BALTIMORE—Hundreds of protesters gathered Thursday in downtown Baltimore, in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland, to again demand changes to the justice system following the death of a 25-year-old man taken into police custody last week. Officials arrested two people for disorderly conduct in what was otherwise a loud but peaceful protest as the city […]
Demonstrations continued Sunday in several cities across the U.S., protesting the recent grand jury decisions failing to charge white police officers for killing unarmed black men. Hundreds of demonstrators walked out of Chicago churches and into the streets to protest what they consider the unfair and sometimes deadly treatment of black males by white police […]
Thailand’s military has declared martial law, saying it did so to keep “peace and order” after months of sometimes violent anti-government protests.In a surprise announcement early Tuesday, Thailand’s military chief, General Prayuth Chan-Ocha, said the move was necessary because of mounting fear that there could be riots in many parts of the country. The […]
The battle for aboriginal fishing rights secured by treaty continues through chapter six, culminating in the “Battle of Franks Landing.” The battle continues as arrests continue and celebrities as well as other personalities come to the aid of the Washington Indians. But, in chapter seven, we read of an era where both Martin Luther King […]