Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Were on the road at the hague in the netherlands. But first, to maryland. Where the governor larry hogan has deployed the National Guard in baltimore amid an uprising over the death of freddie gray. Gray died a week after a Police Encounter which his family said left his spine 80 severed at the neck. Police stopped him because he made eye contact with a lieutenant, then ran away. Two weeks of peaceful protest over grays death erupted into violence monday as High School Students threw bricks and rocks at police, and looting and vandalism were reported across the city. Overnight, cars and buildings were burned. Police said 15 officers were injured, though all are expected to recover. At least 27 people were arrested. Governor hogan denounced the protesters as gangs of thugs roaming the streets. Everybody believes we need to get to the answers and resolve the situation, the concern everyone has about w
Systemic changes for generations to come. You are at the forefront of this cause. And as young people, our time is now. Amn any major city in the United States. We wl play excerpts of her announcement and go to the streets of baltimore for reaction. Then from protests over Police Violence in baltimore to mexico where demonstrations are the seven month anniversary of the disappearances of 43 students in the mexican state of guerrero. We feel our children are alive because it was police that took them. And they didnt take any more because no more fit in the police car. And the public feels our pain as parents. We will speak with parents of the disappeared students and with intercept reporter Ryan Devereaux about his explosive new Investigation Called ghosts of iguala. Our investigation, based on dozens of interviews of students that survived the attack that night reveals how the federal authorities in mexico sought to connect crimes that happened that night when the evidence indicates a
Died in Police Custody. He was arrested for running. 80 of his spine was dozens of severed. Dozens of people have been arrested, 15 Police Officers were injured and several businesses have burned down. We will go to baltimore for the latest and speak to the reverend Jesse Jackson and former Baltimore City Council President Lawrence Bell. Then to Nobel Peace Prize laureate shirin ebadi here in the hague. For years, shirin ebadi has been of irans most vocal critics. Today she explains why she supports the Iran Nuclear Deal despite being opposed to nuclear power. I do not agree with any of the Nuclear Energy programs. Therefore, [indiscernible] but at the same time, a country that does have an atomic bomb cannot judge in this manner about other countries. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Were on the road at the hague in the netherlands. But first, to maryland. Where the governor larry hogan has deploy
I will suggest is on your behalf. This is a moment. This is your moment. Lets ensure that we have peaceful and productive rallies that will develop structural and systemic changes for generations to come. You are at the forefront of this cause. And as young people, our time is now. Amy the youngest states attorney in any major city in the United States. We will play excerpts of her announcement and go to the streets of baltimore for reaction. Then from protests over Police Violence in baltimore to mexico where demonstrations are the seven month anniversary of the disappearances of 43 students in the mexican state of guerrero. We feel our children are alive because it was police that took them. And they didnt take any more because no more fit in the police car. And the public feels our pain as parents. We will speak with parents of the disappeared students and with intercept reporter Ryan Devereaux about his explosive new Investigation Called ghosts of iguala. Our investigation, based o
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