'There is a limit to everything': Seattle police have cleared the 'autonomous zone' of protesters

Seattle police regained control of the police station and arrested several protesters on orders from Mayor Jenny Durkan. Police Chief Carmen Best said “there is a limit to everything” after deadly shootings in the area, Fox News writes. Seattle police once again received...

Monument Fall in the USA: why protesters demand the demolition of historical monuments

The monument to the 26th US President Theodore Roosevelt has become the latest “victim” of the movement to remove monuments that symbolize colonial expansion and racial discrimination. The Museum of Natural History in New York has decided to demolish a bronze sculpture depicting Roosevelt on a horse, and next to him African and indigenous people on foot...

Seattle authorities dismantle protesters' 'police-free zone'

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said she plans to regain control of the so-called Occupy Capitol protest zone. It is occupied by protesters who have declared it an “autonomous zone.” According to the mayor, the police intend to return to the area in the near future, writes BBC. Last weekend there...

“It was the last straw”: Russian-speaking residents were at the center of protests in the United States

The protests of the Black Lives Matter movement in the US have not abated for several weeks. The BBC found Russian-speaking residents of the United States who witnessed the immediate start of the protests. Hayk Gazaryan, owner of the Russian restaurant Pushkin in San Diego, told how he defended with a weapon in his hands ...

In the US capital, lightning struck the National Guard guarding the White House

Two National Guardsmen were hospitalized after being struck by lightning near the White House, Fox News reported. On Thursday evening, June 4, as an anti-police demonstration continued in Washington, DC, two US National Guard servicemen on duty near Lafayette Square, opposite the White House ...

Riots in the USA: in Virginia, the leader of the Ku Klux Klan drove into a crowd of protesters

US police have arrested self-proclaimed Ku Klux Klan leader Harry Rogers for driving into a crowd of Black Lives Matters protesters in Virginia. The BBC writes about this. According to prosecutors, Rogers, 36, drove “recklessly” in the direction of the protest and...

10 most devastating riots in US history

The history of the United States is a history of protests, riots and pogroms. The reasons were many, from the obvious, related to racism or economics, to the absurd, which began with the wearing of straw hats. But one way or another, such activity was and remains one of the levers that society ...

Conspiracy, tricks of Russia and the local problem: protests in the United States through the eyes of our immigrants

The death of African-American George Floyd has sparked a wave of protests in the United States that is in no way declining. Rallies calling for attention to police brutality and prejudice against blacks often escalate into clashes with the police and are accompanied by looting and robbery. Writes about this ...

'She went out for bread - got to the protest': how a Russian-speaking immigrant witnessed the riots

At 14:00 I went out for bread, tomatoes and cheese. We have a curfew - from 18:00 to 06:00 you need to be at home. The police can detain you for violating this rule, which is quite legal. Next - from the first person. Didn't leave the house...

'They took everything from us': protesters in California ransacked a cult store

For nearly five decades, the Santa Monica Music Center, California, has served as an oasis of art and education where people of different tastes and financial means can enjoy music. But during the riots inside the building of the center, almost everything was damaged or looted. About…

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