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Washington DC, Jun 1 (EFE).- Protests continued in Washington DC on Monday against police brutality that resulted in the death last week of a black man in Minneapolis. The 46-year-old Floyd died on May 25 when a Minneapolis police officer - Derek Chauvin - knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes after Floyd had been handcuffed and placed facedown on the pavement. During the first several minutes, Floyd complained that he could not breathe and pleaded for help, but then he lost consciousness, although Chauvin remained kneeling on his neck for another several minutes. Passersby made videos of the incident with their cellphones, begged the officers to stop kneeling on Floyd - to no avail - and posted the videos to the social networks, and these recordings show Chauvin kneeling with his full body weight on Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes both before and after he lost consciousness. The videos went viral and have sparked days - and nights - of protests, rioting and looting in most major US cities, including Minneapolis.In Washington DC, security forces pushed back protesters using their shields and deployed tear gas against them.It was the third day of protests in front of the presidential residence and only a few minutes before the curfew decreed by the mayor of the capital, Muriel Bowser, entered into force to prevent the riots and looting of the previous day from recurring. (Camera; CARLOS VILAS).FOOTAGE SHOWS PROTESTS AND UNREST IN WASHINGTON DC IN THE WAKE OF THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD.
New York, May 30 (EFE).- Thousands of people protested on Saturday for the third consecutive day in New York after the death of African-American George Lloyd in Minnesota at the hands of a white police officer.The protests reached the five neighborhoods of the city and other localities of the state, while authorities announced the arrest of two sisters for throwing a fire bottle at the police on Friday.The Big Apple made a call to protest through social media under the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter to protest yet another death of an African American in police custody. (Camera: PETER FOLEY)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE PROTEST IN NEW YORK, US.
New York, Jun 10 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of people gathered at McCarren Park in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday to continue their protests against systemic racism and police violence against the African American community following the May 25 killing in Minneapolis of African American George Floyd by a white policeman. (Camera: ALBA VIGARAY). SHOT LIST: A PROTEST OVER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AND OTHER AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO FELL VICTIMS TO POLICE VIOLENCE AND SYSTEMIC RACISM AT MCCAREN PARK, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK CITY, US.
Mexico, Jun 8 (EFE).- Around 100 protesters, the majority of them hooded, mobilized in Mexico City on Monday to demand justice for police brutality in the country.Destruction of public property and several commercial premises were reported during the demonstrations. (Camera: DENISSE TORRES / MIGUEL ÁNGEL ANDRADE).SHOT LIST: PROTESTS AGAINST POLICE VIOLENCE IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
Miami, Jun 7 (EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of people took to the streets of the Wynwood neighborhood in Miami on Monday to protest the May 25 killing in Minneapolis of African American George Floyd by a white policeman. (Camera: CRISTOBAL HERRERA). SHOT LIST: A PROTEST OVER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AND OTHER AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO FELL VICTIMS TO POLICE VIOLENCE AND RACISM IN THE WYNWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD IN MIAMI, US.
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