Tag: protest safety
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SoCal Protester Left Permanently Blind After DHS Nonlethal Round, Family Alleges
Overview In Santa Ana, a protest outside a federal facility last week ended with a troubling allegation: a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agent fired a nonlethal round at close range, causing a young protester to lose sight in both eyes. The victim’s family says the injury is permanent and that the incident raises urgent…
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Los Angeles Protests Turn Dangerous as U-Haul Driver Plows Through Crowd Supporting Iranian People
Overview of the Incident Authorities are investigating a troubling incident in Los Angeles on Sunday, when a U-Haul box truck accelerated through a street crowded with marchers demonstrating in support of the Iranian people. The event, which drew activists, bystanders, and law enforcement to the scene, ended with several protesters scrambling to avoid the vehicle.…
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Car crashes into Gaza demonstration in Borås; trial with 80 plaintiffs underway
The incident in central Borås On the afternoon of August 10 last year, a Gaza demonstration drew around eighty participants to the heart of Borås. The atmosphere had been calm up to the moment a car suddenly drove into the crowd, injuring several people and scattering onlookers. Emergency services arrived quickly, and two individuals were…