The shooting of the man, Iyad al-Hallaq, who was killed in May 2020, around the same time as George Floyd, cast a light on police violence.
Tag: Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides
A Timeline of France’s Protests After Police Fatally Shoot a 17-Year-Old
Clashes between protesters and the police continued in cities across France. “We don’t forget, we don’t forgive,” crowds chanted.
French Police Won Authority to Shoot at Drivers, but Got ‘No Training Whatsoever’
Data showed a spike in fatal shootings like the one that has incited angry protests. Experts say it’s an unintended consequence of a rushed response to terrorism.
French Police Won Authority to Shoot at Drivers, but Got ‘No Training Whatsoever’
Data showed a spike in fatal shootings like the one that has incited angry protests. Experts say it’s an unintended consequence of a rushed response to terrorism.
France Police Shooting: Over 800 Arrested in Third Night of Protests
Over 800 people were arrested in France after a fresh wave of nighttime protests over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old. Many protesters were teenagers, too, officials said.
Murders, on the Decline
The recent spike in murders already seems to be over.
Killing of Sikh Leader Raises Fears in British Columbia
Members of the Sikh community in Surrey believe that Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the president of a local temple, was killed because of his political views.
Arrest of Mexican Army General Ordered in Case of Missing Students
The 43 students are believed to have been murdered in 2014, an atrocity that galvanized the country. The arrest warrant names a general and 15 other soldiers.
In Darfur, Sudan, Brutal Killing of Governor Heralds New Round of Violence
The United Nations blamed Sudanese paramilitaries for the death of the governor of West Darfur, Khamis Abdullah Abakar. Sudan’s war has destabilized a fragile western region devastated by genocide in the early 2000s.
Annecy Stabbings Lead to Charges Against Syrian Refugee
A local prosecutor said that the six victims of the attack, two adults and four very young children, were no longer in life-threatening conditions.