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US federal agents fire tear gas on peaceful protesters

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – US federal troops have used tear gas and flash-bang grenades against Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, on the 59th consecutive day of unrest in the city.
2020-07-26 16:00
VIDEO: George Floyd protests continue in US

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – The US has been grappling with the widespread protests for two months after the brutal killing of George Floyd, a black citizen, by the cops.
2020-07-22 10:43
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.
2020-07-06 11:28
American analyst:

Considering Israel's role in downing Iranian Air Bus a 'MUST'

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) –An American political analyst believes that the role of Israeli agents in US decision-making centers in downing Iranian passenger jet by US navy is a MUST.
2020-07-02 15:55
US shooting leaves 2 dead, 12 injured in North Carolina

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – At least two people were killed and seven others were wounded after a shooting in the US state of North Carolina early on Monday.
2020-06-22 20:00
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.
2020-06-21 21:27
VIDEO: Protesters tear down confederate general’s statue in Washington

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Following a day of peaceful protests celebrating Juneteenth, protesters pulled down and burned the statue of Confederate General Albert Pike in Washington DC on Saturday. Pike had fought for confederacy mainly to protect a Southern US society of which slavery was an integral part.
2020-06-20 22:11
US leadership’s mindset void of ‘freedom of other’: Iran Foreign Ministry

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Iran has lambasted the United States for years of looting and coercion of others, all in favor of the benefits of the country’s leaders.
2020-06-20 12:17
VIDEO: Protesters shut down highway in Atlanta over death of Rayshard Brooks

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Following the killing of another black man Rayshard Brooks by US Police in Atlanta, protesters marched onto the highway Saturday, shutting down part of the I-75/85 downtown connector, a major thoroughfare through the city.
2020-06-14 20:52
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.
2020-06-13 22:44
Trump eying Whites for November elections: West Asia commissioner for human rights

TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – As the US in engulfed in anti-racism protests following the brutal suffocation of black citizen George Floyd by a white policeman in Minneapolis on May 25, some analysts and politicians are of the opinion that Donald Trump, who is not hiding his racist tendencies, is seeking to use the situation to win the votes of the whites in the November elections.
2020-06-10 18:00
By: Tommy Sheridan

Tearing down symbols of slavery, racism should be applauded

TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – I am firmly on the side of the Bristol educators, agitators and organizers who together combined on Saturday to achieve in sixty minutes of action what years of flowery and mealy-mouthed words could not.
2020-06-10 13:36
VIDEO: Canadian former MP talks of racial violence, police brutality over Floyd's death

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Celina Caesar-Chavannes, a Canadian politician and former MP in an exclusive interview with Mehr News Agency talked of racial violence and brutality of police over the death of George Floyd.
2020-06-08 21:57
In an interview with MNA;

Canadian politician hopes that world can finally see backside of Trump, applaud his exit

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Celina Caesar-Chavannes, a Canadian politician expressed hoped that world can finally see the backside of Trump and applaud his exit.
2020-06-08 18:03
VIDEO: People in Montreal rally to protest police brutality, racism

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Thousands of people gathered in front of police headquarters in downtown Montreal, Canada on Sunday to protest racial violence and police brutality in light of brutal killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, by US police.
2020-06-08 13:24
Huge protests against racism sweep US

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – The protests following George Floyd's death are spreading in the world and more than 650 cities and towns across the US. People of all colors, creeds, ages, and walks of life took to the streets to show their anger over the racism and police brutality.
2020-06-07 15:04
VIDEO: From Minneapolis to Palestine, American human rights is deceit

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – A video has been released on the official website of Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in reaction to the recent developments in the US and the brutal killing of a black citizen by a white cop. The video quotes the Leader as saying that in today's world, which is full of tyranny, the flag of human rights is at the hands of the major violators of nations' rights, including the US government.
2020-06-07 10:03
VIDEO: Despite calls for ban, US police deploys tear gas against protesters

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – People across the US have been protesting police brutality in light of the death of George Floyd, a black man killed May 25 after a white police officer pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes. Despite calls for the ban of tear gas use, Portland police deployed tear gas over hundreds of protesters near Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland after declaring the gathering an unlawful assembly.
2020-06-06 20:30
By: Tommy Sheridan

America 2020 – Where anti-racists are terrorists & racists are president

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – George Floyd called out for his mother as he gasped for air in the final minutes of his life.
2020-06-06 19:51
British FM reacts to US protests

TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – In reaction to the recent protests in US due to the death of an American black man, UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said on Thursday that Britain expects the US to protect media freedoms.
2020-06-04 23:00
Obama calls for police reforms, tells protesters to 'make people in power uncomfortable'

TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – Addressing George Floyd's death, Obama said that this moment is politically advantageous for protesters who are calling for widespread police reforms and large-scale institutional change.
2020-06-04 12:38
Police killing of George Floyd resonated around world

TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – Following the tragic death of an American black man on May 25, 2020, due to the violence of a white Minneapolis police officer, thousands of people have hit the streets across the world to protest against this racist behavior of the American police.
2020-06-04 12:09
US Ex-Defense Secretary slams Trump on handling of George Floyd protests

TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – US Ex-Defense Secretary James Mattis ripped his former commander-in-chief Wednesday, saying in a blistering critique that Donald Trump is "the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people."
2020-06-04 11:07
Western governments keep silence on crackdown of protests in US: Foreign Ministry

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its twitter account on Tuesday wrote that Western governments keep silence and forget their Human Rights fever.
2020-06-02 18:16
UN Human Rights Committee condemns violence against African Americans

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – The International Human Rights Committee has condemned violence against African Americans, following the brutal murder of George Floyd, an American citizen, by the US cop.
2020-06-01 20:41
VIDEO: Solidarity of Iranian media with American protestors

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – The death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man by the US police has been reflected in Iranian media. Most of the Iranian dailies covered the racist action of the US police which has caused violent unrests throughout the country.
2020-05-31 22:05
VIDEO: US grappling with riots following murder of George Floyd

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – Cities across the United States have been the scene of riots and tensions between people and police after a US cop brutally murdered a black citizen earlier this week.
2020-05-31 17:00
US should listen to its people, change its bankrupt policies: Foreign Ministry

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its twitter account on Sunday wrote that the US should listen to its people and change its bankrupt policies.
2020-05-31 15:23
Iranian media react to racist action of US police in solidarity with American people

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – The tragic death of an American black man by the US police has been reflected in Iranian media. Most of the Iranian dailies covered the racist action of the US Police which has caused a ripple of protests throughout the country.
2020-05-31 12:56
Traumatized teen who recorded George Floyd’s murder is already being harassed

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – In the wake of mass outcry and protest over the brutal murder of black citizen, George Floyd, by a US cop, the person who brought this story to light is already experiencing harassment.
2020-05-31 11:19