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NYU Langone Health workers kneel and raise their fists in Manhattan, New York City. Reuters
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A woman wears a mask reading 'I can´t breathe' in Madrid, during a demonstration against racism and in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. AFP
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Protesters throw a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol harbour, during a Black Lives Matter protest rally, in Bristol, south-west England. AP
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US senator Mitt Romney marches during a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Washington DC. Reuters
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A car crashes into a barricade set up by protesters, moments before a man exits the vehicle holding a gun, during a protest in Seattle, Washington. Reuters
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Demonstrators hold a Black Lives Matter banner in Brooklyn, New York City. Reuters
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Mounted police pass graffiti written on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in central London. AFP
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A protester holds a placard at a demonstration in Edinburgh. AFP
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Protesters hold the United States flag upside-down bearing a slogan during a rally in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on the Piazza del Popolo in Rome. AFP
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Protesters raise their fists during a rally in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on the Piazza del Popolo in Rome. AFP
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Protesters lie in the street during a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, near the White House in Washington DC. Reuters
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NYU Langone Health workers kneel and raise their fists in Manhattan, New York City. Reuters
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A woman wears a mask reading 'I can´t breathe' in Madrid, during a demonstration against racism and in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. AFP
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Protesters throw a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol harbour, during a Black Lives Matter protest rally, in Bristol, south-west England. AP
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US senator Mitt Romney marches during a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Washington DC. Reuters
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A car crashes into a barricade set up by protesters, moments before a man exits the vehicle holding a gun, during a protest in Seattle, Washington. Reuters
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Demonstrators hold a Black Lives Matter banner in Brooklyn, New York City. Reuters
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Mounted police pass graffiti written on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in central London. AFP
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A protester holds a placard at a demonstration in Edinburgh. AFP
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Protesters hold the United States flag upside-down bearing a slogan during a rally in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on the Piazza del Popolo in Rome. AFP
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Protesters raise their fists during a rally in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on the Piazza del Popolo in Rome. AFP
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Protesters lie in the street during a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, near the White House in Washington DC. Reuters
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NYU Langone Health workers kneel and raise their fists in Manhattan, New York City. Reuters
US protests: Minneapolis council votes to dismantle police department
The death in custody of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests against racism in law enforcement
AFP
08 June, 2020
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