Police brutality

Police fire tear gas as French high school protests escalate nationwide over school conditions

The protests began in September in the deprived suburbs of Paris, before spreading nationwide, presenting a major challenge to President Emmanuel Macron's cash-strapped government.

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A masked student attempts to kick a tear gas canister, amid clashes with French riot police during a protest by French high school and university students near Lycee Paul Eluard high-school.
FILE PHOTO: French high school students block the access to the Lycee Paul Eluard high school as they protest to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions, in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, September 30, 2026.

Teenager's hand blown off as French school protests enter third week

The regional newspaper La Voix du Nord said the 15-year-old lost his hand and part of his lower arm after picking up a police stun grenade that detonated in the town of Lens.

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Far right protesters take part in a demonstration against the camp that has been set up, demanding political action to stop evictions and address the housing crisis, following the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home, in Madrid, Spain, October 03, 2026.

Spanish police fire rubber bullets, arrest neo-Nazi extremists in massive housing crisis riots

Far-right activists, some of whom performed Nazi salutes, tried to reach demonstrators camped out in the Puerta del Sol, a central square in the Spanish capital, to protest the housing crisis.

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People gather at the scene of the shooting death of a man by a Madison police officer, who police reported to be carrying a knife, on the city's near east side in Madison, Wisconsin July 22, 2026.

Wisconsin police shoot man during arrest attempt, sparking controversy over use of lethal force

Madison Police Chief John Patterson said the incident unfolded when police responded to a call about a person who was suspected of "checking parked vehicles" in the Marquette neighborhood of Madison.

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Ahuvia Sandak: Israel’s George Floyd moment

Last week, 16-year old Ahuvia Sandak died when the car he was riding in crashed, after being pursued by an unmarked police car.

DECEMBER 30, 2020ByMOSHE DANN
DEMONSTRATORS PAINT over a picture of Ahuvia Sandak in protest against his death, at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.

IDF mulls relieving soldier from service following post against police

The soldier reportedly called to give policemen who were involved in Ahuvia Sandak incident the death penalty

DECEMBER 29, 2020ByUDI SHAHAM
Israeli police officers clash with demonstrators during a protest following the death of Ahuvia Sandak a few days ago in a car crash during a police chase, outside the Police headquarters in Jerusalem, December 26, 2020

Over 1,000 protest death of Hilltop Youth Ahuvia Sandak in Jerusalem

Protesters threw stones, injuring four policemen in the process • Parents placed baby in front of one of the riot vans in protest.

DECEMBER 26, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Demonstrators block light rail in Jerusalem in protest against death of Ahuvia Sandak, a hilltop youth member.

Right-wing protesters block light rail, clash with police in Jerusalem

At least 14 protesters were arrested during the protest.

DECEMBER 23, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Demonstrators block light rail in Jerusalem in protest against death of Ahuvia Sandak, a hilltop youth member.

Hooded protesters torch cars, smash shop windows in Paris police protest

Clashes erupted between police and pockets of protesters, most dressed in black and their faces covered.

DECEMBER 5, 2020ByREUTERS
A firefighter uses a flashlight amid smoke next to burning vehicles during a protest against the "Global Security Bill'', that right groups say would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer's face and would infringe journalists' freedom in the country, in Paris, France, December 5,

Police officer charged in George Floyd's death released on $1 m. bond

Chauvin was charged with second- and third-degree murder and manslaughter in the May 25 death of Floyd, a Black man, after he kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes.

OCTOBER 8, 2020ByREUTERS
A mural of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis is seen in Stevenson Square

A police chief maybe able to curb brutality

But that still is no excuse for the abuses of power under interim Israel Police commissioner Motti Cohen.

OCTOBER 5, 2020ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Israeli police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, outside the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on September 29, 2020.

Kentucky to release recording of Breonna Taylor grand jury proceedings

The two officers who shot Taylor were cleared.

OCTOBER 2, 2020ByREUTERS
Protesters march against racial injustice and for Black women following the grand jury decision in Louisville's Breonna Taylor case, in Denver, Colorado, US, September 26, 2020.

Kentucky prosecutor to release Breonna Taylor grand jury evidence

The tipping point came after the judge who is presiding over the case of the one indicted officer ordered a recording to be entered into the court file by Wednesday.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020ByREUTERS
Protesters march against racial injustice and for Black women following the grand jury decision in Louisville's Breonna Taylor case, in Denver, Colorado, US, September 26, 2020.

Former detective pleads not guilty in Breonna Taylor case – report

The other two officers who shot Taylor were not charged at all after Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Black Republican, concluded their use of force was justified.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020ByREUTERS
Protesters march against racial injustice and for Black women following the grand jury decision in Louisville's Breonna Taylor case, in Denver, Colorado, US, September 26, 2020.