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# eric garner

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# New York
US policeman won't face charges for chokehold that may have contributed to death of Eric Garner
The decision effectively ended the five-year-old case.
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Jul 16th 2019, 11:00 PM
# activist
Erica Garner, activist daughter of police chokehold victim Eric Garner, has died aged 27
She suffered a heart attack last week.
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Dec 30th 2017, 2:43 PM
# i can't breathe
Eric Garner chokehold death: New York reaches $5.9m settlement
The man’s death sparked a nationwide debate about tactics used by police.
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Jul 14th 2015, 10:17 AM
# timeline
The police killings that have sparked racial tensions in the US this year
The shooting dead of Antonio Martin joins a growing list of similar incidents in the last six months.
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Dec 24th 2014, 5:30 PM
# Ambush
New York reeling after policemen shot dead in their car before gunman shoots himself
The man posted online that he was planning to kill two police officers in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner.
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Dec 21st 2014, 7:15 PM
# i can't breathe
'I Can't Breathe' t-shirts latest in long line of athletes making political statements
Lebron James and other athletes who made symbolic political statements.
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Dec 20th 2014, 6:46 PM
# i can't breathe
Thousands march in Washington and New York to demand action on police killings
The marches come after the killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown.
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Dec 13th 2014, 7:52 PM
# i can't breathe
Police in London arrest 76 people after shopping centre 'die-in'
Hundreds of demonstrators blocked the Westfield shopping mall in west London.
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Dec 11th 2014, 1:54 PM
# Brooklyn
LeBron wore the 'I Can't Breathe' protest t-shirt before the Cavs' 7th straight win last night
But LBJ wasn’t the biggest star on show in Brooklyn last night.
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Dec 9th 2014, 12:30 PM
# We Can't Breathe
'Centuries of racism is being confronted in America'
New York mayor Bill De Blasio says he fears for his son dealing with police.
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Dec 7th 2014, 6:42 PM
# Speaking out
Derrick Rose wore an 'I Can't Breathe' t-shirt during warmups last night
Bulls star adds his voice to the protests on Eric Garner’s death.
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Dec 7th 2014, 11:10 AM
# New York
Irish comedian Maeve Higgins writes powerful piece about police brutality in the US
Higgins is now based in New York.
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Dec 5th 2014, 9:00 PM
# eric garner
"I can’t breathe": New York protesters shout Eric Garner's final words
Father of six Eric Garner died after being placed in a chokehold by a white police officer.
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Dec 5th 2014, 7:59 AM
# News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
Everyone’s talking about homelessness, tax evasion, and the death of a mother and her newborn child.
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Dec 4th 2014, 11:07 PM
# eric garner
"We can't breathe": Outrage after jury decides cop won't be prosecuted for man's death
Garner died after being held in a chokehold, which was carried out by police officer Daniel Pantaleo.
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Dec 4th 2014, 9:35 AM