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Protesters march against police brutality in Minneapolis, after the police officer charged with killing George Floyd, the African American whose death sparked a mass protest movement, was released from a Minnesota jail on Wednesday on a $1 million bail.
Protesters and relatives of people who died as a result of police violence chant slogans in the streets of New York as part of the 'Take Your Knee Off Our Necks' March, which will end up at Trump Tower. IMAGES
Thousands of people gather in Place de la République in central Paris to protest against police brutality and racism. The demonstration was called by the "Truth for Adama Traoré" committee, which has been calling for justice since the 24-year-old black man died while being detained by French police in 2016. IMAGES
Oakland, Jun 4 (EFE/EPA).- Demonstrators participated on Thursday in a peaceful sit-in and march in downtown Oakland over the arrest in Minnesota of George Floyd, who later died in police custody.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.A Passersby recorded the incident with her cellphone, begged the officers to stop kneeling on Floyd and posted the videos to the social networks.The video went viral and have sparked days and nights of protests, rioting and looting across the US(Camera: JOHN MABANGLO). FOOTAGE SHOWS THE SIT-IN PROTEST AND MARCH OVER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, US.
A rally against anti-Semitism organised by French far-left party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed) is disrupted by demonstrators carrying signs reading "Touche pas à la mémoire" ("Don't touch our remembrance"), in criticism of party leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon's stance on recent events. The protest took place near the site of the former Vél d'Hiv in Paris, where Jews were infamously rounded up and detained during the second World War before being sent to camps. IMAGES
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