Police brutality

Wisconsin police shoot man during arrest attempt, sparking controversy over use of lethal force

Madison Police Chief John Patterson said the incident unfolded when police responded to a call about a person who was suspected of "checking parked vehicles" in the Marquette neighborhood of Madison.

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People gather at the scene of the shooting death of a man by a Madison police officer, who police reported to be carrying a knife, on the city's near east side in Madison, Wisconsin July 22, 2026.
A supporter of India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) poses while holding the Indian national flag at a protest site, a day after thousands of protesters marched toward parliament demanding the resignation of the Education Minister over examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in India, July 21, 2026.

India's 'Cockroach Janta Party' to continue protests after dozens wounded in police altercations

Thousands of protesters from Delhi and nearby cities and towns gathered to march on parliament on Monday, joining a movement that began as online satire.

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Demonstrators shout slogans at a protest site ahead of a planned march by supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party towards parliament on the opening day of its monsoon session, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks near Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.

Police cane 'Cockroach' movement youth protesters marching to parliament in New Delhi

The months-old movement and the planned protest are seen as the biggest public challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term in office, drawing millions of supporters.

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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers are seen outside of a federal immigration office after a man was fatally shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, on July 14, 2026 in Scarborough, Maine.

Trump overturns suspension of ICE traffic stops instituted after two deadly shootings

“We cannot give up one of ICE’s most important and effective crime-fighting tools, the traffic stop,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. 

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How Amitai Aboudi became the poster boy for Israeli police brutality

POLICE AFFAIRS: Police treatment of 18-year-old protester Amitai Aboudi has brought the issue of excessive force to the forefront.

AUGUST 4, 2023ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
AMITAI ABOUDI, who was allegedly attacked by Tel Aviv district police Special Patrol Unit head Yair Hanuna during a protest against the government’s judicial overhaul, arrives for questioning at the Jaffa Police Station, this week.

Six Mississippi officers plead guilty to torturing two black men

Both Black men were repeatedly shocked with Tasers, called racial slurs, made to strip naked, and sexually abused with a pistol and a dildo, prosecutors said.

AUGUST 4, 2023ByREUTERS
South Carolina police car.

French riots should inspire France to reconsider its stance toward Israel - editorial

Perhaps France will think twice the next time before wagging a finger at Israel and will not join the tired chorus of those urging the Jewish state to act with “restraint” and “proportionality.”

JULY 9, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A French firefighter works to extinguish a burning car during the fifth day of protests following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, in Tourcoing, France, July 2, 2023.

'Intifada in heart of France' comes from antisemitic areas - French Jewish lawmaker

“This looks like an Intifada in the heart of France,” French-Israeli lawmaker Meyer Habib said of the ongoing riots over the death of a Paris teen.

JULY 1, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
A firefighter works to extinguish burning vehicles during clashes between protesters and police, after the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer during a traffic stop, in Nanterre, Paris suburb, France, June 28, 2023

France arrests over 1,300 in massive riots over Paris teen's death

Macron postponed a state visit to Germany that was due to begin on Sunday due to the unrest, both countries said.

JULY 1, 2023ByREUTERS
A person stands near a burning container as people protest following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, and against police violence, in Paris, France, June 30, 2023

Australians outraged after police tase critically-injured grandmother

The woman is in critical condition in hospital, fading in and out of consciousness, sparking a public uproar over the incident.

MAY 19, 2023ByREUTERS
Australian police officers participate in a training scenario called an 'Armed Offender/Emergency Exercise' at an international passenger terminal at Sydney Harbour in Australia, July 27, 2017

Disrupting Israeli democracy - opinion

Like the other demonstrations held recently by the anti-judicial reform movements, this one made a mockery of the concept of democracy.

MARCH 2, 2023ByRUTHIE BLUM
Israelis block a road and clash with police as they protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2023.

Police officer investigated for throwing stun grenade at protesters

The police officer will be probed for the use of excessive force after he threw a stun grenade into a crowd of protesters.

MARCH 2, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Israelis block a road and clash with police as they protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2023.

Memphis disbands police unit in fatal beating; more protests expected

The 5 officers involved in the killing of Tyre Nichols have been charged.

JANUARY 29, 2023ByREUTERS
Protesters share a moment with Caesar McCool, a therapy llama nicknamed the "No Drama Llama" while at the site of ongoing protests against police violence and racial inequality, in Portland, Oregon, U.S., August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020.

US police kill record number of people in 2022 - nonprofit

A record number of 1,176 people were killed by police in the US in 2022, with an average of 3.2 people killed by police each day.

JANUARY 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FILE PHOTO: Seattle police form a line after deploying pepper spray and flash-bang devices during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 31, 2020.