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Racism, discrimination: the evils that haunt the police in Europe

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In the United Kingdom, the boss of the London police, Cressida Dick, resigns following recent revelations of a racist, misogynistic, homophobic culture within the Metropolitan Police.

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34 days after the start of the Russian invasion, one of the faces of the Ukrainian resistance is that of the mayor of kyiv: Vitali Klitschko, former world boxing champion, has long since traded in his gloves for the weapons of politics.

Since the start of the conflict, the former heavyweight boxer, two meters tall, has been everywhere.

In the street with the inhabitants of the capital, but also on social networks to encourage Ukrainians to resist.

The man says he is ready to defend his city to the end, against the Russian soldiers who are still trying to surround the capital.

Embodying this resistance of an entire country against Russia.

His portrait signed Daniel Vallot. 

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In the United Kingdom, the London police in turmoil.

In early February, a new report revealed thousands of messages exchanged between police officers.

Many of them were highly sexualized, racist, misogynistic and discriminatory?

These messages raise the question of racism endemic to the institution of Scotland Yard.

, but in England trust is broken as new scandals come to light.

The report by

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And in Belgium, the picture is hardly more brilliant.

Last May, the UN Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination had formally asked Brussels to take measures to combat "racial violence within the police": end ethnic profiling and have more diversity ethnicity in law enforcement.

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In Turkey, the Roma - between 2.5 million and 5 million people according to estimates - have been particularly affected by the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

While most Turks are seeing their purchasing power wither due to inflation, the Roma seem more vulnerable and more invisible than ever.

This is in any case what reveals a vast survey published recently.

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from Istanbul.

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