US: Neo-Nazis Display Swastika Flags In Ohio Protest, Residents Set One On Fire

A group of neo-Nazis displaying swastika flags held a demonstration on the Interstate 75 overpass between Evendale and Lincoln Heights, near Cincinnati, Ohio, on Friday, February 7. Police were deployed, and residents shouted for them to leave, setting fire to one of their flags.

U.S. Buffalo mass shooter sentenced to life in prison with white supremacy bashed

STORY: U.S. Buffalo mass shooter sentenced to life in prison with white supremacy bashed DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: LAW/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the court (courtesy of WIVB News 4) 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SUSAN EAGAN, Erie County Court Judge 3. various of the scene after Buffalo shooting in May 2022 STORYLINE: The gunman who killed 10 people in a racist mass shooting in Buffalo of the U.S. was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Wednesday, while white supremacy was bashed at court. 19-year-old Payton Gendron committed the mass shooting in May last year. Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan announced the sentence based on 10 counts of first-degree murder and a single count of domestic terrorism motivated by hate. SOUNDBITE (English): SUSAN EAGAN, Erie County Court Judge "The ugly truth is that our nation was founded and built in part on white supremacy, starting with the treatment of Native Americans by the first European settlers, to the c

U.S.-BUFFALO-MASS SHOOTER-SENTENCE

U.S.-BUFFALO-MASS SHOOTER-SENTENCE

(230215) -- BUFFALO (U.S.), Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Payton Gendron (Front) reads an apology to the court in Buffalo, New York State, the United States, on Feb. 15, 2023. The 19-year-old man Payton Gendron, who committed the mass shooting last May in Buffalo of the U.S. state of New York, was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Wednesday as expected while white supremacy got bashed at court. (Derek Gee/Buffalo News/Pool via Xinhua)

U.S.-BUFFALO-MASS SHOOTER-SENTENCE

U.S.-BUFFALO-MASS SHOOTER-SENTENCE

(230215) -- BUFFALO (U.S.), Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Payton Gendron (C) is escorted back into the courtroom by deputies after a disruption during sentencing in Buffalo, New York State, the United States, on Feb. 15, 2023. The 19-year-old man Payton Gendron, who committed the mass shooting last May in Buffalo of the U.S. state of New York, was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Wednesday as expected while white supremacy got bashed at court. (Derek Gee/Buffalo News/Pool via Xinhua)

U.S.-BUFFALO-MASS SHOOTER-SENTENCE

U.S.-BUFFALO-MASS SHOOTER-SENTENCE

(230215) -- BUFFALO (U.S.), Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Payton Gendron (C) weeps as he listens to the impact statement of family members of the victims and survivors in Buffalo, New York State, the United States, on Feb. 15, 2023. The 19-year-old man Payton Gendron, who committed the mass shooting last May in Buffalo of the U.S. state of New York, was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Wednesday as expected while white supremacy got bashed at court. (Derek Gee/Buffalo News/Pool via Xinhua)

Observers denounce U.S. gun violence as racism, extremism

STORY: Observers denounce U.S. gun violence as racism, extremism DATELINE: June 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of street view in U.S.SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): EZZAT SAAD, Director of the Egyptian Council for Foreign AffairsSOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROBINDER SACHDEV, President of Imagindia InstituteSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SUZAN ISMAIL, Lebanese lawyer STORYLINE: Many observers have blasted the U.S. for the recurring gun violence in the country, saying it mirrors the racism and extremism in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): EZZAT SAAD, Director of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs "The rise of the hard-line right wing and the use of the hatred crimes and spread of ideas are related to the white supremacy. All these ideas provide an environment for feeding crimes. Recently, we notice that there are two or three sad crimes that even claim the lives of children in several states. In conclusion, the violence is caused by the ideas of the extremists, and the be

Gun violence exposes structural racism in U.S., say experts

STORY: Gun violence exposes structural racism in U.S., say experts DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. 2. various of scenes of shooting incidents in the U.S. 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Human rights activist in Venezuela 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SUZAN ISMAIL, Lebanese lawyer 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English) : STEPHEN NDEGWA, United States International University (USIU-Africa) in Kenya STORYLINE: As the U.S. is plagued with worsening gun violence, some observers say that mass shootings carried out by white supremacists expose structural, generational racism in the society. Last month, a heavily armed 18-year-old white man shot and killed 10 people and injured three others in Buffalo, New York, 11 of them African Americans. U.S. President Joe Biden denounced white supremacy as "a poison running through our body politic." However, as a recent Washington Post-Ipsos poll shows, more than half of African Ame

Biden denounces white supremacy after Buffalo mass shooting

STORY: Biden denounces white supremacy after Buffalo mass shooting DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday denounced white supremacy in a visit to the city of Buffalo in New York, where a gunman killed 10 people and injured three others, 11 of them African Americans. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President "White supremacy is a poison. It's a poison, running through our body politic. And it's been allowed to fester and grow right in front of our eyes. No more. I mean, no more. We need to say as clearly and forcefully as we can that the ideology of white supremacy has no place in America. None." Payton Gendron, an 18-year-old white man, opened fire at a supermarket in Buffalo on Saturday. He was alleged to have been motivated by a far-right conspiracy theory that white people are at risk of bei

Racism, white supremacist terrorism behind hate crimes

STORY: Racism, white supremacist terrorism behind hate crimes DATELINE: May 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: NEW YORK, the United States CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): KATHY HOCHUL, New York Governor 2. various of the street view of Buffalo STORYLINE: The mass shooting in a Black-dominated community in Buffalo, New York, last weekend once again highlighted the threat from white supremacy and racism in the United States. At least 10 people died in the Buffalo shooting, which is seen as one of the deadliest racist massacres in recent memory. SOUNDBITE (English): KATHY HOCHUL, New York Governor "And to see that sense of security shattered by an individual, a white supremacist who has engaged in an act of terrorism and will be prosecuted as such, in a cold-hearted, cruel calculating way, a military-style execution targeting people who simply want to buy groceries in a neighborhood store. It strikes us in our very hearts to know that there is such evil that lurks out there." The New

Vigil held for Buffalo mass shooting victims in New York

STORY: Vigil held for Buffalo mass shooting victims in New York DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a vigil held near the supermarket 2. various of the area cordoned off by police STORYLINE: Community members gathered for a vigil outside the Tops supermarket Sunday, a day after a gunman killed 10 people in the city of Buffalo, New York State. New York Governor Kathy Hochul Sunday announced flags on state buildings will be flown at half-staff on May 16 in honor of the victims of the horrific shooting. "The violence we witnessed at the hands of this white supremacist is sickening, unacceptable and it must stop here," Hochul said, adding that "an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us, and we must confront white supremacy head on." An 18-year-old U.S. white man was arraigned on Saturday night hours after shocking the nation by live-streaming his mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo. The heavily armed shooter surrendered to