Tag: Police
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Police violence goes viral: After “pain grips” in Berlin, criticism fills the internet
The Last Generation criticises “torture-like methods” during an eviction, a blocker even gets his wrist broken. He could end up as a “violent offender” in the police statistics. “If I inflict pain on you, if you force me to, you…
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Authorities to tighten imprisonment for deportation after two asylum seekers escaped in Dresden
Detention pending deportation is not a punishment, emphasise members of the Left Party after two Algerians managed to flee from a detention centre. Meanwhile, right-wingers are calling for a “manhunt”. After the successful escape of two rejected asylum seekers from…
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Activists post police portraits on the internet, Los Angeles now wants them back
The Los Angeles Police Department released over 9,000 images of its officers to critical police observers after a lawsuit. Undercover officers were among them, it is now said in a lawsuit. The city of Los Angeles is seeking a court…
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With sousveillance against the watchers
Images from satellites and drones could support civilian rescue organisations in operations in the Mediterranean, and an app could help against pushbacks at land borders. But the technology is currently only helping in rudimentary ways at best. The Mediterranean Sea…