#GeorgeFloydProtests

2 days ago.Minneapolis, MN, USA
The Black Lives Matter protests were triggered in the US after the death of George Floyd. (Photo Credit: Representative Image/Unsplash)
#DerekChauvin#BlackLivesMatter#GeorgeFloyd

  • The initiative is being called 'Operation Safety Net'
  • The court verdict is expected to come in new week
  • The National Guard has been deployed in the area

ByAman Butani
29 March.Minneapolis, MN, USA
Protesters march across the Brooklyn Bridge over the death of George Floyd. (Photo credit: AFP)
#GeorgeFloyd#GeorgeFloydProtests#DerekChauvin

  • George Floyd's cause of death is expected to be the central issue in the case
  • A key piece of evidence is likely to be the bystander-filmed video of his death
  • The public has been banned from attending the trial because of the COVID-19 pandemic

ByAFP
11 March.Minnesota, USA
Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, speaks at the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. (Photo Credit: AP/PTI/File)
#GeorgeFloyd#GeorgeFloydProtests#DerekChauvin

  • 44-year-old police officer Chauvin is already facing charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter
  • He has been accused of killing George Floyd
  • African-American Floyd's death triggered summer of protests in the US

Edited byChandandeep Kourwith inputs from AFP
11 March.Minneapolis, MN, USA
George Floyd's death last year sparked nationwide protests against racial discrimination in the US. (Photo Credit: Pixabay)
#GeorgeFloyd#GeorgeFloydProtests#BlackLivesMatter

  • A 12-member jury will decide the fate of the killing of George Floyd after a white policeman kneeled on his neck for nine minutes
  • The video of Floyd suffocating went viral after he died on May 25 last year. 
  • The death sparked a summer of protests against police brutality and racial injustice in the US

ByAFP
8 March.Minneapolis, MN, USA
The Floyd and Chauvin families allowed only one seat a day due to the COVID-19 pandemic.(Photo Credits: Representational Image/Unsplash)
#GeorgeFloyd#GeorgeFloydProtests#Minneapolis

  • Jury selection begins on Monday at 9:00 am (1500 GMT)
  • The process is expected to take up to three weeks, with arguments slated to begin on March 29
  • A verdict is not expected until late April

ByAFP
8 March.Minneapolis, MN, USA
Many protesters said they worry that Chauvin will walk free, but warned that this would have consequences. (Photo Credits: Representational Image/Unsplash)
#GeorgeFloyd#GeorgeFloydProtests#GeorgeFloydProtests

  • Floyd was 46 when he died of asphyxiation
  • Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for nearly nine minute
  • The authorities have mobilized thousands of police officers and members of the National Guard to provide security

ByAFP
7 March.Washington D.C., DC, USA
Protesters march across the Brooklyn Bridge over the death of George Floyd. (Photo credit: AFP)
#GeorgeFloyd#DerekChauvin#GeorgeFloydProtests

  • George Floyd died of asphyxiation beneath the knee of a white police officer on May 25, 2020
  • The horrifying killing kicked off the biggest civil rights protests in the US since the 1960s
  • The trial against the police officer, Derek Chauvin, opens on Monday

ByAFP