POLICE BRUTALITY

  • Democracy Now! April 9, 2002

    Israeli military raids Ramallah offices of news organizations. CNN and AP say their reports are being censored ; Pakistani immigrant sues the city of New York for $45 million. Earth First! sues FBI. Environmental activist Judi Bari & Darryl Cherney. |9:01-9:06 HEADLINES STORY: ISRAELI MILITARY KILLS AT LEAST 100 IN JENIN REFUGEE CAMP The fighting…

  • Democracy Now! March 13, 2002

    Interview with the first juror to speak out about the ABNER LOUIMA conspiracy case. |9:01-9:06 HEADLINES 9:06-9:07 ONE-MINUTE MUSIC BREAK 9:07-9:20 LOUIMA JUROR SPEAKS OUT IN DEMOCRACY NOW! EXCLUSIVE CALLS APPEALS COURT RULING TOTALLY ABSURD REMAINS ANONYMOUS OUT OF FEAR OF UNSAVORY CHARACTERS IN OFFICER SCHWARZ SUPPORT COMMITTEE For the first time since a federal…

  • Democracy Now! March 1, 2002

    A federal appeals court overturns the conviction of three officers charged with brutalizing Haitian immigrant Abner Louima : police brutality, with Iris Baez, mother of a victim of police brutality : President Bush finishes meetings with three African leaders : interview with a South African activist and scholar about apartheid : Colombian government declares a…

  • Democracy Now! January 25, 2002

    THE LAW OF THE FIST: NEW YORK POLICE VOW TO CRUSH PROTESTS AGAINST THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ; BRAZIL GEARS UP FOR THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM GUEST: MAIZA MENDOZA ; SINGING TO BREAK THE SILENCE: A CONVERSATION WITH SINGER-SONGWRITER-ACTIVIST, DAR WILLIAMS. Host: Amy Goodman. |That was Philadelphia, at the Republican National Convention, this is New…

  • Democracy Now! August 10, 2001

    TWO ACTIVISTS BEATEN BY POLICE IN GENOA, ITALY RETURN TO THE U.S.; LOS ANGELES SHERIFFS TRAINED ITALIAN POLICE BEFORE THE G8 SUMMIT ; MANY STILL IN PRISON IN GENOA, INCLUDING SUSANNA THOMAS, A QUAKER PACIFIST AND HONORS STUDENT: SHE FACES 15 YEARS IN JAIL ; RADICAL HIP HOP DUO DEAD PREZ TALKS ABOUT BLACK MUSIC…

  • Democracy Now! March 1, 1999

    U.S. Role in Genocide in Guatemala; Civil Rights Leaders Condemn Police Brutality |U.S. Role in Genocide in Guatemala In a much anticipated report released last week, Guatemala’s independent Historical Clarification Commission concluded that the U.S. gave money and training to a Guatemalan military that committed “acts of genocide” against the country’s Mayan population during the…

  • Democracy Now! March 4, 1999

    Lori Berenson: MIT Graduate in Peruvian Prison; Nigerian Elections; Police Brutality in the U.K.; Mumia Town Meeting; Geronimo Pratt Interview |Lori Berenson: MIT Graduate in Peruvian Prison As Attorney General Janet Reno yesterday wrapped up an international conference of Latin American justice ministers in Lima, Peru, Amy Goodman was able to conduct the first ever…

  • Democracy Now! February 9, 1999

    Investigation into New York Police Brutality; Weapons of Mass Distraction |Investigation into New York Police Brutality Demonstrators are gathering today at NY’s City Hall to protest the killing of Ahmed Amadou Diallo, a 22-yr old Guniean immigrant who was killed last Thursday evening by four plainclothes police officers. According to police, the offeicers mistook Diallo…

  • Democracy Now! February 10, 1999

    The Africa Trade Bill: Reading the Small Print; Christopher Hitchens on Iraq; New York Rallies Against Police Brutality |The Africa Trade Bill: Reading the Small Print The Africa Trade Bill is due to be marked up this week by the House International Affairs Committee. Opponents to the bill charge that it will only imporve the…

  • Democracy Now! October 22, 1998

    A Great and Mighty Walk–The Life and Work of John Henrik Clarke–Part I; Stolen Lives: A National Day Against Police Brutality |(33 Minutes) A Great and Mighty Walk–The Life and Work of John Henrik Clarke A recent documentary by filmaker St. Clair Bourne called John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk offers a rare…