Capitol issued sweeping document requests on Friday to social media companies, expanding the scope of its investigation as it seeks to examine the events leading to the Jan. Capitol Police officers who were attacked and beaten during the Capitol riot filed a lawsuit Thursday against former President Donald Trump, his allies and members of far-right extremist groups, accusing them of intentionally sending a violent mob on Jan. AP — The North Carolina Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to raise penalties on those who engage in violent protests, bringing the measure just one step away from clearing the General Assembly.
Benjamen Scott Burlew of Miami, Oklahoma, is the second person to be charged with attacking photographer John Minchillo, who was documenting the mob of former President Donald Trump's supporters that day. AP — A sheriff's official in Nevada reported Friday that a melee last weekend involving young people at a residential psychiatric treatment facility seriously injured one staff member and two juveniles who escaped were found the next morning about 45 miles away.
AP — Officials at an Arkansas high school physically tore out pages from the school's published yearbook that included references to the U. Two former police officers from Virginia charged with participating in the Jan. Capitol have rejected plea agreements. Capitol and entering the building. AP — A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to his role in the Jan. Capitol building that disrupted the certification of the presidential election.
BANGKOK AP — Thai riot police on Saturday fired water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets to repel a crowd of several hundred young anti-government protesters who marched on an army base where Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has his residence to demand his resignation.
Sections U. Science Technology Business U. Belarus TV: American facing Jan. Police out to stop violence after Union Berlin vs. Authorities arrest Alabama man in Alaska after Jan. Prosecutors: Capitol cop told Jan. In America, the health crisis and the latest wave of demonstrations associated with BLM are intertwined. The current BLM protest movement has become one of the largest in US history in part because it emerged within a socio-economic environment deeply disrupted by the pandemic.
Research indicates that people who lost their jobs and livelihoods are more likely to participate in the protests Washington Post, 5 August , especially as the pandemic has left clear winners and losers in its wake. The economic fallout from the pandemic is devastating. More than half of all businesses that closed due to lockdown measures have reportedly closed for good Bloomberg, 22 July , and the country is now facing a mass eviction crisis — which is projected to disproportionately affect minority communities Politico, 12 June As the situation deteriorated over the summer, demonstrators took to the streets over these issues and more, protesting unemployment, evictions, and unsafe working conditions, as well as school reopenings and mask mandates.
The pandemic has not escaped politicization, with regular confrontations between demonstrators for and against lockdown restrictions, and support for social distancing measures often polarized along party lines. In early August, demonstrations connected to the pandemic surpassed demonstrations associated with the BLM movement for the first time in months see graph below. Demonstrations around school reopening, mass evictions, and healthcare workers are explored below see map below. With the school year beginning, demonstrations led by teachers, students, and parents both for and against reopenings are on the rise.
In July, the Trump administration called for schools to reopen for in-person teaching, despite renewed concern over the coronavirus outbreak New York Times, 23 July Demonstrations organized by teachers and students have surged in response.
Several schools that already reopened were almost immediately forced to quarantine hundreds of students, compounding these worries Wall Street Journal, 17 August More than demonstration events over school reopenings have been reported across 42 states in recent weeks, and they show few signs of stopping. So far, reports indicate that all have been peaceful and have faced no government intervention, though some have been met with counter-protesters.
The country is simultaneously facing a looming eviction crisis. As the end of the notice period following the lapsed federal moratorium approached, demonstrations linked to the eviction crisis have broken out around the country — especially in the northeast, which has registered over one-third of these demonstrations.
Since 24 May, at least 37 demonstrations have been reported across 15 states. While the move may stave off the eviction crisis and a surge in associated demonstrations for now, the threat is set to re-emerge by the end of the year. They also demanded that hospitals adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC guidelines, provide adequate personal protective equipment PPE , and take steps to prevent overwork. Movement restrictions and social distancing rules led to a precipitous decline in demonstration activity at large, even as the crisis triggered new demonstrations over government pandemic responses.
Mob violence, fueled by fear of the virus and opposition to lockdown measures, has also increased, as has democratic backsliding and state repression. Conflict dynamics have changed along with the evolving strategic priorities of violent actors, while calls by the UN Secretary-General for a global ceasefire have largely fallen on deaf ears.
In addition to nationwide unrest over police brutality, racial inequality, and the COVID pandemic, a multitude of other risk factors shape demonstration and political violence trends in the US. Violence targeting women, for example, remains a major flashpoint. Such violence can also fuel demonstrations, as in the case of Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen, who was murdered in April after being sexually harassed at a Texas military base by another soldier.
The killing has triggered protests across nearly half of all US states over sexual violence in the military. Hate crimes also remain a widespread threat, with attacks targeting a range of minority groups outside the context of the BLM protest movement for more on violence and acts of intimidation targeting demonstrators associated with the BLM movement, see above.
Around 23 June, for example, a group vandalized an Indian restaurant in Santa Fe, New Mexico and spray-painted racist slurs over the walls and furniture of the establishment KOB4, 23 June On 4 July, a Black man was reportedly harassed and attacked by five white men at a public park south of Bloomington, Indiana.
On 17 August, three individuals attacked and robbed a group of transgender women on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, threatening to kill them because of their gender identities. A crowd of bystanders filmed the event, shouting anti-transgender slurs, while police drove by without intervening; they never showed up to the scene KTLA5, 18 August While these data present only a snapshot of demonstration activity and political violence in America, the trendlines are clear: demonstrations have erupted en masse around the country, and they are increasingly met with violence by state actors, non-state actors, and counter-demonstrators alike.
With two months until the election, the US faces deep divisions over racial inequality, the role of the police, and economic hardship exacerbated by an ineffective pandemic response. In this hyper-polarized environment, state forces are taking a more heavy-handed approach to dissent, non-state actors are becoming more active and assertive, and counter-demonstrators are looking to resolve their political disputes in the street. Without significant mitigation efforts, these risks will continue to intensify in the lead-up to the vote, threatening to boil over in November if election results are delayed, inconclusive, or rejected as fraudulent.
To keep track of these risk factors in real time, check the US Crisis Monitor. Updated weekly, the data and crisis mapping tool are freely available for public use. The project seeks continued funding to ensure that data collection continues through the election and beyond.
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Kishi holds a PhD in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland with specializations in international relations and quantitative methodology. She is fluent in English, Farsi, and basic French. Skip to content. Download a PDF. Introduction The United States is at heightened risk of political violence and instability going into the general election. An Overwhelmingly Peaceful Movement The vast majority of demonstration events associated with the BLM movement are non-violent see map below.
Five hours after the initial incident, the facility was in flames. Despite addressing many of the conditions that had caused the violence in the first place, officials saw another riot at the prison in December On July 12, two white police officers had stopped an African-American cab driver for improperly passing them and somehow, a story got out that the officers had killed him while he was in custody.
The unrest in Newark also inspired similar violence in the nearby city of Plainfield, which had its own riots at the same time as the events in Newark unfolded. In , four Los Angeles police officers had brutally beaten Rodney King, an African-American motorist, after a high-speed pursuit. The incident was caught on videotape, and the footage was aired repeatedly on television news for an entire year. The use of force seemed so excessive that many people believed the officers could never walk away from the trial as free men.
However, on April 29, , all four officers were acquitted. Thousands responded to the verdict by engaging in widespread arson, assault and looting, killing 53 people and injuring thousands more. The unrest went on for six days and did not die down until the National Guard was deployed to the area.
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Activists blocked traffic at major intersections, thereby preventing delegates from getting to the conference, and police responded by firing tear gas, pepper spray and, eventually, rubber bullets, to disperse the crowds and get delegate.
The blackout, which affected only New York City, was marred by pervasive arson and. The precipitation stopped the violence in its tracks and limited t. By the time 3pm rolled around, there were almost police officers. The riots were touched off on August
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