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German police took off their helmets and marched in solidarity with anti-austerity protestors

German police march in solidarity with anti-austerity protesters

On May 19th, thousands of protesters marched against austerity and ‘crony capitalism’. Protesters peacefully filled the city center of continental Europe’s biggest financial hub in their protest against the dominance of banks and what they perceive to be untamed crony capitalism. However, in a rare show of solidarity, German police removed their helmets and marched in support alongside the protesters.[Read More…]

Virginia police officer this the headlines for assisting stranded motorist

Virginia police officer this the headlines for assisting stranded motorist

Police officers who go above and beyond the call of duty to assist people barely get a look in or a mention when it comes to media exposure. This is because hardly a day goes by when you do not hear of US cops committing some of the most horrendous crimes. Whether it is beating up a pregnant woman, shooting[Read More…]

Jamal pictured with police officers, after saving Officer  Franklin Foulks

Handcuffed teen saves officers life when he collapses from heart attack

A new video has surfaced of a Florida teen who helped to save a policeman’s life, while handcuffed in a police station. The CCTV footage shows Jamal Rutledge kicking the security fence and screaming to alert other officers that their colleague was ill when the arresting officer Franklin Foulks fell to the ground. Rutledge had been charged with criminal mischief[Read More…]

White Helmet volunteers in Syria have helped to reduce the death toll by rescuing citizens

Syrian volunteers risk lives to assist fellow citizens

A group of volunteers made up of ordinary men and women have launched a new project aimed at creating more peace in Syria, and rescuing victims of the ongoing conflict in the region. Some 250 volunteers form part of the White Helmets Civil Defence team- a number that rises monthly. They regularly rescue survivors trapped under the rubble of the[Read More…]

Michaela DePrince

Breaking barriers: The inspiring story of a girl who survived the brutality of civil war to become an international ballet star

Michaela DePrince is a young ballerina that as a child witnessed things that no child should have to see. She grew up as an orphan in Sierra Leone and saw her loved ones killed by rebel soldiers who invaded her village and brutally slaughtered every man, woman and child who got in their way. Born Mabinty Bangura in war-ravaged Sierra[Read More…]