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Minnesota Wild, Twins and Timberwolves postpone games in wake of deadly police shooting
Apr 12, 2021; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; A general view of signage on the Target Field video board showing that todays game between the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins is postponed due to a situation involving a police shooting of Daunte Wright in a traffic stop. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
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Five killed in Myanmar protests as junta cracks down on online critics
Protesters gather behind a barricade during a protest against the military coup, in Monywa, Myanmar April 3, 2021 in this photo obtained by Reuters. PHOTO OBTAINED BY REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
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Seven-year-old girl killed in crackdown on Myanmar demonstrations, while ruling junta blames protesters for bloodshed
Two men on a motorbike alert people and anti coup protesters as armed security forces arrive to crack down on a demonstration in Mandalay, Myanmar, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Myanmar’s military junta on Tuesday took the offensive to justify last month's coup and subsequent actions against those opposed to it, even as street demonstrations continued against the takeover.(AP Photo)
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Myanmar increasingly isolated as military junta tightens its grip
Residents watch as soldiers and police remove improvised barricades installed by anti-coup protesters and residents to secure a neighborhood from security forces in Yangon, Myanmar Thursday, March 18, 2021. (AP Photo)
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Myanmar protesters fight back against deadly crackdown on demonstrations
Anti-coup protesters throw molotov cocktails towards security forces in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo)
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UN Security Council urged to act as Myanmar police again open fire on anti-coup protesters
A protester holds a makeshift shield with the picture of armed forces chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on March 5, 2021. (Photo by STR / AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
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38 people reportedly killed in Myanmar as security forces fire on anti-coup protests
Protesters cover with makeshift shields during an anti-coup protest in Yangon, Myanmar, March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
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Myanmar coup opponents call for more big protests to counter military claims
Protesters hold signs as they block a road during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on February 17, 2021. (Photo by Sai Aung Main / AFP) (Photo by SAI AUNG MAIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Navalny urges Russians to overcome their fear, free country from ‘thieves’ in message from jail
People clash with police during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexey Navalny, in Moscow, on Jan. 31, 2021.
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Standing up for human rights in Belarus is moral duty, not political interference
Natalia Smalyuk
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Nigerians intensify protests against police brutality despite promises of reform
Demonstrators hold placards while they stand on the road to protest against abuses by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) at the Lekki toll Plaza in Lagos, on October 12, 2020. - Nigerians protested to pressure the government to follow through on disbanding a feared police unit after authorities made the rare concession in the face of widespread anger over abuses. Around 2,000 people blocked one of the main highways in the country's biggest city Lagos, demanding officials make good on an announcement on October 11, 2020, that the federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was being scrapped. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images)
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‘I’m not a saint’: Lukashenko offers to hand over power after referendum in attempt to pacify Belarus protests
People hold an old Belarusian national flag during an opposition rally in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said the country could only have a new presidential election after approving an amended version of its constitution, an apparent bid to buy some time amid the growing political crisis. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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Thai activists threaten to escalate demonstrations after police arrest key figures
Protesters call for the release of Thai activists Anon Num and Panupong Jadnok outside the Bang Khen police station in Bangkok on August 7, 2020. - Thai police on August 7 detained two activists -- the first arrests against an increasingly bold movement of young protesters calling for democracy and challenging a controversial law that protects the monarchy. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) (Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images)
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When you stage a protest, expect some scrutiny
Gary Mason
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Morning Update: Anti-racism demonstrations are becoming a global protest movement; Majority of Minneapolis city council back disbanding police force
Protesters throw a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol harbour, during a Black Lives Matter protest rally, in Bristol, England, Sunday June 7, 2020, in response to the recent killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, USA, that has led to protests in many countries and across the US. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
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Protesters clash with police after curfew in New York City in latest demonstrations
A woman kneels in front of a line of California Highway Patrol officers in Redwood City, Calif., on June 2, 2020, at a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 in Minneapolis after being restrained by police.
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Evening Update: Minneapolis police officer arrested in death of George Floyd; Ontario is considering regional reopenings
A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
politics
Hong Kong protesters seek refuge in Canada
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 5, 2019 police chase down a couple wearing facemasks in the central district in Hong Kong, a day after the city's leader outlawed face coverings at protests invoking colonial-era emergency powers not used for half a century. - AFP photographer Nicolas Asfouri won first prize, in the General News-stories category in the World Press Photo (WPP) contest on April 16, 2020. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Protester killed in Tripoli as economic crisis brings demonstrations to Lebanon’s streets
Mourners gather at Al-Nour Square during the funeral of Fouad al-Samman, who died of a gunshot wound sustained during clashes between anti-government protesters and the army in Tripoli, Lebanon, on April 28, 2020.
opinion
In Hong Kong, the priority is to end violence and restore order
Cong Peiwu