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Added on the 03/06/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Assa Traore, a famous anti-racism activist in France, says her family is relieved after her brother Bagui was acquitted in the trial over the riots that followed their brother Adama Traore's death in police custody in July 2016. But, she adds, "the journey is not yet over," noting that she seeks a trial over Adama's death. SOUNDBITE
Bogota, Sep 13 (EFE).- People in the Colombian capital took part Sunday in a ceremony where they remembered 13 victims of the violent protests against police brutality and asked for forgiveness, reconciliation and the end of violence.SHOT LIST: PEOPLE JOIN A CEREMONY HELD IN PLAZA DE BOLIVAR, BOGOTA, COLOMBIA TO REMEMBER VICTIMS OF VIOLENT PROTESTS AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY. SOUND BITES: FLOR ALCIRA PERALTA, MOTHER OF THE VICTIM. TRANSLATION: It was all great today. It was something nice to do in order to ask for peace, for no more wars, no more violence between police and our communities, especially with our kids.
Joseph James DeAngelo Jr, dubbed the "Golden State Killer", apologizes to his victims in a Sacramento courtroom as he is handed multiple life sentences for a brutal decade-long crime spree that terrorized California. The 74-year-old former policeman confessed to 13 murders and dozens of rapes in the 1970s and 1980s under a deal to avoid the death penalty. IMAGES
Violence broke out in Nantes, western France, during a protest again "police brutality" days after the body of 24-year old Steve Caniço was found in the Loire. He had been missing since June 21st when police intervened to put an end to a street party. IMAGES
John legend, Olivia Wilde, Lebron James, Kevin Hart and Chris Brown all used social media for good by posting on twitter and Instagram on how we can all stop this violence within America and around the world. Check out their Twitter and Instagram accounts.