Tag: Minneapolis
Year End 2022: How a ‘liberty-depriving death’ took women to war against Iran’s now-abolished ‘morality’ police
Tehran [Iran]December 31 (ANI): An austere regime known for crushing dissent with an iron fist pulled out all its administrative levers to trample protests by a group of women who stood up for their rights and dignity. But all it did was light the fire. The alleged custodial death of 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, […]
Study: Cluster headache sufferers more likely to have other illnesses
Minneapolis [US]Dec 15 (ANI): Those who suffer from cluster headaches may be three times more likely to have other medical conditions such as heart disease, mental disorders and other neurological diseases. according to a study published in the December 14, 2022, online issue of Neurologyreg;, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Cluster […]
Roxette – the Swedish success story
It’s January 12, 1989. Roxette’s manager Marie Dimberg is standing next to a deserted road in the Australian countryside. The heat is oppressive and the dust dizzy. She is admittedly on holiday, but now she has to make an important call home to Sweden. It’s Per Gessle’s birthday. The former youth idol has reached the […]
Adele – with her voice as a weapon
It’s a summery afternoon in 2011. Adele takes the steps up on stage in Minneapolis. She stands on First Avenue, the club Prince made legendary in the movie “Purple rain”. Some of the 1,500 people who bought tickets to tonight’s show are already crowded outside. They’re here to hear the London girl with the strong […]
Straight, No Chaser: Cultural Warriors in the Silly Season
This summer’s ‘silly season’ has become time for political parties and their supporters to roll out inflammatory ideas, knowing that they will get plenty of coverage as there is precious little news other than sports. At the moment, the comment columns in Denmark’s serious newspapers seem to be dominated by ‘cultural warriors’ who are determined […]
Several demonstrations in the United States for the anniversary of George Floyd’s death
Yesterday it was a year since George Floyd was killed during a police intervention in Minneapolis. The anniversary of Floyd’s death was highlighted through demonstrations in several places in the United States, including Portland, Oregon, where demonstrations have previously led to unrest and vandalism. President Biden also invited members of Floyd’s family to the White […]
Chauvin wants to retake the trial
In Minneapolis, former police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of killing George Floyd in April, has now officially requested that the trial against him be resumed. He believes that there were shortcomings during the negotiations. Already during the trial, Chauvin’s lawyers requested that the trial be annulled, but the judge then rejected the defense’s […]
After the verdict – now the police in Minneapolis will be investigated
Yesterday, ex-policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted of causing the death of African-American George Floyd in an intervention last year. And people flock to the place where George Floyd lost his life today, says Cecilia Khavar, Ekot’s US correspondent, on site in Minneapolis. The US Attorney General is launching an investigation by the Minneapolis Police Department […]
Great joy in Minneapolis – “Change in progress”
That a jury has now come to the conclusion that ex-police officer Derek Chauvin is guilty of killing African-American Geroge Floyd is received with great joy among many in Minneapolis. Derek Chauvin is found guilty on all three counts. “This means that a change is underway. The jury has come to the right decision “, […]
After the Floyd trial – now the jury’s ruling is expected
Now the verdict falls against the former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with the death of the African-American George Floyd. Floyd died in connection with a police intervention in Minneapolis last year. The text is updated.
Biden on the Floyd trial: The evidence is overwhelming
President Joe Biden is now speaking about the trial in Minneapolis regarding the African-American George Floyd, who died in connection with a police intervention last year. Before the jury’s decision, Biden says tonight that he prays that the jury’s decision is the right one and that the evidence is overwhelming. Joe Biden called George Floyd’s […]
Jesse Jackson: Hope the verdict does justice
The United States is preparing in several places for the verdict against Derek Chauvin, who is charged with the death of the African-American George Floyd. And in Minneapolis, several generations of anti-racism and police violence activists have gathered. The iconic civil rights activist Jesse Jackson tells Swedish Radio that he hopes the verdict will mean […]
Now the closing arguments of the George Floyd trial begin
Today, the pleadings begin in the trial in Minneapolis in the USA, where the white former police officer Derek Chauvin is accused of having caused the death of African-American George Floyd in a police intervention last year. When the verdict will come is not clear, but the jury’s deliberations will start immediately after the closing […]
Police shot dead black man – charged with manslaughter
The police who are suspected of having shot dead a black man in an intervention in Minneapolis in the USA on April 11 are charged with murder, reports the New York Times. The fatal shooting has caused major protests against police violence and racism. A local Minneapolis police chief resigned yesterday, two days after the […]
The legislature of the former Finnish party monitors social media messages
He also estimates that the world is at war and that the situation is unlikely to be resolved “without worse struggles”. The article is another controversial social media message from an outspoken legislator over the last couple of days. “A friend of mine said to me, ‘I would be willing to kill if someone is […]
Fresh Anger in Minneapolis: Cecilia Khavar, Washington
Washington, Tuesday. Minneapolis was already a city in full swing. For just over two weeks, the spotlight has been directed there again. Against one of the most notorious trials in decades in the United States. Former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with manslaughter after pushing African-American George Floyd to the ground for about […]
Still uneasy in Minneapolis after shooting
For the second night in a row, there have been clashes between police and protesters in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center in Minnesota, after a police officer shot a black man to death during a police intervention on Sunday. The riots in Brooklyn City are taking place at the same time as the high-profile […]
The governor announces a curfew in Minneapolis
In the US state of Minnesota, the governor has announced a curfew from 7 pm local time until 6 am on Tuesday morning, in the adjacent cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. This after an African-American man was shot dead by the police last Sunday. At the same time, the trial is underway against the […]
Lindberg after new death: “Many see a pattern”
New protests against racism and police violence have broken out in Minneapolis in the USA, where a black man has been shot dead in a police intervention. Equipped riot police fired tear gas and distraction grenades to disperse the crowd outside a police station in Brooklyn Center, located northwest of Minneapolis, where hundreds of people […]
The doctor: The police intervention led to Floyd’s death
Today, the trial continues in Minneapolis against Derek Chauvin, a former police officer accused of the death of African-American George Floyd. This week, the defense is expected to begin calling its witnesses. One of the main arguments on their part is that Floyd died of drugs and underlying diseases and not because of the actions […]
New protests in Minneapolis after a death by police intervention
A 20-year-old black man has been shot dead during a police intervention in Minneapolis, USA. The National Guard has been deployed to curb the unrest, reports the news agency AFP. According to the police, the man was wanted and when the police tried to arrest him, he must have sat in the car again and […]
VMA in Morjärv in Norrbotten County
Eyewitness accounts have dominated the first two days of the high-profile George Floyd trial in Minneapolis. Former police officer Derek Chauvin has been charged with manslaughter after he kept his knee pressed against Floyd’s neck for about nine minutes during an arrest. The defense has pushed the line that the people who were at the […]
Police in court after George Floyd’s death
In Minneapolis, the trial of the policeman accused of causing the death of African-American George Floyd began on Monday. During the day, the prosecution showed videos of the intervention, the defense said that Floyd’s death was caused by drugs and underlying diseases. “There is a fear of violent protests if the police are released,” says […]
The trial of Georg Floyd’s death begins
George Floyd’s death during a police intervention led to a wave of protests in the United States and large parts of the world last year, today the trial begins. Former police officer Derek Chauvin has been charged with manslaughter after holding his knee to Floyd’s neck for about nine minutes while Floyd was lying on […]
The Foreign Chronicle
Mississippi, Monday, along the highway south toward downtown Jackson, white pear trees bloom. They stand out against the still bare branches of other trees around. The more famous white flower here in Magnolia State does not bloom until later. When I arrive at my destination – the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, it’s humid in the […]
Floyd’s relatives will receive SEK 230 million in damages
In Minneapolis, USA, the family of the African-American man George Flyod, who died during a police intervention last year, has reached a settlement with the city of Minneapolis. The settlement means that Floyd’s relatives will receive the equivalent of almost SEK 230 million in a kind of damages. Floyd then died when a police officer […]
The trial of George Floyd’s death begins – police deny any wrongdoing
The trial in Minneapolis against the police accused of killing the black American George Floyd in an intervention in May last year begins today Police deny the crime and refer to Floyd’s underlying health problems. Ekot’s US commentator Ginna Lindberg talks about the trial.
Straight Up: Refugee Phobia’s new poster child
Admittedly, 2020 should be written off as a bad year. And at the time of writing, it’s hard to see why the last quarter will not disappoint, as the theater of the absurd, which is the American election, will inevitably put together a year that has been like no other. The downturn has been numerous: […]
