Grand Rapids, Michigan – Grand Rapids Police Officer Chris Schurr was charged Thursday with second-degree murder for fatally shooting unarmed Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head on April 4. Schurr turned himself in and has an arraignment scheduled for Friday. [Update: Schurr was…

Minneapolis, MN – On June 1, 2022, authorities unsuccessfully cleared an encampment of tents on an unused strip of land off Interstate 35. Eviction defenders thwarted the sweep by asking for documents, helping residents pack and move, and using their bodies and placing objects in…

Ramallah, Occupied West Bank, Palestine – Two weeks after Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed while on assignment covering an Israeli raid in Jenin, a press conference announced the results of a Palestinian investigation finding Israeli forces responsible for the killing. Abu Akleh was…