A Violent Police Unit, on Film and in Rioâs Streets
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A new film is drawing attention to Rio de Janeiroâs violent and feared elite anti-trafficking police force, the BOPE.
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Spray used by the police to control violent criminals is more damaging than thought, research shows.
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Protesters say police tactics are too aggressive; police say they're just doing their best to keep the city calm.
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ATHENS, Feb 1 (IPS) - Electra Floropoulou of the Lawyers Group for the  Rights of Refugees and Migrants was not expecting the police to  turn violent when she began taking photographs of the queue of  migrants outside the Athens Directorate for Foreigners.
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The toll from stray bullets that rain down on Rio from the city's steep hillside slums as police and drug gangs battle with automatic weapons has grown sharply, with one innocent bystander killed or wounded every day.
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A police authority considers the Metropolitan Police response to a critical report into the Menezes shooting.
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Iano Romano (Italy), Nov. 12: It is not a toy, they swear, but a serious piece of police gear, no matter how many Japanese tourists stood at a highway rest stop here snapping away in awe.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A group of Bethlehem police suddenly noticed that the surveillance monitor of their holding cell had become more eye-catching than the episode of "COPs" on the police station television...
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Two people were injured in street clashes involving stone-throwing gangs and intervening Portuguese troops in East Timor's capital Dili, an officer said.
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By Andrei Khalip RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Brazilian authoritiessought ways to make Rio de Janiero tourist spots safer onTuesday amid sharp criticism of police after 24 muggings over aholiday weekend.
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building in central Harare under the watchful eyes of dozens of riot police toting batons or rifles. More riot police set up roadblocks on some of Harare&#39;s main roads, searching vehicles heading towards the city centre.
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Police are investigating a complaint after CCTV cameras captured an officer repeatedly punching a woman.
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A new study challenges conventional wisdom,  suggesting that violent films prevent violent crime by attracting and keeping would-be assailants occupied.
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Human rights groups criticized Brazilian authorities on Friday for endorsing a new police offensive against urban crime in which a dozen people were killed in Rio de Janeiro and security forces were deployed around the capital Brasilia.
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Corrupt police officers were linked with a bloody gangland war which raged for years in the country&#39;s second largest city, Australian police confirmed Friday.
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The city's police department, tarnished in the past by charges of brutality and racism, is defending itself against fresh criticism over how often officers decide whom to stop and search on the streets.
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Â· Police describe arrest as 'very significant' Â· Gang member says feud grew from street dispute