Racism
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Biden not to put end to wars, police violence: Academic
TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – An American professor believes that US President Joe Biden will not put an end to American wars abroad and police violence inside the US.
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US police kill a black man in LA
TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) --- US police once again killed a black man in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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VIDEO: Nightly looting of stores in Philadelphia
TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – Public outrage and riots have erupted in several parts of Philadelphia following the shooting of 27-year-old black American Walter Wallace by police.
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Police shoots black man dead in Philadelphia, sparks unrest
TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Police in Philadelphia shot and killed a black man on Monday, triggering protests that saw at least 30 officers injured, officials said.
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VIDEO: Biden says racism institutionalized in United States
TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – In a part of the Biden-Trump debate, US Democrat Presidential Candidate Joe Biden said, “The fact of the matter is that there is institutionalized racism in the United States.”
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Canadian politician:
Trump has shown his hand, nothing in his back pocket
TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Caesar-Chavannes in an interview with MNA talked of challenges to US democracy, approaches of Dems and Reps parties toward racism, the role of money in the country's power structure, and Trump's tactics to win the election.
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VIDEO: Situation in Portland, similar to war zones
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Civil unrest in US’s Portland is similar to the war zones. Floyd’s death ignited the most widespread civil unrest in the US in decades and unleashed protests against police brutality and for racial justice in America.
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Thousands of protesters hold anti-racism march in Washington
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – People from across the United States traveled to the US capital on Friday to protest against racial inequality.
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Wisconsin declares state of emergency amid protests
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Statewide outrage in response to a police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin has made authorities announce a state of emergency along with deployment of US National Guard.
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US police brutality stems from racist way of thinking: Veep
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iran's First Vice-President on Tue. blasted US police for its brutalities against the American people and said that US' police behavior is the outcome of domination of racist thoughts in that country.
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VIDEO: Chicago police, protesters clash near Columbus statue
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – A protest near the Christopher Columbus statue in Chicago’s Grant Park turned violent as the crowd attempted to bring it down and started hurling objects at police officers who were guarding the statue.
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VIDEO: Huge protests against racism in New York
TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Despite widespread crackdown on protesters, a large crowd took to the streets in New York to protest against racism and inequality.
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VIDEO: Aerial footage shows George Floyd protests in NY
TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – The aerial footage shows thousands of people on the streets of New York protesting racism and police violence in response to the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police officers.
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VIDEO: Car hits protesters on Seattle highway
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) - A 27-year-old driver drove a white Jaguar onto a closed freeway in Seattle early Saturday and barreled through a panicked crowd of protesters, inflicting serious injuries to two of the protestors.
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Concepts in Leader’s letter to Western youth becoming ‘clear and clearer'
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – A human rights activist believes that what the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei mentioned in his letter to the West’s youth is becoming ‘clearer’ by the day.
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Police car drives through Black Lives Matter protesters in Detroit
TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – A police car was caught on camera driving into protesters following a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Detroit, with at least four people reportedly injured.
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VIDEO: Protesters in Colorado shut down highway
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – The protesters in US' Colorado shut down Highway 225 Saturday in a peaceful demonstration calling for justice in the death of Elijah McClain who died last August during a confrontation with Aurora police officers.
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Anti-racisms protests driven by “sense of quest for truth”
TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – Phil Wilayto, editor of The Virginia Defender, tells the Tehran Times that as Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had said more than five years ago the anti-racism and anti-justice protests gripping the US are driven by a “sense of quest for truth” by the youth.
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VIDEO: Anti-racism protests in the Netherlands
TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in the US that has fueled the Black Lives Matter movement around the globe, the Netherlands in recent weeks has seen protests across the country against police violence and racism.
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By: Yuram Abdullah Weiler
Anti-racism protests in view of Ayatollah Khamenei’s letter to Western youth
TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – Uprisings decrying racism and injustices perpetrated and perpetuated by police have erupted in hundreds of US cities and towns, and spread to numerous cities in North America and Europe.
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Principles of slavery still at core of US’ socio-economic order: Prof. Ball
TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – An American professor believes that slavery has never been abolished in the United States as its principles are still active in society.
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US has denied right of breath to its own people: FM spox
TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said that the United States is denying the right of breath to its own people.
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Tehran backs UN Human Rights Council session against racism in US
TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Seyyed Abbas Mousavi, Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson, said that Tehran supports holding a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council to address the racism in the United States.
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VIDEO: Press TV correspondent in London assaulted by masked lout
TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – Press TV’s correspondent Robert Inlakesh was assaulted by two masked hooligans participating in a rally rival to the Black Lives Matter demo in London. They snatched his microphone while dozens of yellow-vested riot police were at the scene.
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Intelligence min. names racism in US "systematic, institutional"
TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) –Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi, in a meeting on Monday, named racism in the US a "systematic and institutional" factor noting that the country has also a big hand in terrorism and violating the rights of other countries as well.
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UN to hold urgent debate on systemic racism in US
TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – The UN human rights body will hold an urgent debate on allegations of “systemic racism, police brutality and violence against peaceful protests” in the United States on Wednesday.
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VIDEO: Back Lives Matter protests in Australia
TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – The aerial footage shows thousands of people taking part in Black Lives Matter and pro-refugee protests in Australia’s Perth with the social distancing protocols in place.
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VIDEO: Huge protests against racism in Seattle
TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – Despite rain, a large crowd took to the streets in Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) in Seattle to protest against the racism and police brutality over the death of George Floyd.
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Baeidinejad to American counterpart:
Be ashamed of crying wolf over detention of an Iranian
TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – In a tweet on Wednesday, Iran's Ambassador to UK Hamid Baeidinjad lashed out at United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Woody Johnson for his latest remarks urging the release of the detained Iranian citizen Morad Tahbaz by the Islamic Republic.
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VIDEO: King Leopold II statue removed in Belgium after anti-racism protests
TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – The statue of King Leopold II which has long been criticized by activists because of the former king's brutal rule in Belgium's former African colonies was removed in Antwerp on Tuesday just days after being daubed with paint by anti-racism protesters.
