New civil demonstrations in Bulgaria started in early July, mad at the federal government in Sofia’s failure to suppress extensive corruption. “There is a deeply-rooted sense of injustice, of rules only being applied to some and not everyone”, stated Louisa Slavkova, director of Sofia Platform, an NGO that intends to promote dialogue and civic education. […]

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)– The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Personnel has actually verified a report by The Associated Press that a few of the service members who were mobilized to Washington, D.C., last month in reaction to civil discontent over the killing of George Floyd were issued bayonets. Defense files gotten by the AP […]

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Protesters booted Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey from a demonstration Saturday after he informed demonstrators that he would not commit to de-funding the police department. Throughout a tranquil demonstration led by the advocacy group Black Visions, demonstrators marched to Frey’s house, where he came out to fulfill them, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. When Frey, 38, […]

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WASHINGTON (AP)– Scott Nichols, a balloon artist, was riding home on his scooter from the demonstrations swallowing up Minneapolis last weekend when he was struck by a rubber bullet fired from a cluster of policeman in riot equipment. “I just pulled over and put my hands up, because I didn’t want to get killed,” stated […]

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