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A hospital surveillance video shows Irvo Otieno pinned to the floor before his death

The 28-year-old Black man died at a Virginia mental health facility earlier this month. A grand jury indicted 10 deputies and hospital workers on charges of second-degree murder.

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Video shows moment deputies piled on top of Irvo Otieno before his death at psychiatric hospital

Lawyer says 28-year-old’s mother ‘feels very strongly that the public should see what happened to her son’

The Independent UK

Video shows US police piling on man who died at mental hospital

Washington (AFP) - Disturbing video footage released Tuesday shows the death of a 28-year-old Black man as he was being admitted to a US mental hospital, where he was forcibly restrained by as many as 10 police officers and hospital security guards.

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Family's fury as man found beheaded and mutilated but police rule out foul play

A report showed that Rasheem Carter's head was severed and his penis potentially mutilated, while his family's attorney said teeth were missing from his skull. Yet police claimed they saw 'no foul play'

Daily Mirror

Family seeks jailer punishments after beaten inmate's death

The parents of a Black man who was having a psychotic episode and died in custody last fall after Memphis jailers beat him during a confrontation are seeking answers and punishments against the jail staff

The Independent UK

Mother: Irvo Otieno was 'brilliant and creative and bright'

The mother of a Black man who died in police custody at a Virginia mental hospital says her son was “brilliant, creative and bright.”

The Independent UK

3 Virginia hospital workers charged in death of Irvo Otieno at mental health facility

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who's joined the Otieno family's legal team, called the case "shocking."

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A Black man was ‘decapitated’ after saying he was being chased by white men. Why do police say no foul play?

Four months have now passed since Rasheem Carter’s remains were found in a wooded area in Mississippi. Despite the Black man’s alleged fears for his life at the hands of a group of white men, his family are no closer to getting any answers over his death, reports Rachel Sharp

The Independent UK

The family of a man whose body was found in Mississippi calls for a DOJ probe

The family of a Mississippi man whose dismembered body was found in November said his newly released autopsy report shows he was murdered, and they called for a federal investigation into the case.

WEKU

Kentucky man dies in police custody, family seeks answers

State police are investigating the death of a Kentucky man while in police custody

The Independent UK

Louisville police violated constitutional rights, DOJ finds. Consent decree coming

Nearly three years after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by Louisville police, the U.S. Department of Justice says it found probable cause to believe the Louisville Metro Police Department has violated federal law and the Constitution.

Tribune News Service

Prominent US civil rights lawyer Jasmine Rand on being an ally and fighting against racism

Exclusive: For Jasmine Rand, who worked with George Floyd’s family, it’s important to navigate her career in service to others, as she tells Nadine White on International Women’s Day.

The Independent UK

Man paralyzed by officer who mistook gun for Taser sues

A Florida man is suing after being paralyzed by a police officer who mistook his handgun for his Taser and shot him in the back

The Independent UK

Malcom X's family is suing the CIA, FBI and NYPD

Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz and attorney Ben Crump talk to Morning Edition's Leila Fadel about their plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the NYPD and other government agencies.

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Malcolm X’s family to sue FBI, NYPD and other agencies over assassination

One of Malcolm X’s daughters says new details show federal and state agencies covered up crucial evidence

Evening Standard

Malcolm X’s daughter planning to sue CIA and FBI for his death

A daughter of civil rights leader Malcolm X has announced plans to sue the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others for $100 million, accusing them of playing a role in his death.

The Independent UK

Malcolm X's daughter to sue CIA and FBI for wrongful death

The family of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X has announced plans to sue agencies including the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others for $100 million, accusing them of playing a role in his death

The Independent UK

Malcom X’s family brings $100m lawsuit accusing CIA, FBI and NYPD of ‘plan to assassinate’ leader

Two of three men convicted in assassination of activist have been exonerated

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Daughter of Malcolm X to sue government agencies for alleged role in slaying

Ilyasah Shabazz says that she plans to sue the NYPD and the FBI, among others, for $100m in a wrongful death lawsuit.

France 24

Former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death plead not guilty

Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, with his mother saying afterward that none of them would look her in the eye in court.

AFP

Five US officers plead not guilty to murdering Tyre Nichols

Washington (AFP) - Five former police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to charges they murdered Tyre Nichols, a young Black man who died after a beating in the southern US city of Memphis, Tennessee.

AFP

Five Memphis officers plead not guilty to murdering Tyre Nichols

Washington (AFP) - Lawyers for five officers said they pleaded "not guilty" Friday to charges they murdered Tyre Nichols, a young Black man who died after a police beating last month in the US city of Memphis, Tennessee.

The Independent UK

Watch live as Tyre Nichols’ family lawyer gives a statement after officers plead not guilty to murder

Watch live as Tyre Nichols' family and their attorney Ben Crump hold a news conference after former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty to the murder of the Black motorist.

Tribune News Service

Crump calls for ‘swift justice,’ criminal charges in Raleigh tasing death of Darryl Williams

RALEIGH, N.C. — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump demanded Thursday that “swift justice be taken” and that the Raleigh police officers who tased Darryl “Tyree” Williams be fired and charged with manslaughter.

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Family of man killed after police tasing calls for accountability

Darryl Tyree Williams, an African American, told police he had a heart problem during an arrest. They tased him anyway.

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