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June 13, 2020

Protests continue in the United States after the police killed the African American George Floyd. Over 60,000 people took to the streets in Seattle in a pouring rain for a "Silent Black Lives Matter March", many holding placards against racism and agent violence. Meanwhile, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo promulgated the law reforming the police, approved by the state Parliament, which prohibits the taking of the neck as a technique to immobilize people and removes the rule that prevented the bad behavior of the agents from being made public; the reform was wanted and voted right after Floyd's death.

For his part, President Donald Trump, interviewed by Fox News, said that "in general" he supports the ban on using the neck grip as a technique to immobilize people, but added that it may be necessary to use it in dangerous situations.

Anti-racial protests also came to Africa. Over 50 African countries have asked the UN Human Rights Council to "urgently discuss" the issue of racism and police violence.

Trudeau: systemic racism, Canadian police to be reformed
The Canadian police suffer from "systemic racism" and must be reformed: the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has returned to the question, which he had already spoken after the Floyd case, asking to speed up on the reform of the police force.

The starting point is the dramatic images of a video showing an agent on horseback brutally attacking an indigenous man. Trudeau described the video in which the leader of the indigenous community, Allan Adam, is rammed by a police officer on horseback and once on the ground, beaten several times, "horrible". "We have all seen the horrible video of Chief Adam's arrest and we have to go all the way. Like many people, I have questions about what happened. Independent investigations must be transparent and conducted in order for them to give answers," said the Canadian Prime Minister. 

Armored Paris, fears of violence
The Paris police have ordered the closure of restaurants and shops, just reopened after the coronavirus emergency, due to a demonstration against police brutality and racism for which possible violence is feared. The march between Place de la Republique in eastern Paris and the opera house is expected to be the largest of several events held in France this weekend and inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Paris police chief ordered merchants and city officials to clean up the sidewalks of the route from anything that could be set on fire or used against the police. Meetings of more than 10 people remain banned in France due to virus containment measures.

The Paris march was organized in support of Adama Traore, a black French boy who died in police custody in 2016, in circumstances that remain unclear despite four years of investigation.

France has witnessed several demonstrations following the death of George Floyd in the United States and they have been peaceful, although some have seen scattered clashes between police and demonstrators. Protests are also expected in Marseille, Lyon and other French cities.

In the wake of Floyd's death and global protests, the French government has come under increasing pressure to address long-term allegations of excessive police violence, particularly against minorities. Interior Minister Christophe Castaner promised this week to eradicate racism and announced a ban on the police from using chokes during arrests. On the other hand, French police unions held demonstrations, saying that they had been unfairly labeled as racists because of a few agents with extremist positions and that they did not have enough tools to deal with violent suspects. After meeting with union representatives, Castaner said police will start experimenting with the expanded use of stun guns in the future, despite concerns about their safety.

London Police Introduce Limits London
police have imposed limits on demonstrations by the Black Lives Matter movement following yesterday's massive protests across the country by denouncing that gatherings of more than six people are in violation of the rules to prevent new Covid-19 infections. All initiatives must end by five in the afternoon (local time). Premier Boris Johnson had denounced that the protests had been "taken hostage by violent extremists". Metropolitan police commander Bas Javid said he "understands why people want to make their voices heard, there are very strong emotions in the communities, but government directives are those related to the pandemic and people are asked not to get together in aesthetic groups ".