Tag: Police
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DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
On November 21, 2023, field intelligence officers within the Department of Homeland Security quietly deleted…
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Police massacre in Rio de Janeiro highlights racist violence
Amnesty International urges a prompt, independent, impartial and internationally supervised investigation into the deadliest police…
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Tanzania: Authorities must investigate police use of force against election day protesters
Reacting to the news that two people were killed and several others injured during protests…
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Georgia: Police round up protesters as new restrictions on public rallies take effect
Reacting to a new wave of arrests in Georgia, where police have detained over a…
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Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Bill Will Encourage Police Shootings
(São Paulo) – The governor of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro should veto…
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Starbase hires Cameron County to police its streets and jail its offenders
Starbase is a city without a police department, but not without police. For months, Cameron…
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Nepal: Police Fire on ‘Gen Z’ Protest
(Bangkok) – Police in Nepal used lethal force to suppress youth protests on September 8, 2025,…
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Kenya: Police Harass Human Rights Watch Staff Member
(Washington, DC) – The Kenyan police should end its apparent harassment of Otsieno Namwaya, associate Africa director…
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UK police go undercover in Surrey as runners to crack down on street harassment
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Eighteen people have been arrested in Surrey, UK, after…
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Sri Lanka: Police Target Families of ‘Disappeared’
(Geneva) – Sri Lankan security forces still harass families of victims of forced disappearances and misuse the…