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FILE: Demonstrators pose for a photo in front of a local restaurant in the NULU neighborhood on a third day of protest over the lack of criminal charges in the police killing of Breonna Taylor and the result of a grand jury inquiry, in Louisville, Kentucky, on 25 September 2020. Picture: AFP

Us police brutality

Jury clears Louisville police officer in Breonna Taylor raid

By AFP

Brett Hankison, 45, was found not guilty of three counts of 'wanton endangerment' for opening fire blindly during a raid on the apartment of Breonna Taylor.

  • FILE: This grab from video courtesy of Court TV shows former policeman Derek Chauvin facing the camera as he hears his sentence in the Hennepin County Government Center on 25 June 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Picture: AFP

    Ex-policeman says he deferred to Chauvin during George Floyd killing

    J. Alexander Kueng, who is Black, took the witness stand on Wednesday and Thursday and defended his actions.

    88 days ago
  • People react during a news conference on Jason Walker's death on 13 January 2021, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Jason Walker was shot and killed by off-duty officer, Jeffrey Hash, on 8 January 2022, in Fayetteville. Picture: Allison Joyce/AFP

    Protests in US after white off-duty officer shoots dead Black man

    The death of Jason Walker threatens to catapult racism back into the spotlight as Black Americans demand justice over several killings that have highlighted the United States's struggles with gun laws, police impunity, and racial inequality.

    123 days ago
  • FILE: Protesters gather at Times Square to march uptown via the Henry Hudson Parkway on August 9, 2020 in New York City. Protesters took to the streets to demand the arrest of the officer responsible for the death of Breonna Taylor on March 13, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky.

    Sculptures of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor to be sold at auction for charity

    The two statues are the work of artist Chris Carnabuci, while the statue of Taylor has been decorated by Brooklyn-based Nigerian artist Laolu Senbanjo, also known as Laolu NYC, who has worked with Beyonce in the past.

    158 days ago
  • FILE: This grab from video courtesy of Court TV shows former policeman Derek Chauvin facing the camera as he hears his sentence in the Hennepin County Government Center on 25 June 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Picture: AFP

    Ex-cop convicted of George Floyd's murder files appeal

    Derek Chauvin, who in June was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for killing Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nearly 10 minutes, appealed the conviction Thursday night with a Minnesota district court, on the last day he was able to do so.

    235 days ago
  • FILE: This grab from video courtesy of Court TV shows former policeman Derek Chauvin facing the camera as he hears his sentence in the Hennepin County Government Center on 25 June 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Picture: AFP

    Ex-cop convicted of Floyd murder pleads not guilty in separate violence case

    Derek Chauvin, 45, is serving a 22-and-a-half-year prison sentence for the May 2020 murder of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man whose death sparked protests against racial injustice and police brutality across the United States.

    242 days ago
  • FILE: Demonstrators pose for a photo in front of a local restaurant in the NULU neighborhood on a third day of protest over the lack of criminal charges in the police killing of Breonna Taylor and the result of a grand jury inquiry, in Louisville, Kentucky, on 25 September 2020. Picture: AFP

    US Justice Dept restricts use of chokeholds, 'no knock' entries

    The use of chokeholds and 'no knock' warrants - when law enforcement enters a premises unannounced - have featured in several recent cases in the United States involving the deaths of Black men and women at the hands of police.

    244 days ago
  • This screenshot obtained from video feed via Court TV on April 15, 2021, shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin(R), who is accused of killing George Floyd,

    US former police officer to be sentenced for George Floyd murder

    Minnesota law provides for a minimum sentence of 12.5 years for the white, 45-year-old killer, who has been jailed since being convicted on three counts of murder and manslaughter two months ago.

    326 days ago
  • Demonstrators march through downtown on 9 April 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. People demanding justice for George Floyd gathered tonight outside the Hennepin County Government Center, where the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been ongoing for the past two weeks. Picture: Stephen Maturen/AFP

    Will US justice system be tougher on police after George Floyd case?

    Although police kill an average of 1,000 people every year, only 110 officers were charged with murder between 2005 and 2015, according to a count by Bowling Green State University.

    326 days ago
  • Demonstrators march through downtown on 9 April 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. People demanding justice for George Floyd gathered tonight outside the Hennepin County Government Center, where the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been ongoing for the past two weeks. Picture: Stephen Maturen/AFP

    Trial postponed for three US ex-police charged in Floyd death

    White ex-officer Derek Chauvin, 45, was convicted in April of murdering African American George Floyd last year in a case that prompted a national reckoning on racial injustice and police brutality.

    368 days ago
  • FILE: Demonstrators march through downtown on 9 April 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, demanding justice for George Floyd. Picture: Stephen Maturen/AFP

    UN urged to create commission to probe US police violence

    Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union were among the dozens of groups that made the request in a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

    371 days ago
  • The artist Celos paints a mural in downtown Los Angeles on 30 May 2020 in protest against the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while while being arrested and pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. Picture: AFP

    Chauvin, three other officers face new charges for George Floyd death

    The federal charges unsealed on Friday are separate from those brought against the former officers by the state of Minnesota.

    374 days ago
  • FILE: The body of former ruby player Lindani Myeni has arrived at OR Tambo International Airport. Picture: @kzngov/Twitter

    Lindani Myeni’s memorial service to be held in Empangeni today

    The 29-year-old rugby player, who was married to American national Lindsay, was killed by members of the Honolulu police department in Hawaii following an altercation.

    376 days ago
  • Lindsay and Lindani Myeni. Lindani was shot and killed by Hawaii police in April 2021. Picture: Facebook/Lindsay Myeni

    Lindani Myeni’s remains expected to arrive in SA on Saturday

    The KwaZulu-Natal-born former rugby player from Empangeni was shot dead by Honolulu police on the island state of Hawaii, two weeks ago.

    382 days ago
  • Lindsay and Lindani Myeni. Lindani was shot and killed by Hawaii police in April 2021. Picture: Facebook/Lindsay Myeni

    Zikalala: No stone must be left unturned in probe into Lindani Myeni’s death

    KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has called for a thorough investigation into the shooting and murder of Lindani Myeni as the province prepared for the repatriation of his body.

    386 days ago
  • Police officers take cover as they clash with protesters after an officer shot and killed a black man in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota on 11 April 2021. Picture: Kerem Yucel/AFP

    US announces probe into Minneapolis police

    US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a civil investigation to determine whether the Minneapolis Police Department systematically uses excessive force and 'engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing,' including during legal protests.

    390 days ago
  • Lindsay and Lindani Myeni. Lindani was shot and killed by Hawaii police in April 2021. Picture: Facebook/Lindsay Myeni

    Govt offers to repatriate Lindani Myeni's body to SA - report

    The father of two was shot and killed during an alleged altercation with Honolulu police in the US state of Hawaii.

    391 days ago
  • This screenshot obtained from video feed via Court TV on April 15, 2021, shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin(R), who is accused of killing George Floyd,

    Ex-policeman Derek Chauvin found guilty of George Floyd's murder

    The jury deliberated less than 11 hours before finding 45-year-old Chauvin guilty of all three charges against him: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.

    391 days ago
  • This screenshot obtained from video feed via Court TV on April 15, 2021, shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin(R), who is accused of killing George Floyd,

    Jury begins deliberations in George Floyd murder trial

    Prosecutors, in closing arguments to the jury, which will be sequestered during deliberations, repeatedly showed the harrowing video seen by millions around the world.

    392 days ago
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