People in Pakistan protest in Karachi over the U.S. killing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general Qasem Soleimani. (Reuters)
2019–2021 Iraqi protests Four protesters and two police officers are killed during clashes in Baghdad. (Reuters)
Four protesters and two police officers are killed during clashes in Baghdad. (Reuters)
2019–2021 Iraqi protests, American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021) Hundreds of thousands march in Baghdad to protest the presence of the United States in Iraq. (CNN)
Hundreds of thousands march in Baghdad to protest the presence of the United States in Iraq. (CNN)
LGBT rights in Mauritania Police detain a gay couple in Nouakchott after a video purportedly of them marrying in a secret location emerges, in what is considered to be the first major prosecution of its kind in recent years. The attendees in the video were also detained. (North African Post)
A shooting at a dormitory at Texas A&M University–Commerce, leaves two dead and one wounded. (Politico) (NBC News)
List of mass shootings in the United States in 2020 A mass shooting on a Greyhound bus headed from Los Angeles to San Francisco leaves one dead and five wounded; the motive remains unknown. (CBS News) (NBC News) A shooting at a dormitory at Texas A&M University–Commerce, leaves two dead and one wounded. (Politico) (NBC News)
Bayard Rustin, a black and gay African American civil rights activist who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., is posthumously pardoned by California Governor Gavin Newsom for anti-gay charges. (NBC News)
Canadian National suspends operations of its railroad network in eastern Canada, and Via Rail cancels most passenger inter-city rail service in Canada, in response to a blockade by First Nations activists, in support of the Unistʼotʼen Camp in Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nation territory in British Columbia protesting the Coastal GasLink Pipeline project. (CBC News)
Indigenous land claims in Canada Canadian National suspends operations of its railroad network in eastern Canada, and Via Rail cancels most passenger inter-city rail service in Canada, in response to a blockade by First Nations activists, in support of the Unistʼotʼen Camp in Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nation territory in British Columbia protesting the Coastal GasLink Pipeline project. (CBC News)
Protests begin in New York and Massachusetts in the United States, Paris in France, Toronto in Canada, Madrid, Navarre, and Barcelona in Spain, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and London in England. (Dominican Today)
The United Arab Emirates suspends all extracurricular school activities and orders nurseries closed until further notice as measures to prevent the spreading of the virus. (Al Arabiya English)
Women protest femicides in all major cities in Mexico, despite raise of COVID-19 cases. (The Washington Post)
Venezuelan protests Riot police repels Venezuela's opposition march downtown Caracas that aimed to regain control of the national legislature. (NBC News)
Washington Governor Jay Inslee closes all schools in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties until April 24. (The News Tribune)
A total of 16 U.S. states have closed all of their schools as of this date. (USA Today)
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio orders the city's public schools close until April 20. (New York Daily News)
All K–12 schools are closed in 37 U.S. states as of today, affecting a total of 37.4 million students in 72,000 schools. (Education Week)
As of today, 91,000 American K–12 schools are closed in 39 states, affecting 41.6 million students and their families. (Education Week)
The United States surpasses China in the number of deaths linked to COVID-19, as the death toll rises to 3,416, according to Johns Hopkins University. (The Denver Channel)
Police and protesters clash in Ivory Coast, after the latter dismantled a half-built COVID-19 testing center over fears that people using the facility would spread the virus through their district. (Reuters)
Johns Hopkins University records 2,108 more deaths from COVID-19 in the United States, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the U.S. death toll to 18,693 and 500,399 confirmed cases. The U.S. becomes the first country to report over 2,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day. (BBC News)
Students of Outside Creek Elementary School in California attend classes despite Governor Gavin Newsom's order to close all schools in the state. (Boston)
More than 50,000 people have now died in the United States from COVID-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. (BBC News)
Four civilians are killed in Ghor, Afghanistan, when police open fire on protesters who grew angry at the local distribution of food, which they said favored those with political connections. Two policemen also are killed. Police say they responded when protesters tried to enter the governor's house. (Reuters)
LGBT rights in Costa Rica Costa Rica becomes the first Central American country to legalize same-sex marriage. (Reuters)
George Floyd protests George Floyd protests in Minnesota Rioting and looting take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, following the death of African-American man George Floyd during his arrest by Minneapolis Police Department officers. Several buildings are looted and burned down, and riot police have been deployed. (Fox News) (NBC News) A 43-year-old protester is shot dead outside a pawnshop. The shooting is carried out by the owner of the shop. He is arrested. (Star Tribune)
George Floyd protests in Minnesota Rioting and looting take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, following the death of African-American man George Floyd during his arrest by Minneapolis Police Department officers. Several buildings are looted and burned down, and riot police have been deployed. (Fox News) (NBC News) A 43-year-old protester is shot dead outside a pawnshop. The shooting is carried out by the owner of the shop. He is arrested. (Star Tribune)
A Minneapolis Police Department station is abandoned by police after being overran by protesters and is then looted and set on fire. An MPD spokesman confirmed the Third Precinct building had been evacuated "in the interest of the safety of our personnel". (Politico)
George Floyd protests Killing of George Floyd, George Floyd protests in Minnesota Protests continue for a second day in Minneapolis and other U.S. cities after an unarmed man, George Floyd, died while being arrested. Some of them have escalated into riots, including looting and arson. (CNN) A Minneapolis Police Department station is abandoned by police after being overran by protesters and is then looted and set on fire. An MPD spokesman confirmed the Third Precinct building had been evacuated "in the interest of the safety of our personnel". (Politico)
Killing of George Floyd, George Floyd protests in Minnesota Protests continue for a second day in Minneapolis and other U.S. cities after an unarmed man, George Floyd, died while being arrested. Some of them have escalated into riots, including looting and arson. (CNN) A Minneapolis Police Department station is abandoned by police after being overran by protesters and is then looted and set on fire. An MPD spokesman confirmed the Third Precinct building had been evacuated "in the interest of the safety of our personnel". (Politico)
Protests continue for a second day in Minneapolis and other U.S. cities after an unarmed man, George Floyd, died while being arrested. Some of them have escalated into riots, including looting and arson. (CNN)
George Floyd protests in Chicago In Chicago, 108 people are arrested after several police vehicles are vandalized. (WGN-TV)
George Floyd protests in Illinois George Floyd protests in Chicago In Chicago, 108 people are arrested after several police vehicles are vandalized. (WGN-TV)
George Floyd protests in Michigan In Detroit, police use tear gas to disperse a crowd of protesters and make several arrests, including one person who drove their car at a police officer. A man was killed during an altercation during the protests. (CNN)
George Floyd protests in Texas In Houston, at least 137 people are arrested, eight police officers are hospitalized, and 16 police vehicles are vandalized in a riot. (KHOU)
In Detroit, police use tear gas to disperse a crowd of protesters and make several arrests, including one person who drove their car at a police officer. A man was killed during an altercation during the protests. (CNN)
Several other protests against police brutality and systemic racism take place in large cities across the United States, some of which included arson, vandalism, and looting. (CNN)
2020 boogaloo killings, George Floyd protests in California A Federal Protective Service officer is killed and another injured in an overnight drive-by shooting outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, California, amid protests over the killing of George Floyd five days prior. (NBC News)
A Federal Protective Service officer is killed and another injured in an overnight drive-by shooting outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, California, amid protests over the killing of George Floyd five days prior. (NBC News)
George Floyd protests in New York City A woman is facing four counts of attempted murder, as well as counts of attempted arson, reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a weapon, and assault for throwing a Molotov cocktail at an occupied NYPD van during a riot in Brooklyn. (Fox News)
Forty cities across the United States impose overnight curfews in order to quell the violence from the protests. (CNN)
Police and National Guard troops open fire on a group of protesters after allegedly being fired upon in Louisville, Kentucky, resulting in the death of David McAtee, a local barbecue shop owner. An investigation is ongoing, while the LMPD Chief has been fired, as the officers involved in the shooting did not have their body cameras turned on. (Associated Press)
Police shoot and kill an armed man wearing body armor at a protest in Las Vegas. In another incident, a policeman is shot and critically injured. (Reno Gazette Journal)
Shooting of David McAtee Police and National Guard troops open fire on a group of protesters after allegedly being fired upon in Louisville, Kentucky, resulting in the death of David McAtee, a local barbecue shop owner. An investigation is ongoing, while the LMPD Chief has been fired, as the officers involved in the shooting did not have their body cameras turned on. (Associated Press)
Two police vehicles drive into a crowd of protesters in New York. Similar vehicle incidents also occur in Denver and Minneapolis. (USA Today)
Two protesters are shot and killed during riots in Davenport, Iowa. In a separate incident, a police vehicle is ambushed, resulting in the wounding of an officer. (The Des Moines Register)
George Floyd protests in California Vallejo police announce that Sean Monterrosa, a 22-year-old Hispanic resident of San Francisco, was shot and killed by police the day before at a Walgreens. Police allege that a hammer in his pocket was mistaken for a gun. Monterrosa was on his knees. (The San Francisco Chronicle) Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti pledges to cut the budget of the Los Angeles Police Department by up to $150 million in the wake of allegations of police misconduct during protests. (Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti pledges to cut the budget of the Los Angeles Police Department by up to $150 million in the wake of allegations of police misconduct during protests. (Los Angeles Times)
Buffalo police shoving incident Two Buffalo police officers are suspended without pay after shoving a 75-year-old protestor to the ground. He has been hospitalized from the resulting head injury. (The New York Times)
George Floyd protests George Floyd protests in California Los Angeles officials announce an end to the county-wide curfew amid continuing protests. (Los Angeles Times) Buffalo police shoving incident Two Buffalo police officers are suspended without pay after shoving a 75-year-old protestor to the ground. He has been hospitalized from the resulting head injury. (The New York Times)
George Floyd protests in California Los Angeles officials announce an end to the county-wide curfew amid continuing protests. (Los Angeles Times)
The mass annual vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests at Victoria Park, Hong Kong, is banned by the city police for the first time, citing concerns of local COVID-19 transmissions. Local commemorations are held across the city. (Hong Kong Free Press)
Two Buffalo police officers are suspended without pay after shoving a 75-year-old protestor to the ground. He has been hospitalized from the resulting head injury. (The New York Times)
57 members of the Buffalo Police Department's Emergency Response Team resign in protest of the city's decision to suspend two officers after injuring a 75-year-old on Thursday. (ABC News)
Buffalo police shoving incident 57 members of the Buffalo Police Department's Emergency Response Team resign in protest of the city's decision to suspend two officers after injuring a 75-year-old on Thursday. (ABC News)
George Floyd protests George Floyd protests in the United Kingdom Tens of thousands of people demonstrate against racism in the United Kingdom. A protest on Whitehall in London turns violent and a mounted officer falls from her horse, which then bolts. (Sky News) (BBC News) Buffalo police shoving incident Two Buffalo police officers are charged with assault after they were recorded on video violently shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground and causing him to be hospitalized with a head injury. (The Washington Post)
The American reality TV program Cops is canceled after 31 years amid police brutality protests. (The Washington Post)
George Floyd protests in California Protesters gather outside the One America News Network headquarters in San Diego, California, US for their misinformation about the Buffalo police shoving incident, including labeling protester Martin Gugino as a “Antifa provocateur”. (Times of San Diego)
George Floyd protests in the United Kingdom Protests organized by Black Lives Matter are cancelled in London before the arrival of counter-protesters, including members of the far-right, although some BLM supporters arrived. Far-right protesters and police clashed at a demonstration in Trafalgar Square. (BBC News) (Reuters) (The Times)
George Floyd protests in the United States George Floyd protests in California Protesters gather outside the One America News Network headquarters in San Diego, California, US for their misinformation about the Buffalo police shoving incident, including labeling protester Martin Gugino as a “Antifa provocateur”. (Times of San Diego)
Killing of Rayshard Brooks Protestors set fire to a Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., in response to Rayshard Brooks' death the evening before. Outside the restaurant the previous day, two police officers shot Brooks after he attempted to escape from them after a tussle in which he took one of the officer's taser and discharged it at one of them following a DUI investigation. (The Guardian)
Protesters gather outside the One America News Network headquarters in San Diego, California, US for their misinformation about the Buffalo police shoving incident, including labeling protester Martin Gugino as a “Antifa provocateur”. (Times of San Diego)
Protestors set fire to a Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., in response to Rayshard Brooks' death the evening before. Outside the restaurant the previous day, two police officers shot Brooks after he attempted to escape from them after a tussle in which he took one of the officer's taser and discharged it at one of them following a DUI investigation. (The Guardian)
Protests organized by Black Lives Matter are cancelled in London before the arrival of counter-protesters, including members of the far-right, although some BLM supporters arrived. Far-right protesters and police clashed at a demonstration in Trafalgar Square. (BBC News) (Reuters) (The Times)
Florida reports two consecutive days of 2,000-plus new COVID-19 cases as more counties reopen their beaches. Miami's mayor says this information does not include data from Memorial Day weekend and the George Floyd protests. (ABC News)
2020 NASCAR Cup Series George Floyd protests § Sports industry NASCAR and the Federal Bureau of Investigation conclude their investigation of the noose found in the garage area of Bubba Wallace, the lone African-American driver in the series, at Talladega Superspeedway. The investigation concluded the "noose" was in fact the garage door pull, and had not been touched or moved since early last fall. (ABC News)
George Floyd protests § Sports industry NASCAR and the Federal Bureau of Investigation conclude their investigation of the noose found in the garage area of Bubba Wallace, the lone African-American driver in the series, at Talladega Superspeedway. The investigation concluded the "noose" was in fact the garage door pull, and had not been touched or moved since early last fall. (ABC News)
The Leader of the UK's Labour Party, Keir Starmer, sacks his Shadow Secretary of State for Education Rebecca Long-Bailey for sharing an article on social media that says American police were trained by Mossad to use the knee-on-neck restraint that killed George Floyd, which Israeli police say is false. (BBC News)
Breonna Taylor protests One person is killed and another injured when a gunman opened fire at people protesting the killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. (AP News)
Hong Kong 1 July marches Police in Hong Kong ban the 1 July march for the first time in 17 years. In a letter of objection addressed to protest organizer and convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) Jimmy Sham, police cite "persisting social unrest" and vandalism. Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung rejects an appeal by the CHRF who have said they will appeal the ban. (Hong Kong Free Press)
One person is killed and another injured when a gunman opened fire at people protesting the killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. (AP News)
Police in Hong Kong ban the 1 July march for the first time in 17 years. In a letter of objection addressed to protest organizer and convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) Jimmy Sham, police cite "persisting social unrest" and vandalism. Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung rejects an appeal by the CHRF who have said they will appeal the ban. (Hong Kong Free Press)
An investigation led by the Federal University of Santa Catarina uncovers traces of SARS-CoV-2 in Florianópolis sewage samples drawn on November 27, 2019, two months earlier than the first official confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Americas on January 21, 2020, and much earlier than the first reported case in Brazil at the end of February. (CGTN) (Web24)
