Maryland Police Officer Arrested for Assault During January 6 Riot

A Maryland police officer has been arrested on charges that he assaulted police during the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Michael Kunzelman reports for the Associated Press. The Montgomery... Read more »

Scotland’s Police Force Shrinking Dramatically, Says General Secretary

The number of police officers in Scotland will drop to less than 16,000 by April, according to David Kennedy, general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, who said that crime is only... Read more »
New Mexico Attorney General charges police officer with manslaughter for shooting of Black nurse – JURIST

New Mexico Attorney General charges police officer with manslaughter for shooting of Black nurse – JURIST

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced Tuesday that Las Cruces police officer Brad Lunsford was being charged with voluntary manslaughter for shooting and killing a Black nurse, Presley Eze. The shooting... Read more »
Thailand police arrest four suspects in connection with mass shooting – JURIST

Thailand police arrest four suspects in connection with mass shooting – JURIST

Thai police arrested four suspects Thursday in connection with a shooting in a Bangkok mall that killed two and injured five. The suspects are accused of illegally modifying guns and selling them... Read more »

Multiple Black Plaintiffs Sue Police for Misuse of Facial Recognition Tech

At least five Black plaintiffs have filed lawsuits against law enforcement around the country, claiming that they were misidentified by facial recognition technology and then wrongly arrested, reports Sudhin Thanawala for the... Read more »
French highest administrative court to consider police racial profiling case – JURIST

French highest administrative court to consider police racial profiling case – JURIST

Conseil d’Etat, France’s higher administrative court heard the first class action brought by six human rights groups against the state on Friday 28 September. The groups have alleged systematic racial profiling against... Read more »
Kosovo police carry out raids amid renewed violence and unrest with Serbia – JURIST

Kosovo police carry out raids amid renewed violence and unrest with Serbia – JURIST

Kosovo police raided several locations on Friday in the country’s north, where weekend violence between Kosovars and Serbians left four people dead. The renewed violence between Kosovars and Serbians began this past... Read more »
Hong Kong court sentences journalist to 5 days in jail for obstructing police officer – JURIST

Hong Kong court sentences journalist to 5 days in jail for obstructing police officer – JURIST

The West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced the head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association Ronson Chan to five days in jail, according to the Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP). As... Read more »
Peru dispatch: anti-crime state of emergency declared in three districts does not give the army and police unlimited powers – JURIST

Peru dispatch: anti-crime state of emergency declared in three districts does not give the army and police unlimited powers – JURIST

Peruvian law students from the Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco  are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting Perú. All of them... Read more »
Tunisia police arrest political cartoonist on suspicion of insulting PM – JURIST

Tunisia police arrest political cartoonist on suspicion of insulting PM – JURIST

A prominent political cartoonist in Tunisia announced he was released from custody Friday on his Facebook page. Tunisian authorities arrested Tawfiq Omrane, well-known for publishing satirical drawings of political figures on his... Read more »
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