George Zimmerman
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I left Belfast during the Troubles to escape gun violence. Now in the US it’s often worse
- Abroad
- June 25, 2020, 12:03
When I read the news about Ahmaud Arbery being shot dead while jogging on a street in Georgia, it reminded me of my childhood in Belfast during the Tr(...)

The #BlackLivesMatter hashtag used nearly 30 million times
- Technology
- July 11, 2018, 16:23
The #BlackLivesMatter hashtag has been used nearly 30 million times by Twitter users globally over the last five years, new figures show. A study fro(...)

Charleston massacre: Dylann Roof found guilty
- US
- December 15, 2016, 17:58
A jury on Thursday found self-avowed white supremacist Dylann Roof guilty of federal hate crimes resulting in the deaths of nine black parishioners at(...)

Charleston church jurors shown video of Roof admitting to shooting
- US
- December 10, 2016, 13:27
In an interview last year with FBI agents, Dylann Roof admitted to opening fire at a prominent black church in Charleston “because somebody had to do(...)

Orlando killings: How hard is it to get an assault rifle in Florida?
- US
- June 14, 2016, 14:22
The massacre of 49 people at an Orlando nightclub by Omar Mateen has raised questions about access to guns in the US - assault rifles, in particular. (...)

George Zimmerman sells gun used to kill Trayvon Martin
- US
- May 19, 2016, 07:28
George Zimmerman appears to have sold the gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin four years ago, bringing an end to the latest controversy to swirl around(...)

Gun used to kill Trayvon Martin withdrawn from auction
- US
- May 12, 2016, 12:42
An online auction for the gun that US community volunteer George Zimmerman used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin appears to have been hal(...)

George Zimmerman slightly injured in Florida gun attack
- US
- May 11, 2015, 20:28
A gunman has opened fire on a car being driven by George Zimmerman, the Us man acquitted in 2013 of fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager that sp(...)

Ferguson police officer not indicted on Michael Brown killing
- US
- November 25, 2014
Protesters took to the streets in major cities across the US to demonstrate at the decision of a grand jury not to bring charges against a white Misso(...)

Jury verdict in Florida killing case stirs racial bias debate
- US
- February 22, 2014, 01:00
Michael Dunn, a 47-year-old software developer, pulled into a petrol station in Jacksonville, Florida, on November 23rd, 2012, after leaving hi(...)