Events like J’Ouvert in New York and Carnival in London have seen violent incidents. But the way they are policed says a lot about what happens when Black people gather.
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Groups Put French State on Legal Notice Over Police Racism
In a first, six nongovernmental organizations are taking legal steps to force an overhaul of the country’s policing.
Your Thursday Briefing
A last-minute Brexit scramble.
France Shooting: 3 Police Officers Killed
The officers were shot in an isolated hamlet in central France, the authorities said. The gunman, a heavily armed survivalist, was later found dead.
She Called Police Over a Neo-Nazi Threat. But the Neo-Nazis Were Inside the Police.
Death threats linked to police computers and the discovery of far-right chat groups in police departments across Germany have fed concerns about far-right infiltration.
Court Finds Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity in the Philippines
The International Criminal Court has released its latest report on President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs.
An Autistic Man Is Killed, Exposing Israel’s Festering Police Brutality Problem
The police killing of a disabled Palestinian fueled nationwide protests. But the authorities have failed to rein in the use of excessive force, which has a long history.
4 Officers in France Are Charged Over Beating of a Black Music Producer
Opposition to a provision that restricts circulating images of on-duty police officers had ballooned over the past week, sending tens of thousands of protesters into streets around France.
U.N. Panel: Digital Technology in Policing Can Reinforce Racial Bias
The use of artificial intelligence and facial recognition programs may lead communities to lose trust in law enforcement, human rights experts say.
Macron’s Rightward Tilt in France Sows Wider Alarm
One bill would reach into Muslim life, and another would place new restrictions on filming of police. Critics say they’re part of a drift toward repressive government policies.