Tag Archives: Race relations / ethnic issues

Oregon State Police are leaving Portland for lack of prosecution

FILE PHOTO: Federal lawmakers return to the interior of the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse in the United States after setting fire to a demonstration against police violence and racial inequality in Portland, Oregon, US, August 2, 2020. REUTERS / Caitlin Ox (Reuters) – Oregon State Police on Thursday said they …

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Mass arrests in Ethiopia increase spectacle of repressive past

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia has arrested more than 9,000 people after deadly clashes last month, the State Judicial Commission on Human Rights told Reuters, raising fears that a government seeking reform is returning to the iron fist tactics of previous rule. Aselefech Mulatu, wife of Dejene Tafa, a politician …

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Portland police say the gathering outside the courthouse is a riot

(Reuters) – Fireworks and firefighters were set up by Protestants in the U.S. federal courthouse in Portland on Wednesday, police said in a tweet, declaring the assembly an uprising. Protests against anti-racism in cities, including Portland, Oregon, are sometimes erupting and arson, and federal officers sent into the Northwestern city …

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