Protesters in Paris took a knee and raised their fists while firefighters worked to extinguish blazes in the street. Thousands chanting “I can’t breathe” marched peacefully through Australia’s largest city. Demonstrators in the Netherlands practiced social distancing as they gathered in The Hague.
Around the world, protesters have taken to the streets to express outrage over the death of George Floyd in the United States, racial injustice and heavy-handed police tactics. Floyd died last week after a police officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air.
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Protesters in Paris took a knee and raised their fists while firefighters worked to extinguish blazes in the street. Thousands chanting “I can’t breathe” marched peacefully through Australia’s largest city. Demonstrators in the Netherlands practiced social distancing as they gathered in The Hague.
About 3,000 people in Sydney marched under police escort to show solidarity for U.S protests of Floyd's death but also to call for change in Australia’s treatment of its indigenous population, particularly by police.
People protest against crimes committed by the police against black people in the favelas, outside the Rio de Janeiro's state government, Brazil, Sunday, May 31, 2020. The protest, called "Black lives matter," was interrupted when police used tear gas to disperse people. "I can't breathe", said some of the demonstrators, alluding to the George Floyd's death. (AP PhotoSilvia Izquierdo)
Demonstrators hold placards during a march in central Auckland, New Zealand, Monday, June 1, 2020, to protest the death of United States' George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. Floyd, who after a white police officer who is now charged with murder, Derek Chauvin, pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air. (Dean PurcellNew Zealand Herald via AP)
In this picture taken on Saturday, May 30, 2020 participants protest in a rally against the violent death of African-American George Floyd by a white policeman have gathered in front of the US embassy. After weeks of corona restrictions, there will no longer be a limited number of participants at demonstrations in Berlin starting this weekend. (Christoph Soederdpa via AP)
A woman holds up a banner as people gather in Trafalgar Square in central London on Sunday, May 31, 2020 to protest against the recent killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis that has led to protests across the US. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
People protest under the slogan Black Lives Matter rally outside the US Embassy in Dublin, Ireland, Monday June 1, 2020, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, USA. The recent killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, USA, has led to protests in many countries, and across the U.S. (Niall CarsonPA via AP)
Activists of Socialist Unity Centre of India shout slogans in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in solidarity with protests against the recent killing of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis, U.S.A., after being restrained by police officers on Memorial Day. (AP PhotoAjit Solanki)
Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against the Israeli police after border police officers shot and killed Iyad al-Halak, an unarmed autistic Palestinian man, in the mixed Arab Jewish city of Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, Israel, after saying they suspected he was carrying a weapon, Sunday, May 31, 2020. Protesters gathered to protest the killing of al-Halak in Jerusalem and the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week. (AP PhotoOded Balilty)
On Tuesday, riot police fired volleys of tear gas at Paris protesters, who assembled at the city’s main courthouse despite a coronavirus-related ban on protests. And it wasn't just Floyd: the crowd also paid homage to Adama Traore, a French black man who died in police custody.
People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, June 1, 2020, to protest against the recent killing of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis, U.S.A., after being restrained by police officers on Memorial Day. (AP PhotoPeter Dejong)
About 3,000 people in Sydney marched under police escort to show solidarity for U.S protests of Floyd's death but also to call for change in Australia’s treatment of its indigenous population, particularly by police.
Mask-wearing demonstrators in The Hague spaced themselves apart while holding signs on a large lawn. And in Tel Aviv, more than 200 protesters assembled outside the U.S. diplomatic mission.
Protesters also marched in Argentina, Canada, Brazil and New Zealand, to name just a few.
A woman holds a sign as protesters gather in Sydney, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, to support the cause of U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd and urged their own governments to address racism and police violence. Floyd died last week after he was pinned to the pavement by a white police officer who put his knee on the handcuffed black man's neck until he stopped breathing. (AP PhotoRick Rycroft)
People protest against crimes committed by the police against black people in the favelas, outside the Rio de Janeiro's state government, Brazil, Sunday, May 31, 2020. The protest, called "Black lives matter," was interrupted when police used tear gas to disperse people. "I can't breathe", said some of the demonstrators, alluding to the George Floyd's death. (AP PhotoSilvia Izquierdo)
Demonstrators hold placards during a march in central Auckland, New Zealand, Monday, June 1, 2020, to protest the death of United States' George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. Floyd, who after a white police officer who is now charged with murder, Derek Chauvin, pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air. (Dean PurcellNew Zealand Herald via AP)
In this picture taken on Saturday, May 30, 2020 participants protest in a rally against the violent death of African-American George Floyd by a white policeman have gathered in front of the US embassy. After weeks of corona restrictions, there will no longer be a limited number of participants at demonstrations in Berlin starting this weekend. (Christoph Soederdpa via AP)
A woman holds up a banner as people gather in Trafalgar Square in central London on Sunday, May 31, 2020 to protest against the recent killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis that has led to protests across the US. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
People protest under the slogan Black Lives Matter rally outside the US Embassy in Dublin, Ireland, Monday June 1, 2020, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, USA. The recent killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, USA, has led to protests in many countries, and across the U.S. (Niall CarsonPA via AP)
Activists of Socialist Unity Centre of India shout slogans in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in solidarity with protests against the recent killing of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis, U.S.A., after being restrained by police officers on Memorial Day. (AP PhotoAjit Solanki)
Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against the Israeli police after border police officers shot and killed Iyad al-Halak, an unarmed autistic Palestinian man, in the mixed Arab Jewish city of Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, Israel, after saying they suspected he was carrying a weapon, Sunday, May 31, 2020. Protesters gathered to protest the killing of al-Halak in Jerusalem and the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week. (AP PhotoOded Balilty)