A white father and son convicted of killing a black jogger have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A jury found both men and their neighbour, guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.
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Three white men found guilty of murdering Black man as he jogged
Three white men who killed Ahmaud Arbery have been found guilty of murder following his 2020 shooting death, which led to a wave of racial justice protest and a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The criminal case of Ahmed Timol’s death is now off the court roll
The criminal trial against apartheid-era security officer Joao Rodrigues, for the murder of anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol, was struck off the roll in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday.
George Floyd murder: Derek Chauvin sentenced to over 22 years
The United States white ex-police officer convicted of murdering African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 has been sentenced to 22 years and six months in jail.
BLM UK gains legal status and renames as Black Liberation Movement UK
Registration enables campaign group to access donations of £1.2m. Activists from the Black Lives Matter UK campaign have placed their organisation on an official footing, marking it with a change of name.
Ex-Louisville police officer charged with wanton endangerment in Breonna case
One of the police officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor in March was charged Wednesday with first-degree wanton endangerment, but the officer whose shot killed Taylor was not indicted.
National Mikey Powell Family Fund announce 1st funding round
We are extremely pleased to announce that the first ever National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund (NMPMFF) round will open for grant applications from 7 July 2020. The first round will close on 7 September 2020.
Grenfell group attacks lack of progress before second anniversary
Survivors and bereaved of Grenfell Tower are to tell the government that it risks allowing a second disaster by “going through the motions” and failing to tackle the root causes of the fire.
