Now on bbc news, the death of george floyd in minneapolis in may 2020 sparked a public outcry that swept across america and the world. After weeks of closely watched testimony, the jury has reached a verdict on the former police officer charged with killing george floyd. Nada tawfik reports on the outcome and the impact of one of the most important trials america has ever witnessed. A warning this programme contains upsetting images. What s his name? crowd: ,. , the death of george floyd in minneapolis last may sparked a public outcry that swept across america and the world. No racist police! black lives matter! the horrific events caught on camera spurred a reckoning with america s history of racial injustice. Chanting: we re not leaving! change once and for all was demanded to address the plight of black men and women at the hands of police but also the lasting impact of slavery and colonialism. Newsreader: we are getting word this evening of some rock throwing by youths in south
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the horrific events caught on camera spurred a reckoning with america s history of racial injustice. chanting: we re not leaving! change once and for all was demanded to address the plight of black men and women at the hands of police but also the lasting impact of slavery and colonialism. newsreader: we are getting word this evening of some rock throwing by youths in south central los angeles. the response to george floyd s death was an echo of the outrage that followed another watershed moment captured on camera almost 30 years ago. in the intervening decades since the brutal beating of rodney king, many more names have come to haunt the public consciousness. we need every officer to be held accountable. and until then, it s still scary to be a black man or woman in america on account of the police. the trial of derek chauvin was one of the most important this country has ever seen its impact really cannot be overstated. the conviction and incarceration of a former po
at her own wedding in 2018. now, she lives in exile, forced out of austria, she says, by death threats. what does her story say about vienna s close ties to moscow and the impact of austria s neutrality? karin kneissl, in northern lebanon, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for your invitation, mr sackur. well, it s a pleasure to have you on the show. i think we have to start with this question about your location. you were a senior member of the austrian diplomatic political elite, until recently. now, you ve left your home country and you re in exile in lebanon. just explain to me why. well, when our government literally imploded in 2019, all i wanted was to continue my academic work and publishing, but i had to find out that there was not a single contract. furthermore, a lot of harassment, also the death threats. but the bigger problem, honestly, was this de facto prohibition to work, so i decided to quit and first, i went to france and now, i m in lebanon and i che
now, she lives in exile, forced out of austria, she says, by death threats. what does her story say about vienna s close ties to moscow and the impact of austria s neutrality? karin kneissl, in northern lebanon, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for your invitation, mr sackur. well, it s a pleasure to have you on the show. i think we have to start with this question about your location. you were a senior member of the austrian diplomatic political elite, until recently. now, you ve left your home country and you re in exile in lebanon. just explain to me why. well, when our government literally imploded in 2019, all i wanted was to continue my academic work and publishing, but i had to find out that there was not a single contract. furthermore, a lot of harassment, also the death threats. but the bigger problem, honestly, was this de facto prohibition to work, so i decided to quit and first, i went to france and now, i m in lebanon and i cherish the freedom of mind here in leban