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NEW: From Dec. 5-9, fiery protests took hold in several cities in Greece as communities across the country responded to police shooting another Roma youth on the eve of the anniversary of the Dec. 6, 2008 police killing of Alexis Grigoropoulos. [Videos] unicornriot.ninja/2022/tensions-ā€¦
Sixteen-year-old Kostas Fragoulis was shot in the back of the head by Greek police in Thessaloniki, Greece on Dec. 5. Fragoulis was pronounced dead eight days later on Dec. 13.Ā ā†•ļø

Full story: unicornriot.ninja/2022/tensions-ā€¦ Kostas Fragoulis
Unlike the United States where nearly 1,000 people are #KilledByPolice each year, police killings in Greece are a rare occurrence. The most notable was on Dec. 6, 2008 when police killed Alexis Grigoropoulos, 15, in Athens leading to a massive uprising that lasted for weeks. ā†•ļø Alexis Grigoropoulos was 15 when killed by Greek policeman E
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#PhilandoCastile, 32, school cafeteria worker, was with his girlfriend & her daughter when he was #KilledByPolice officer Jeronimo Yanez during a traffic stop six years ago today. His killing led to mass protests & a 20+ day occupation of the grounds outside the MN Gov Residence. ImageImage
After Officer Yanez pulled over Philando Castile, Castile told him he had a registered gun & reached for his ID & registration, Yanez fired 7 shots at Castile, killing him within seconds. Castile's girlfriend recorded Philando's last breaths live. [Video]
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Large protests erupted in St. Paul following the police killing of #PhilandoCastile.

A massive vigil was held outside of the school where Philando worked & protesters stayed outside the Gov. Residence. Later in the night a police car was smashed. [Videos] unicornriot.ninja/2016/vigil-phiā€¦
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NEW: Episode 6 of The Mothers Podcast features Kimberly Davis speaking about her son Kimoni Davis who was killed in a high speed pursuit in 2015.

Kimberly has since co-founded P.O.S.T. to help support other families whose loved ones are #KilledByPolice. unicornriot.ninja/2022/the-motheā€¦
The Mothers Podcast series is 10 episodes of interviews with mothers who've lost their children to police terror.

Each episode is hosted by @ByGeorgiaFort & @MrNikoG & features music & production by @DjSkizz, MC Longshot, Tarik Thornton, & Malcolm Wells. unicornriot.ninja/themothers/
@ByGeorgiaFort @MrNikoG @DjSkizz After releasing episode 1 on Mother's Day, new episodes of The Mothers Podcast are being published Sunday evenings with the last episode being released on Thursday, July 7.

Listen on @ApplePodcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/theā€¦
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NEW episode of The Mothers Podcast features Montye Benjamin recounting the story of her son, Jayvis Benjamin, 21, who was unarmed when he was killed by police responding to a car crash. Jayvis was a youth worker, artist, & audio engineer for his church. unicornriot.ninja/2022/the-motheā€¦
The Mothers Podcast spotlights the stories of mothers whose children were killed by police. Listen to each episode on @ApplePodcasts.

Season 1 of the podcast features the stories of 10 mothers. Episode 1-4 are published with new episodes dropping Sundays. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/theā€¦
@ApplePodcasts šŸ§µFeaturing mothers whose kids were #KilledByPolice, The Mothers Podcast, hosted by Georgia Fort & Niko Georgiades, is made with love by an all-star production & music crew: DJ Skizz, Tarik Thornton, MC Longshot, & Malcolm Wells - Listen on @Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3D2Yd8DZZā€¦
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NEW: A man named by the cmty as Amir Locke was killed by MPD serving a warrant on Feb 2. Police say they killed him b/c he was armed. His family says he wasn't named on warrant, that he had a permit to carry & was startled by the pre-dawn police intrusion.
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Minnesota Police Kill Man Wednesday Morning - Marking Their Third Black Victim in 66 Days

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Amir Locke, who is said to be around 24 y/o, was killed by Mark Hanneman, an MPD SWAT officer while police were executing an early morning no-knock search warrant on February 2.

The killing occurred at the Bolero Flats Apartment Homes on the 7th floor. šŸ§µ
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Kobe Dimock-Heisler (an autistic man) would have turned 24 today had he not been fatally shot by Brooklyn Center police officers Cody Turner and Brandon Akers on August 31, 2019 while they responded to a mental crisis call. (BCPD Steven Holt & Joseph Vu were on scene as well)
The killing of Kobe Dimock-Heisler wasn't widely known to the public until convicted felon Kim Potter killed #DaunteWright during the #DerekChauvinTrial. Potter was the police association pres & directed Kobe's shooters to "shut [their] body warns off & don't talk to each other."
ā€œAutism is not a crimeā€¦This is why the police department needs to be defunded.ā€ ā€” Jason Heisler

In August '20, a year after he was #KilledByPolice, hundreds gathered outside the Hennepin County Government Center demanding justice for #KobeDimockHeisler. unicornriot.ninja/2020/kobe-heisā€¦
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Three years ago on December 6 [2018] we reported from #Athens as heavy clashes occurred between many thousands of police & anti-authoritarians took place on the 10-year anniversary of 15y/o #AlexisGrigoropoulos being killed by Greek police in #Exarcheia: unicornriot.ninja/2018/major-claā€¦
On December 6, 2008, Alexis Grigoropoulos was with his friends when Epaminondas Korkoneas, a special guard member of the Greek police, fatally shot Alexis. Intense riots ensued for weeks. In his 1st trial, Korkoneas was found guilty of culpable homicide & given a life sentence.
Korkoneas, the ex-special police guard of the Greek police who shot #AlexisGrigoropoulos, had his life sentence overturned in July 2019. An appeals court found him guilty for the murder but reduced his sentence to 13 years. He was released that same day. unicornriot.ninja/2019/life-sentā€¦
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At least 6,416 people were #KilledByPolice in #Brazil last year, setting a record high. This year after several massacres, police are on pace to break the record again. unicornriot.ninja/2021/police-inā€¦
The 6,416 people killed last year by police in #Brazil are a 190% increase from 2013. Black Brazilians were killed at the highest rate, accounting for 79% of the deaths by police in 2020 while only representing 56% of the population in the country of 211 million people. sign reading 'vidas negras ...
The vast majority of the families of those #KilledByPolice in #Brazil never receive justice and the lack of accountability has led to the Human Rights Watch seeking a dedicated prosecutorial body to handle cases of police abuse: hrw.org/news/2021/04/1ā€¦ Image
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March is now on the move, from Western District in St.Paul Minnesota. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ā€¦
March and caravan for justice for stolen lives lost to police violence in the Twin Cities on it's way to the Capitol, headed by families of #JustinTeigen #DaunteWright #JamarClark #BrianQuinones #IsakAden #WinstonSmith #DolalIdd #CourtneyWilliams. #LIVE -> twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ā€¦ Image
March for #JustinTeigen and all stolen lives has reached the Capitol. Watch #LIVE twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ā€¦ Image
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NEW: #Brazil asks for help as deaths from #COVID19 are hitting record daily numbers.

To get a better understanding of the impacts of the #CoronavirusPandemic from the ground, we gathered four perspectives from across the country. unicornriot.ninja/2021/brazil-isā€¦
In small towns across #Brazil like PiĆŗma, Espirito Santo, the health system is insufficient to deal with the surging cases of #coronavirus.

Catarina Mais, a local health professional, spoke to Unicorn Riot saying: ā€œPiĆŗma is asking for help ... Brazil is asking for help.ā€
Catarina Mais said the #UKvariant, the most aggressive #COVID19 variant, had just entered PiĆŗma, likely from ā€œa tourist from another state or county.ā€ This could be devastating for PiĆŗma, as the population doesnā€™t have enough hospital beds available nor an ambulance.
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