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Added on the 23/07/2020 07:20:53 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Hundreds of anti-racism protesters gather in Portland as US President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that US federal officers will stay in the protest-wracked city until local police finish "cleanup." IMAGES
Protesters burn pallets during a demonstration in Portland against racism and a recent federal crackdown. The city, the biggest in the US state of Oregon, has seen nightly demonstrations against racism and police brutality for nearly two months, initially sparked by the death in Minneapolis of unarmed African American George Floyd. IMAGES
Protesters in Portland receive medical attention after being teargassed by police. The city, the biggest in the US state of Oregon, has seen nightly demonstrations against racism and police brutality for nearly two months, initially sparked by the death in Minneapolis of unarmed African American George Floyd. IMAGES
Tear gas is used as protesters in Portland try to push down a fence outside a federal courthouse which has become a flashpoint in the demonstrations against racism and a federal crackdown. IMAGES
Debris on fire as demonstrators in Portland start shaking a fence outside a government building and officers deploy tear gas. IMAGES