violently pulling a woman backwards and throwing her to the ground.

A member of Israeli border police fires tear gas canisters to disperse Palestinian demonstrators during an anti-Israel protest, in Bethlehem in the West Bank May 21, 2021.

Derek Chauvin to appeal conviction, sentencing in George Floyd's death

A jury found Chauvin, who is white, guilty in April of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Floyd, a Black man.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listens as a jury finds him guilty of all charges in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 20, 2021 in a still image from video.