“I’d like to hear that a case has been filed,” Amy Maison said when asked what she would like to hear from the prosecutor’s office as she and other protested in memory of her of her step-grandson Saturday. About 18 people held signs along Pine Grove Avenue Saturday afternoon shouting “Justice for Matthew,” a 3-year-old […]
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Number of protestors dwindles for Smith execution
Apr. 4—No signs and no tears. A small group gathered outside Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester on Thursday, April 4, during the execution of Michael Dewayne Smith, 41. It’s the smallest group since executions have resumed in Oklahoma, with only seven people gathered. They held no signs or placards, but periodically prayed for Smith as […]
Protestors call for transparency, justice in the death of a Palmetto man who was tasered
About 50 people gathered for a protest march on Saturday, again calling for transparency and justice after the death of Breonte Johnson-Davis, who suffered cardiac arrest after he was tasered by Palmetto Police in November 2023. Davis was a caring father, brother, son and grandson who had his whole future ahead of him, said his […]
Polish government confirms Ukrainian grain does not stay in the country, contrary to protestors’ belief
Michał Kołodziejczak, Poland’s Deputy Agriculture Minister, has confirmed that the influx of Ukrainian grain that caused Polish farmers to block the border in protest is bound for destinations further afield, adding that “they could have protested at another border”. Source: Polish news agency PAP, as reported by European Pravda Details: Kołodziejczak noted that currently, Ukrainian […]
Seattle Pro-Palestine protestors say they’ll continue to cause disruption
SEATTLE – Protestors calling for a cease-fire in Gaza took to the streets Saturday, marching through downtown Seattle. Their actions blocked lanes of traffic, and some protestors even used their personal cars to shut down streets from public use. Organizers tell FOX 13 they initially started their demonstration at Westlake Center before coming to their […]
Protestors demand city, county end Dayton Regional Israel Trade Alliance
Feb. 14—A handful of protestors gathered outside the Dayton Metro Library on Wednesday ahead of Dayton Mayor Jeffrey Mims Jr.’s State of the City address to demand that Dayton and Montgomery County end the Dayton Regional Israel Trade Alliance, known as DRITA. Members of a group called Codepink say that it’s wrong and unacceptable that […]
Bay Bridge protestors push to get charges dropped
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Dozens of people rallied in San Francisco Wednesday in support of the pro-Gaza protestors who shut down the Bay Bridge in November. The bridge protestors and their supporters delivered a petition to San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’ office calling the charges against them “heavy-handed” and saying that they should be […]
Protestors jump on cars and shut down Lafayette Road for hours
INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD officers shut down Lafayette Road between 16th street and Cold Spring Road for close to two hours Saturday night as they removed protestors from the roadway. IMPD said officers responded to an event center in the 1700 block of Lafayette just after 5 p.m. A group of individuals was protesting the evening […]