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Added on the 26/05/2022 23:10:48 - Copyright : AFP EN
Supporters and relatives of George Floyd gather and march in Minneapolis ahead of the first anniversary of his death under a white policeman's knee, a killing that prompted a reckoning on racial injustice in the United States. IMAGES
People take a knee at the George Floyd memorial square in Minneapolis on the first anniversary of his death. Former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder last month over Floyd's May 25, 2020 death, which sparked protests against racial injustice and police brutality across the United States. IMAGES
Fresh flowers are placed at the mural of George Floyd in Minneapolis, near the spot where he died while in the custody of the Minneapolis police on May 25, 2020. Jury selection begins in Minneapolis on Monday in the case against Derek Chauvin, 44, who is facing murder and manslaughter charges in connection with Floyd's death. Chauvin was filmed by a bystander with his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes as the handcuffed man struggled to breathe, fell unconscious and died. IMAGES
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio joins civil rights leader Al Sharpton and various leaders as they kneel for 9 minutes and 29 seconds - the amount of time Derek Chauvin knelt of George Floyd's neck - to mark the first anniversary of Floyd’s death. IMAGES
People gather at George Floyd Square, the memorial site at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue where George Floyd died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the morning after white former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering African-American George Floyd. IMAGES
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is found guilty by the jury on all counts, including second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd. Judge Peter Cahill reads the verdict after the jury deliberated for less than two days at the end of a three-week trial. SOUNDBITE