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01 August 2014

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UK: Armed police officer charged with murder over Azelle Rodney shooting (The Independent, link). See also: Armed police threaten to down guns and walk out over murder charge against Yard cop who killed suspected gangster (Daily Mail, link)

GREECE: Greek court acquits farmers who shot 28 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers (The Guardian, link)

UK: David Cameron criticised for PR stunt in home of suspected illegal immigrants (The Guardian, link): Note that the Guardian is still using the phrase "illegal immigrants" and see: Cameron immigrant benefits plan faces EU investigation (Irish Times, link)

NETHERLANDS: Police cooperation: Romanian policemen to prevent pickpocketing at Amsterdam Gay Pride festival (Romania Insider, link)

EU: European Solidarity to Stop Infringements in Bulgarian Press Freedom (The European Initiative for Media Pluralism, link) and Related: Gross violation of press freedom in Bulgaria (Pressenza, link)

GREECE: Former Golden Dawn MP Will Remain in Custody (Greek Reporter, link)

BULGARIA: Seven Sigma Policemen Arrested in Bulgaria's Capital (Novinite, link)

UK: 'Sobriety tags' for people who commit alcohol-linked crimes get London trial (The Guardian, link)

UK: Special constables should be armed with Tasers, says leading officer (The Telegraph, link) and: Stunning rise in Devon police using Taser guns (The Gazette, link)

Humanity in the News: An Italian Case Study on How to Tell the Migrant Story (Ethical Journalism Network, link)

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