Michael Brown’s parents plan to file lawsuit against Ferguson city
The parents of Michael Brown, an African-American teenager who was shot to death by a white police officer last year, plan to…
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Iran supreme leader uses Twitter to blast US and says #BlackLivesMatter
Iran’s supreme leader has stepped into the debate over police violence and race in America, likening police shootings of black people in…
US police kill another black teenager in Missouri
Another African-American teenager has been shot dead by police in Saint Louis, Missouri amid ongoing protests against police brutality across the country.…
Iran’s judiciary chief slams US human rights record
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani strongly criticized human rights conditions in the United States and condemned the…
Thousands march against US police killings
Demonstrators gather in Washington and New York to rally against the killings of unarmed black men by police officers. Thousands of demonstrators…
US medical students stage ‘die-ins’ to protest racism, police brutality
Protests against police brutality and institutional racism continue around the US following the recent grand jury decisions not to indict white police…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Dec. 3
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 21 of them. IFP has…
Police arrest US protest organizer in St. Louis
US Bishop Derrick Robinson, the leader of several peaceful protests against Michael Brown’s grand jury decision, has been arrested in St. Louis,…
Darren Wilson resigns in the wake of shooting Michael Brown
The police officer who shot dead Michael Brown has resigned from the Ferguson Police Department nearly four months after the incident. Darren…
Americans urged to boycott Black Friday
A number of activists have called on the American people to boycott the Black Friday shopping day in solidarity with an African-American…
Brown family: Officer Wilson’s account of death crazy
TEHRAN (FNA)- Mother of Michael Brown Lesley McSpadden said Ferguson police officer Wilson “added insult to injury”, after he said her son…
Ferguson crisis troubles Obama’s careful race stance
Washington (AFP) – Barack Obama’s election as the United States’ first black leader raised hopes that his presidency would serve as a…
Obama admits racial discrimination in US amid Ferguson protests
President Barack Obama has acknowledged that the United States is suffering from racial discrimination amid protests over a jury decision not to…
Ferguson officer who shot Michael Brown testifies to grand jury – reports
Darren Wilson testified on Tuesday for four hours about his August 9 shooting of the unarmed 18-year-old, reports say The police officer…
Americans protest Michael Brown’s death
People in the United States hold a demonstration to protest the shooting death of a black teenager by a white policeman last…
Ferguson rebellion rips the cover of media lie: Joe Iosbaker
The “rebellion” in Ferguson, Missouri, which erupted following the murder of black teenager Michael Brown by a white policeman officer has “ripped”…
Hundreds march in Ferguson to protest police shooting
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hundreds of marchers took to the streets in Ferguson, Missouri, local media reported, with protesters calling for justice three…
US mourns Ferguson teenager killed by police
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Grieving family members were joined by thousands of mourners at the funeral of Michael Brown, an unarmed black youth…
Senior MP criticizes US manipulation of human rights
Tehran, Aug 24, IRNA – Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi on Sunday criticized manipulation of…
Parliament condemns targeted racism against Afro-Americans
Tehran, Aug 24, IRNA – Iranˈs Majlis (parliament) in a statement issued on Sunday, condemned targeted racism of the US government against…
Basij commander lambasts US apartheid against black Americans
TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of Iran’s Basij (volunteer) Force Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi blasted the White House for trampling on human rights…
Ferguson protests cool after top US attorney general visits
Protests in the strife-torn town of Ferguson cooled late Wednesday after the top US law enforcement official pledged a full investigation into…
Ferguson at turning point after night of relative calm
The city of Ferguson, Missouri, returned to relative calm after successive nights of violence in what police said marked a turning point…
Russia, Iran and Egypt heckle U.S. about tactics in Ferguson
After St. Louis county police officers in full battle gear trained sniper rifles on peaceful protesters in the suburb of Ferguson last week, and…
Ferguson police shooting grand jury probe to begin tomorrow
A grand jury will begin hearing evidence tomorrow in the police shooting death of Ferguson, Missouri, teenager Michael Brown, as violent clashes continued…
Iran to US: Stop racism against Afro-Americans
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the US’s “targeted discrimination” against African Americans after an unarmed black teenager was fatally shot by the…
Dozens arrested in Ferguson after night of violence
Protesters in Ferguson shot at police and threw rocks and Molotov cocktails in a new spasm of violence late Monday in the…
Autopsy shows Michael Brown was shot at least 6 times, two in head
Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager killed last week by a white police officer in the US state of Missouri, was shot…
Iranian diplomat raps West over racism
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A top Iranian diplomat deplored as “shameful” the existence of racism in the Western countries, as protesters in the…