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Government to extend ban on protest despite criticism
The “at the same time” also exists in matters of health emergency. This exceptional legal regime, adopted last March 23 in the midst of a coronavirus epidemic, gives the government the right to prohibit travel, gatherings, and to close certain establishments. It will be lifted on July 10, the executive announced on Wednesday, but some bans will continue, including the ban on demonstrations. This announcement raises the concern of part of the opposition, unions and associations, who will ask this Thursday the Council of State to decide on the ban on gatherings of more than ten people.
New investigation into the death of an asphyxiated black man during his arrest
Washington state authorities on Wednesday announced a new investigation into the death of a black man when he was arrested by police in March after he complained of being asphyxiated, like George Floyd in Minneapolis last month . Northwestern state governor Jay Inslee says he's "convinced" that the investigation into the death of Manuel Ellis could not be left to the sheriff and the Pierce county attorney because of a "conflict of interest". This decision by the Democratic governor comes after the broadcast of a video taken by the surveillance camera of an individual showing Manuel Ellis handcuffed, begging the police during his arrest on March 3. A passerby also partially recorded the scene using her telephone.
Covid-19 cases on the rise in 21 US states
The endless plateau. While the coronavirus pandemic is ebbing in Europe and China, and progressing in new regions (Latin America, India, Russia, Middle East), the United States seems to have been blocked for more than two months around 20,000 new ones cases and 1,000 deaths daily. And while the epidemic is declining significantly in New York and the Northeast, 21 states have seen an increase in the number of new cases since the end of May, according to data from John Hopkins University.
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