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UN expert group calls out systematic racism by Belgian police
UN expert group calls out systematic racism by Belgian police

UN expert group calls out systematic racism by Belgian police

A United Nations expert group has called out the Belgian police for what it describes as systemic racism against people of African descent. Following a ten-day visit to the country, the group
1 week ago
Police unions shelve plans for strike at Brussels Airport
Police unions shelve plans for strike at Brussels Airport

Police unions shelve plans for strike at Brussels Airport

Police unions have shelved their plans to strike over a passport check dispute after the federal police confirmed the existence of an internal notice that had caused them concern. Travellers should not
2 weeks ago
Police declare unlawful assembly in LA amid ongoing protests
Police declare unlawful assembly in LA amid ongoing protests

Police declare unlawful assembly in LA amid ongoing protests

The police have declared an unlawful assembly in central Los Angeles due to ongoing protests against immigration raids. Clashes continued into a third day on Sunday and hundreds of National Guard troops
2 weeks ago
German police rumble smuggler with meth-flavored wraps
German police rumble smuggler with meth-flavored wraps

German police rumble smuggler with meth-flavored wraps

A bus passenger was carrying three tortilla wraps-worth of smuggled meth, with a street value of €23,000. The 29-year-old man has been detained. German customs officers discovered an unusual filling in several tortilla
3 months ago
Mozambique: Police fire live rounds at opposition rally
Mozambique: Police fire live rounds at opposition rally

Mozambique: Police fire live rounds at opposition rally

Gunshots were heard at an anti-government march in Maputo. The opposition has accused the ruling party of clinging on to power by rigging the presidential vote last year. Mozambican police fired live
4 months ago
Germany: Aircraft crashes into garden, killing pilot
Germany: Aircraft crashes into garden, killing pilot

Germany: Aircraft crashes into garden, killing pilot

The pilot of a small aircraft died after it crashed into the garden of a residential building in Plettenberg in Germany’s western North-Rhein Westphalia state. The man’s identity had yet to be
4 months ago