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Ex-officer testifies he beat a 'helpless' Tyre Nichols then lied about it

A former Memphis police officer has testified that he punched a “helpless” Tyre Nichols at least five times while two colleagues held his arms and urged him on during the January 2023 fatal beating

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Former Memphis Officers' Trial Reveals Violation Of Police Policies

Former Memphis police officers are on trial for the beating death of Tyre Nichols, sparking outrage and calls for accountability.

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Officers who beat Tyre Nichols didn't follow police training, lieutenant testifies

A police lieutenant has testified that three former officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols did not comply with Memphis Police Department training policies when they punched, kicked and hit the 29-year-old motorist after a traffic stop

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What to know about the video showing Tyre Nichols' fatal beating by Memphis police officers

Footage from Memphis police cameras show a starkly different scene of the January 2023 beating that ended Tyre Nichols' life than the reports from the officers who delivered the blows

The Independent UK

Newly released recordings reveal what officers said after Tyre Nichols' fatal beating

About 21 hours of newly released video and audio are revealing more about what first responders in Memphis, Tenn., did and said the night Nichols was pulled over and mortally injured.

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Family of Tyre Nichols sues Memphis officials, police officers

The $550-million lawsuit in the US compares the Nichols beating to that of Emmett Till, a Black boy murdered in 1955.

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Family of slain Black man Tyre Nichols bring fight for justice from Memphis to NYC

NEW YORK — The devastated parents of the Black man killed in a caught-on-video beating by Memphis, Tennessee, police officers recounted the horrors of his death Saturday during a Harlem visit where they once more demanded justice for their slain son.

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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.

France 24

Canopy at Memphis riverside park named after Tyre Nichols

A charitable foundation has named a Memphis park canopy for Tyre Nichols, who died last month after he was brutally beaten by officers

The Independent UK

Tyre Nichols: United Nations appeal calls for ‘urgent action’ following police killing

Exclusive: ‘We demand the immediate arrest of Preston Hemphill, and all of the other officers who took any action that contributed to the death of Tyre Nichols,’ attorney tells The Independent

The Independent UK

Joe Biden tells Kyre Nichols’s parents ‘we have to do better’ in State of the Union address to America

“What happened to Tyre in Memphis happens too often’, the US President says in speech to Congress

Evening Standard

State of the Union 2023: Joe Biden calls for unity as he urges Congress to finish economic fightback

US president called on Republicans and Democrats to work together in Congress but still faced some heckling

Evening Standard

Wednesday briefing: Five key takeaways from Biden’s rowdy State of the Union

In today’s newsletter: US president uses unity message to attack Republicans – and set up bid for a second term

The Guardian - UK

Five key takeaways from Biden’s combative State of the Union address

The president toggles between the magnanimous bipartisan dealmaker and combative incumbent battling Republican heckling

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Police violence upended the lives of these families attending Biden’s State of the Union

Mothers, fathers and siblings of Black victims of police brutality will attend prime-time address

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Biden to address police reform in State of the Union speech

President Joe Biden will discuss police reform in his State of the Union speech.

The Guardian - US

What is the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and is it likely to pass?

‘We need to get that bill passed,’ Tyre Nichols’s mother said at his funeral – but what is it, and will Congress ever act?

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Tyre Nichols' mom, chief: Women on two sides of a tragedy

Tyre Nichols’ mother and Memphis police chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis are two women caught on different sides of a tragedy

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Why America’s skateboarders are riding for Tyre Nichols

Viral skate videos of Tyre Nichols have taken on new life in the wake of his death, resonating with skaters across the country who will ride in his honour, his friends and skateboarders tell Alex Woodward

Los Angeles Times

Essay: The mother of Tyre Nichols couldn't hear his cries. Can you?

I have a vivid imagination, but I don't need one to visualize screaming for my mother in my last breaths, and her not hearing me.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Crackdown on environmental defenders at ‘alarming level’

Shooting in Atlanta part of dangerous escalation in the criminalization of environmental defenders, campaigners warn. Plus, how to escape learned loneliness

The Independent UK

Mourners demand justice at funeral for Tyre Nichols as family calls on Congress to combat police violence

Civil rights leaders, Kamala Harris and family members plea for his memory to ‘shine a light on the path toward peace and justice’

Evening Standard

Tyre Nichols funeral: Kamala Harris calls on Congress to reform policing in America

Vice President demands Congress pass the George Floyd Justice and Policing Act as thousands attend funeral of man who died after being beaten by police

The Independent UK

Initial Memphis police report falsely claims Tyre Nichols ‘fought’ officers

Memphis police claimed in an incident report that Tyre Nichols was ‘irate’, refused arrest, fought officers and tried to steal a gun from one.

The Independent UK

How to support the family of Tyre Nichols

A GoFundMe will cover the costs of the family’s mental health services and support a memorial skate park

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