Federal agents fired tear gas at protesters again and made arrests when several hundred people demonstrated in downtown Portland late Wednesday and early Thursday, hours after state leaders announced that federal agents would soon leave the cityCBS Portland affiliate KOIN-TV reports. It was the 62nd consecutive night of protests there. …
Read More »Black activists in Portland call federal crackdown a “distraction” from police reform efforts
PORTLAND, Oregon. Near the front line of the protests in downtown Portland, Black Lives Matter activist Danialle James recently found herself behind a large group advancing toward federal court, chanting “The feds are going home! “ James said that was when he realized that federal intervention had “overshadowed” the original …
Read More »Portland protesters again gassed by federal agents
A large protest in Portland, Oregon on Sunday night started peacefully but escalated early Monday, leading to the use of tear gas by federal agents, following a recent pattern. Protesters have been raising their voices against police brutality and racial justice. Previously, a bag containing magazines loaded with Molotov rifles …
Read More »Portland protesters again gassed by federal agents
A large protest in Portland, Oregon on Sunday night started peacefully but escalated early Monday, leading to the use of tear gas by federal agents, following a recent pattern. Protesters have been raising their voices against police brutality and racial justice. Previously, a bag containing magazines loaded with Molotov rifles …
Read More »Federal agents use tear gas to clear Portland protesters, police say they find Molotov cocktails
Clashes between protesters and federal police in Portland, Oregon, continued on Sunday when protesters gathered in front of a federal court that has been the site of clashes for weeks. US federal agents used what appeared to be tear gas, flash blasts and pepperballs early Monday to disperse protesters who …
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