Edhe pse ka pasur shfaqje solidariteti në mbarë Amerikën dhe shumë policë kanë marshuar së bashku me protestuesit, manifestimet për vdekjen e George Floyd janë përshkallëzuar ndjeshëm gjatë gjithë kësaj jave.
Protestat filluan pas publikimit të videos së zotit Floyd, 46 vjeç, në Minneapolis më 25 maj, ku oficeri i policisë Derek Chauvin u filmua duke i vënë gjurin në qafë për tetë minuta, edhe pse ai u përgjërua se nuk mund të merrte frymë.
Chauvin është akuzuar për vrasje të shkallës së tretë dhe do të dalë në gjykatë javën e ardhshme. Tre oficerë të tjerë janë larguar nga puna.
Vrasja e Floyd është ngjarja e fundit që ka ndezur zemërim të thellë për vrasjet e njerëzve me ngjyrë nga policia amerikane, e cila prej dekadash është vënë nën akuzë për racizëm.
Vdekja e Floyd vjen pas vrasjeve të profilit të lartë të afro-amerikanëve Michael Brown në Ferguson, Eric Garner në Nju Jork dhe disa figurave të tjera që kanë drejtuar lëvizjen “BlackLives Matter”.
Indinjata antiraciste ndërkaq është përhapur edhe në vende të tjera të botës, ku janë zhvilluar manifestime solidariteti.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Julio Cortez/AP/Shutterstock (10664779a) Minneapolis Police walk together while pushing protesters back away from a structure fire, in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day Police Death, Minneapolis, United States - 30 May 2020
Minnesota State Police officers approach a crowd of protesters, in Minneapolis on May 30th 2020.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Carolyn Kaster/AP/Shutterstock (10664654e) Flyer that reads "African Slaves Died To Build This." is seen in the grass near the base of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, after protests over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day Minneapolis Police Death Protest, Washington, United States - 31 May 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by CHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA/Shutterstock (10664574a) A SUV of New York police department burns during a protest over the death of George Floyd in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, May 30, 2020. New York officials on Saturday denounced acts of violence in the city's protests over George Floyd's death, after about 300 protesters were arrested in days. Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a briefing that some protesters "came with an agenda of violence and incitement," and the city does not allow it to happen. u.s. New York Protest - 30 May 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/Shutterstock (10664544c) People take jewelry from the Realm of the Goddess jewelry store on Melrose Avenue after the front window was smashed in. Protests were held in U.S. cities over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25 Black Lives Matter protests, Los Angeles, California, USA - 30 May 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/Shutterstock (10664544a) Man smashes the front window of the Realm of the Goddess jewelry store on Melrose Avenue. Protests were held in U.S. cities over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25 Black Lives Matter protests, Los Angeles, California, USA - 30 May 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by John Minchillo/AP/Shutterstock (10663999z) Protester is assisted with a solution to help neutralize the effects of tear gas fired by police outside the Minneapolis 5th Police Precinct, in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day Minneapolis Police Death, St. Paul, United States - 30 May 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by John Minchillo/AP/Shutterstock (10663999f) Vehicle burns as a protester runs down Chicago Avenue, in St. Paul, Minn. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day Minneapolis Police Death, St. Paul, United States - 30 May 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by John Minchillo/AP/Shutterstock (10663999b) Protestor runs past burning cars and buildings on Chicago Avenue, in St. Paul, Minn. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day Minneapolis Police Death, St. Paul, United States - 30 May 2020
People perch on a wall during a rally, in Minneapolis on May 30th 2020.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by DANIEL IRUNGU/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10666662i) A supporter (L) of the Black Lives Matter movement holds a placard as they protest against the Police brutality in Kenya and USA and in memory of George Floyd in Nairobi, Kenya, 02 June 2020. Protesters gathered in front of the USA embassy in Nairobi to express their feelings regarding the death of 46-year-old George Floyd while in police custody. A bystander's video posted online on 25 May appeared to show George Floyd, 46, pleading with arresting officers that he couldn't breathe as an officer knelt on his neck, in Minnesota, USA. The unarmed black man later died in police custody. Black Lives Matter protest in Nairobi in wake of George Floyd's death, Kenya - 02 Jun 2020
People perch on a wall during a rally, in Minneapolis on May 30th 2020.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Julio Cortez/AP/Shutterstock (10664779h) Minneapolis Police officer stands near a structure fire, in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day Police Death, Minneapolis, United States - 30 May 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by John Minchillo/AP/Shutterstock (10663999b) Protestor runs past burning cars and buildings on Chicago Avenue, in St. Paul, Minn. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day Minneapolis Police Death, St. Paul, United States - 30 May 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Samir Jana/Hindustan Times/Shutterstock (10666769d) The Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) (SUCI) burn an effigy of US President Donald Trump during a protest march condemning the killing of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, at Esplanade, on June 1, 2020 in Kolkata, India. SUCI (C) Activists Protest Over George Floyd's Death, Kolkata, West Bengal, India - 01 Jun 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by APAImages/Shutterstock (10667364m) Palestinian protesters hold banners to show solidarity with the martyr Iyad Hallaq a disabled Palestinian man who was shot dead by Israeli police after they mistakenly thought he was armed with a pistol, and also to show solidarity with U.S. protesters and denounce the death of the black man George Floyd's. in front of Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on June 2, 2020. Video emerged of a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, pinning George Floyd's neck to the ground. Floyd was later pronounced dead while in police custody after being transported to Hennepin County Medical Center. The four officers involved have been fired and Chauvin has been arrested and charged with 3rd degree murder. Palestinian protesters hold banners to show solidarity with the martyr Iyad Hallaq, and also to show solidarity with U.S. protesters and denounce the death of the black man George Floyd's, Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestinian Territory - 02 Jun 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by John Minchillo/AP/Shutterstock (10663999f) Vehicle burns as a protester runs down Chicago Avenue, in St. Paul, Minn. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day Minneapolis Police Death, St. Paul, United States - 30 May 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by ALEXANDRA WEY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10665608k) Activists take part in a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest against the recent death of George Floyd in Zurich, Switzerland, 01 June 2020. Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, died on 25 May after being detained by police officers in Minneapolis (Minnesota), USA. Video footage recorded by bystanders appeared to show MPD officer Derek Chauvin forcefully kneeling on Floyd's neck for several minutes while the latter pleaded that he couldn't breathe. Chauvin has since been arrested and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Outrage over this new alleged killing of an unarmed black man at the hands of US police has spread across the country and abroad, giving rise to spontaneous protests in many cities over the past week. Protest against African-American George Floyd's death in Zurich, Switzerland - 01 Jun 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Markus Schreiber/AP/Shutterstock (10665635a) People attend a rally to commemorate George Floyd and against racism and police violence in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, . Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day May 25. On the poster names from people died after police violence the demonstrators said America Protests , Berlin, Germany - 01 Jun 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Peter Dejong/AP/Shutterstock (10665792n) People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to protest against the recent killing of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis, U.S.A., after being restrained by police officers on Memorial Day America Protests , Amsterdam, Netherlands - 01 Jun 2020
A woman is holding a Black Lives Matter placard asking for Justice for George and other victims of racism and police brutalities on Montreal's Place du Canada on May 31, 2020. - Several thousands demonstrators marched on Sunday in central Montreal against racism and police violence, in solidarity with demonstrations in the United States following the death of George Floyd. (Photo by Eric THOMAS / AFP) (Photo by ERIC THOMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - Protesters hold placards including one reading "We are all George Floyd" (C) during a demonstration outside the United States Embassy in Paris on June 1, 2020, after the police killing of unarmed black man George Floyd in the USA. - The United States has erupted into days and nights of protests, violence, and looting, following the death of George Floyd after he was detained and held down by a knee to his neck, dying shortly after. (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY / AFP) (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images)
People at a Black Lives Matter protest rally outside the US Embassy in Dublin following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, US. (Photo by Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images)
People kneel during a protest over the police killing of George Floyd in the USA, on June 1, 2020 in Bordeaux. - The United States has erupted into days and nights of protests, violence, and looting, following the death of George Floyd after he was detained and held down by a knee to his neck, dying shortly after. (Photo by GEORGES GOBET / AFP) (Photo by GEORGES GOBET/AFP via Getty Images)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by JAMES GOURLEY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10666643z) Protesters march during a Black Lives Matter protest following the deadly arrest of George Floyd in Minneapolis, in Sydney, Australia, 02 June 2020. A bystander's video posted online on 25 May, appeared to show George Floyd, 46, pleading with arresting officers that he couldn't breathe as an officer knelt on his neck in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The unarmed black man later died in police custody. Black Lives Matter protest in wake of George Floyd's death, in Sydney, Australia - 02 Jun 2020
Youth members of the greek Comunist party protest next to the US embassy in Athens over the police killing of George Floyd in the USA, on June 1, 2020. - The United States has erupted into days and nights of protests, violence, and looting, following the death of George Floyd after he was detained and held down by a knee to his neck, dying shortly after. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by DANIEL IRUNGU/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10666662a) Supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement shout slogans and hold placards as they protest against the police brutality in Kenya and USA and in memory of George Floyd in Nairobi, Kenya, 02 June 2020. Protesters gathered in front of the USA embassy in Nairobi to express their feelings regarding the death of 46-year-old George Floyd while in police custody. A bystander's video posted online on 25 May appeared to show George Floyd, 46, pleading with arresting officers that he couldn't breathe as an officer knelt on his neck, in Minnesota, USA. The unarmed black man later died in police custody. Black Lives Matter protest in Nairobi in wake of George Floyd's death, Kenya - 02 Jun 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Markus Schreiber/AP/Shutterstock (10665635a) People attend a rally to commemorate George Floyd and against racism and police violence in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, . Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day May 25. On the poster names from people died after police violence the demonstrators said America Protests , Berlin, Germany - 01 Jun 2020
Mandatory Credit: Photo by ALEXANDRA WEY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10665608k) Activists take part in a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest against the recent death of George Floyd in Zurich, Switzerland, 01 June 2020. Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, died on 25 May after being detained by police officers in Minneapolis (Minnesota), USA. Video footage recorded by bystanders appeared to show MPD officer Derek Chauvin forcefully kneeling on Floyd's neck for several minutes while the latter pleaded that he couldn't breathe. Chauvin has since been arrested and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Outrage over this new alleged killing of an unarmed black man at the hands of US police has spread across the country and abroad, giving rise to spontaneous protests in many cities over the past week. Protest against African-American George Floyd's death in Zurich, Switzerland - 01 Jun 2020
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 01: Protesters take part in a 'Black Lives Matter' demonstration near Marble Arch on June 01, 2020 in London, England. The death of an African-American man, George Floyd, at the hands of police in Minneapolis has sparked violent protests across the USA. A video of the incident, taken by a bystander and posted on social media, showed Floyd's neck being pinned to the ground by police officer, Derek Chauvin, as he repeatedly said "I can’t breathe". Chauvin was fired along with three other officers and has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 01: A protester marches down Queen Street on June 01, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand. The rally was organised in solidarity with protests across the United States following the killing of an unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
ROME, ITALY - JUNE 02 :Girls of the "migrant women and daughters network" protest in front of the war memorial in Dogali, displaying signs and writings on their bodies to support the protests in Minneapolis after the murder of George Floyd, and call for justice for all victims of social and institutional racism on the day in which the Italian Republic is being celebrated, founded (reads their announcement) on gender discrimination, race and class, exploitation and criminalization of migration,on June 2, 2020 in Rome, Italy. Italy celebrates its Republic Day during the slowly ease of the lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Simona Granati - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
IDLIB, SYRIA - JUNE 02: A 36-year old graffiti artist Aziz Asmar paints a mural depicting of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after being pinned down by a white police officer in Minneapolis, on a wall of house ruins in Binnish district in Idlib province, Syria on June 02, 2020. (Photo by Izzeddin Idilbi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - 2020/06/01: A woman, records a video with her phone of the protest crowd gathered at Dam square through a window building. Thousands of people take part in "Black Lives Matter" protest held at Dam Square in Amsterdam, to protest against the recent killing of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis, U.S.A., after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (Photo by Robin Utrecht/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - People take part in a protest over the police killing of George Floyd in the USA, on June 1, 2020 in Barcelona. - The United States has erupted into days and nights of protests, violence, and looting, following the death of George Floyd after he was detained and held down by a knee to his neck, dying shortly after. (Photo by Pau Barrena / AFP) (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by DANIEL IRUNGU/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10666662i) A supporter (L) of the Black Lives Matter movement holds a placard as they protest against the Police brutality in Kenya and USA and in memory of George Floyd in Nairobi, Kenya, 02 June 2020. Protesters gathered in front of the USA embassy in Nairobi to express their feelings regarding the death of 46-year-old George Floyd while in police custody. A bystander's video posted online on 25 May appeared to show George Floyd, 46, pleading with arresting officers that he couldn't breathe as an officer knelt on his neck, in Minnesota, USA. The unarmed black man later died in police custody. Black Lives Matter protest in Nairobi in wake of George Floyd's death, Kenya - 02 Jun 2020
A woman is holding a Black Lives Matter placard asking for Justice for George and other victims of racism and police brutalities on Montreal's Place du Canada on May 31, 2020. - Several thousands demonstrators marched on Sunday in central Montreal against racism and police violence, in solidarity with demonstrations in the United States following the death of George Floyd. (Photo by Eric THOMAS / AFP) (Photo by ERIC THOMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Peter Dejong/AP/Shutterstock (10665792n) People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to protest against the recent killing of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis, U.S.A., after being restrained by police officers on Memorial Day America Protests , Amsterdam, Netherlands - 01 Jun 2020