Black protester who carried injured white man through angry crowd says he was trying to avoid catastrophe
By Amir Vera, Salma Abdelaziz and Zahid Mahmood, CNN
The black man seen carrying an injured white man to safety during a chaotic scene at protests in London Saturday told CNN he did it to avoid catastrophe.
The image of Patrick Hutchinson's selfless act has now spread across the globe. Hutchinson told CNN Sunday it was the first Black Lives Matter protest he attended, and he helped the white man because he didn't want the main reason for the protests to be lost in one moment of violence.
Protesters in London and all over the world have taken to the streets calling for police reform after the deaths of black people at the hands of police. These deaths most recently include George Floyd in Minneapolis and Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta.
Maria Ressa: Rappler editor found guilty of cyber-libel charges in Philippines
Case against editor of influential news website - who faces up to six years in prison - condemned as ‘a sinister action’
One of the Philippines’ most prominent journalists is facing up to six years in prison after she was found guilty of “cyber-libel” charges, a verdict condemned as setting “an extraordinarily damaging precedent” for press freedoms.
The ruling against Maria Ressa was issued by a court in Manila, where only a limited number of attendees were permitted as part of coronavirus prevention measures. The news website Rappler, its executive editor Ressa, and former researcher and writer Reynaldo Santos Jr were accused of cyber-libel over a story that alleged links between a businessman and a top judge.
Black Lives Matter: UN's human rights body to hold urgent debate on police brutality and systemic racism in US
Special session comes after African counties called on UN council to discuss US racism
Gino Spocchia
The United Nations’ top human rights body will hold an urgent debate on allegations of “systemic racism, police brutality and violence against peaceful protests” in the United States on Wednesday, a statement said.
The decision by the UN Human Rights Council followed a request last week by Burkina Faso on behalf of African countries, it said in a statement on Monday. The United States is not a member of the 47-member state forum in Geneva.
“The death of George Floyd is unfortunately not an isolated incident,” the letter said, referring to the unarmed black man who died on May 25 under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer, igniting worldwide protests against systemic racism and police brutality.
Borussia Dortmund move a step closer to a women's team
Borussia Dortmund are the largest European men's club without a women's football team. After pressure from fans on the terraces and Germany's captain expressing her interest, the club have moved towards change.
It was easy to miss unless you're a Borussia Dortmund member, but the club took a significant step towards the formation of a women's team last week with the release of a comprehensive survey on the issue.
After Real Madrid bought the license for a lower league women's side in Spain last year, Dortmund became, in their own words, "the only top 17 European club not to have a women’s side."
When questioned by DW on the issue this time last year, Dortmund made no reference to any plans to form one, instead preferring to concentrate the fact that: "Borussia Dortmund has no women's football history."
Iran warns may have to reimpose tough virus controls
Iran warned Monday it may have to reimpose tough measures against the novel coronavirus to ensure social distancing, as it reported more than 100 deaths for a second straight day.
Health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said 113 new fatalities took to 8,950 the total number of COVID-19 deaths since the country's outbreak began in February.
She also said another 2,449 people had tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours, taking the Islamic republic's overall caseload to 189,876.
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