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No Badges, No IDs, and Rubber Bullets: How Trump’s Secret Police Are Going After Portland Protesters
The lack of identification makes it nearly impossible to hold them accountable.
Artifact: Rubber Bullet
As an African American man, this wasn't the first time I'd had a close encounter with police. But it was certainly the first time I smelled tear gas or had to don body armor.
Protesters Shot and Killed in Congo Republic Demonstrating Against Attempts to Extend President's 32-Year Rule
President Denis Sassou Nguesso, a 71-year-old former military commander, has ruled Congo for all but five years since 1979. On Sunday, the country will vote on constitutional reform to remove an age limit on the presidency and abolish term limits.
In Photos: Riding Along With Medics on the Frontline of Clashes in the West Bank
VICE News spent the day with a Palestine Red Crescent ambulance team during violent clashes between protesters and Israeli security forces in Ramallah.
Beirut Riot Police Fire Live Ammo and Blast Protesters With Water Cannons
At least 15 people were wounded as demonstrators took to the streets to express frustration over the city’s increasingly noxious garbage problem.
Amnesty Int'l Denounces Human Rights Abuses in Ferguson as Police Gather Riot Gear Ahead of Grand Jury Decision
The watchdog group criticized the use of tear gas, rubber bullets, and intimidation during the Ferguson protests, while local law enforcement prepares for renewed unrest.
São Paulo Police Break Subway Strike With Rubber Bullets and Tear Gas
Military police fired at striking metro workers with rubber bullets and tear gas grenades as Brazil's biggest city ground to a halt.
Canadian Cops Ambushed a First Nations Anti-Fracking Protest
Protesters say that the cops used rubber bullets and mace when they didn't need to while breaking up a demonstration blocking access to a natural gas company's facilities.
Furious Turks Are Back on the Protest Warpath
Demonstrations representing a variety of causes continue to flare up in Istanbul and throughout the country, and troublingly, the police and Tayyip Erdoğan's government have responded to all of them with violence.
Rubber Bullets Fly Outside the Confederations Cup Final in Rio de Janeiro
On Sunday, the Brazilian men’s national soccer team dismantled defending World Cup champions Spain 3–0 in the finals of the Confederations Cup in Rio de Janeiro. In a soccer-crazed country like Brazil, you’d expect the buildup to such an event would be...
Istanbul Police Tear-Gassed a Memorial March This Weekend
Check out photos of the latest acts of state aggression in Turkey. For now, neither side shows any sign of backing down. The violence seen over the weekend has done little but strengthen the resolve of both those opposed to Turkey’s current social and...