Tag: Police

2018/04/25

An Israeli court sentenced a police officer to nine months in jail over the fatal shooting of a Palestinian teenager ...

HRW: China Is Using Big Data to Detain Individuals in Xinjiang

2018/02/27

Chinese authorities are using big data and predictive computing power to flag and detain individuals deemed threatening in the western ...

Rights Group Slams Brazilian Police as More People Die at its Hands

2018/01/18

Human Rights Watch said Brazilian police officers killed at least 4,224 people in 2016, or about 26 percent more than ...

Hundreds Injured in Clashes With Police During Catalan Referendum

2017/10/03

At least 337 people were injured in clashes with police on Sunday when Spanish authorities moved to block polling stations ...

Merkel, Germany, Interpol, abuse, dissidents

Merkel: Turkey Abuses Interpol System

2017/08/23

When a German-Turkish writer was detained in Madrid on Saturday on an Interpol red notice issued by Ankara, it marked ...

terrorists, Spain, tourism radicalized attacks

Why Spain?

by Philip Seib

2017/08/18

The burst of terroristic bloodshed in Spain this week should not have been a surprise. Islamic State (ISIS) seeks not ...

neighborhood watches. Istanbul, Turkey, police

Turkey Introduces Neighborhood Watches In Istanbul Amid Controversy

2017/08/14

In a new government project launched during the state of emergency, 386 neighborhood watches will begin on Monday to scout ...

Turkey Suspends 9,000 Police In Latest Purge

2017/04/27

The Turkish government has suspended more than 9,000 police officers in the latest purge wave since abortive coup attempt last ...

Turkish Police Walk Over Robes, Drag Professors on Ground