Following a night of protests in Ferguson that resulted in shots fired, demonstrators continued to make their voices heard Monday as St. Louis County declared a state of emergency in an effort to maintain order. The renewed protests follow the one-year anniversary of the Michael Brown shooting.
A black 18-year-old man, reportedly a friend of Michael Brown’s, was shot by police on Sunday. Tear gas was fired after a day of commemoration during which hundreds of people took to the streets of Ferguson.
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11 August 2015
Police have said the "12-year-old girl" who was arrested is actually 18 years of age.
Dramatic photos of police arresting and facing off with demonstrators in Ferguson tonight.
A 12-year-old girl has reportedly been arrested, according to accounts on social media.
Demonstrators have linked arms as police stand on the other side of the street.
A drone has reportedly been sighted above the protest.
Police have reportedly started making arrests and kicking people off the streets.
According to law enforcement, frozen water bottles were thrown at officers.
Police say rocks and bottles have been thrown at officers near W. Florissant.
Hundreds of people are reportedly out on West Florissant.
Some protesters are questioning the police's use of riot gear in the face of peaceful demonstrations.
The evening in Ferguson has been quiet compared to the flurry of arrests made earlier in the day. A few marches peaceful have been reported.
Demonstrators have reportedly come out on West Florrisant in Ferguson.
Images show police standing in riot gear.
Here is fresh footage from a protest that took place earlier on Monday, atthe federal courthouse in St. Louis. With Cornel West in attendance, about 50 people were arrested by police, inlcuding West and other prominent activists.
A "die-in" is currently taking place in Minnesota, where students are laying on the ground and blocking a light rail in solidarity with protesters in Ferguson.
Dozens of protesters are sitting in handcuffs.
10 August 2015
Video from the highway shutdown shows one car pushing through a chain of protesters in order to break through and keep driving.
Police have arrested many of the demonstrators who blocked traffic, according to Rupty's Lorena de la Cuesta.
Protesters converged on Interstate 70 on Monday and blocked traffic in both directions, according to local media.
Ferguson protesters tell RT that little has changed over the year.
A state of emergency has been declared in Ferguson due to the recent incidents. “[County Police] Chief Belmar shall exercise all powers and duties necessary to preserve order, prevent crimes, and protect the life and property of our citizens,” St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger said in a statement.
Around 40 people arrested near the courthouse in St. Louis, including promenent activists.
Eighteen-year-old Tyrone Harris, who was shot by police on Sunday and is still in the hospital, has been charged by Ferguson prosecutors for assaulting officers during a march dedicated to the first anniversary of the killing of his friend Michael Brown. The ten charges, all felonies, include five counts of armed criminal action, four counts of first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, and one firearms charge, AP reported.
About 40 protesters, including prominent activist Cornel West, have been arrested during the rally in front of the federal courthouse in St. Louis. The rally was organized on the anniversary of Michael Brown's killing.
Monday has been declared as a “day of civil disobedience,” as a human chain has been organized at a new rally in Ferguson.
#MoralMonday march has started in Ferguson.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch expressed her condemnation of the violence int he community
A day of action is planned in Ferguson, following a week-end of protests.
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch published in her Twitter microblog words of condemnation of the violence in Ferguson.
Last Friday, in an interview to NBC News Lynch said "I think it opened the eyes of America and frankly, the world, to what many minorities are saying when they talk about feeling a level of disrespect and a lack of inclusion in their own government," commenting on the last year's tragic events in Ferguson.
The victim of the police shooting at the Ferguson protest was identified by his father as 18-year-old Tyrone Harris Jr., of St. Louis, who was “real close” to Michael Brown.
About 20 shots apparently shocked Ferguson's acting police chief, Andre Anderson, who was telling CNN reporters that police “just want to be as patient as possible.”
As the march carried on, one man was injured by police shooting. The local police chief said that he is in a "critical, unstable" condition in hospital and undergoing surgery. He added that several people were detained during the protests, with no specification of their number.
Social media users reported about tear gas being fired at Ferguson protesters.
09 August 2015
The silent march of hundreds of people in Ferguson was interrupted by approximately six gunshots. However, the police said that the shooting was unrelated to the memorial event.
Two white doves were released above the spot where Michael Brown died a year ago at the end of several minutes of silence, representing the four and a half hour's time that the teenager's body lay in the sreet after his death, during the protest in Ferguson.
Three rallies, including a die-in, were held in New York City to protest police brutality and commemorate the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death. People were chanting “All lives will matter when black lives matter!” and held banners reading “Black Lives Matter.”
The protesters at the Saturday’s peaceful rally in Ferguson could have a taste of a special roasted pig. It was dressed as a police officer, in a reference to officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed an unarmed black teen a year ago. Only a pig’s head was left, and at nightfall protesters took it to the police department building, a meeting point for hundreds of people.
08 August 2015
Michael Brown’s father, who led the march, told the people who gathered at the site of his son’s death that he sees “things moving in a positive way, but I don’t see enough,” as cited by The Guardian. “I hurt every day,” Brown added. “I have to stay moving, going, running, just to keep me from going insane.”
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Ferguson to commemorate the death of Michael Brown in a peaceful demonstration. The demonstrators were mostly black people, and one of the participants told RT’s video agency Ruptly that “We talk out of control and out of rage because you people have pushed us to this point where the only way we can express ourselves is by letting you know how we feel.”
The Black Lives Matter movement was triggered by a tragic death of an unarmed black teenager, who was killed by a white officer in Ferguson, Missouri, last August. As the year passed, the country was shattered by waves of unrest that exposed the tensions between the police and the public, fighting for social and racial justice and against police brutality.
Here you can find a timeline of the events unfolding a year ago: RT’s Year of Protest, part 1 and part 2.