The July 9 gag order is overly broad and restricts a "staggering number'' of individuals not directly involved in the case — not just defence layers and prosecutors — the media coalition argued.

The collective of protesters, activists, educators and volunteers in the CHOP was formed after clashes with police who tear-gassed people protesting the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

As Minneapolis tries to overhaul its police department in the wake of Floyd’s death, city leaders will collide with a pugnacious and powerful union that has long resisted such change.

Mayor Jenny Durkan said at a news conference that recent violence in the CHOP was distracting from changes sought by thousands of peaceful protesters seeking to address racial inequity and police brutality.

One person was killed and another was in critical condition in a pre-dawn shooting in Seattle's protest zone, authorities said Saturday.

A special session of the Minnesota Legislature ended Saturday without agreement on remaking policing in the state where George Floyd was killed.

More Canadians are questioning their trust in the police as protests against racism and police brutality sparked by the killing of George Floyd last month sweep across North America, a new poll suggests.

Protests have continued across the U.S. but also in Europe, including Belgium, Germany and Britain, as well as Australia, where people have been confronting racism and demanding change.

The biggest demonstration was in Perth, where an estimated 5,000 people gathered to honour George Floyd and Indigenous Australian people who have died in custody.

A New York City police officer who was caught on video violently shoving a woman to the ground during a recent protest over the death of George Floyd is facing criminal charges, Brooklyn prosecutors announced Tuesday.