Flojd je umro 25. maja, nakon što je policajac Derik Šovin klečao na njegovom vratu više od osam minuta. Ovaj izliv policijske brutalnosti na ulice je prvo izvukao građane Mineapolisa, nakon čega su protesti počeli da se šire na ostale države Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, pa su tako ubrzo usledile masovne demonstracije i okršaji sa policijom na prostoru čitave Amerike. Početkom juna, talas protesta prelio se i na ostale kontinente.
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U Belgiji su 1. juna održani protesti, uprkos zabrani usled borbe protiv koronavirusa.
Today in Gent (Belgium), protest at George Floyd death. BLACK LIVES MATTER. Fuck Racism !! pic.twitter.com/mSmuGIQ6Sg
— Yvette Monama (@Ymowood) June 1, 2020
Oko 2,000 ljudi protestovalo je u Danskoj:
The demonstration in Copenhagen started outside the US Embassy in Østerbro and finished at Christianborg.
— JaneDoeMD (@Caerage) June 3, 2020
2000 protest in Denmark over the death of black American George Floyd. https://t.co/i1jkqQcMxd via @TheLocalDenmark
Protesti nisu zaobišli ni francuske gradove Bordo, Pariz...
Just some newspaper titles from France, but basically they’re reporting on George Floyd, the high tensions in the US, and that protests have gone past the US - such as at American embassies in Berlin, London, and even in a city like Bordeaux, France pic.twitter.com/f5Lfy05cGF
— Beatrice (@bealligerent) June 1, 2020
PARIS YESTERDAY:Historical demonstration against police violence, demanding justice for Adama Traoré a black man who died while being arrested by French police in similar circumstances that George Floyd. Tens of thousands defied the ban of the protest. #BlackLivesMattter pic.twitter.com/Ir9RqoPiRg
— anne paq (@annepaq) June 3, 2020
Demonstrators march in Berlin to protest the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis. https://t.co/WbMbMwNh2S
— Gene Bryant (@GeneBryant2) June 2, 2020
I na jugu su ljudi izašli na ulice, pa je oko 300 protestanata izašlo na ulice Atine i Soluna:
Protest march to the US consulate by organizations of the extra-parliamentary left following the death in the US of #GeorgeFloyd , Thessaloniki#BlackLivesMattter @k_tsakalidis pic.twitter.com/b66xePT50f
— Alexandra Tanka (@TankaAlexandra) June 2, 2020
#HappeningNow #THESSALONIKI - Members and supporters of the Communist Youth of #Greece (KNE), students, young men and women, participated in a protest for the murder of #GeorgeFloyd by U.S. police. The protesters gathered outside the U.S. consulate. #ICantBreathe pic.twitter.com/pGdlhVkCSe
— In Def. of Communism (@id_communism) June 1, 2020
Na ulice su izašli i građani irskog Dablina...
Black Lives Matter protest in Dublin #BlackLivesMattter #ireland #GeorgeFloyd #solidarity #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #fucktrump pic.twitter.com/r2Si0nHjAM
— DavidD (@iam_daithi) June 3, 2020
...italijanskih Rima i Milana...
The protests went all the way to #Italy (Rome and Milan), people gathered in front of the American embassies and draw a mural.
— Anonymous in 1 click (@InfoAnonymuos) June 1, 2020
If you can't admit that there is something truly wrong in the United States, you are refusing to act like a human being.#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/0UprHIcQAd
...kao i Amsterdama, Haga, Groningena (Holandija):
#thewholeworldswatching RT @ianbremmer: Turnout for George Floyd protests in Amsterdam.
— Ken Ronkowitz (@ronkowitz) June 3, 2020
Extraordinary.pic.twitter.com/4hXHvKaddo pic.twitter.com/9vu4euXk8Z
Anti racism protest with Physical distancing in The Hague after crowdedness went Out of hand in Amsterdam @ProfJohnDrury @cliffordstott #BlackLivesMatter #BlackOutTuesday #GeorgeFloyd #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/IsR504OPyF
— EventSafetyInstitute (@Safe_Events) June 2, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter protest in #Groningen, 8 miles from my home. Since we’re still fighting #COVID19, I didn’t attend. Far as I can tell, social distancing is ?#Netherlands #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/J9lYNuXJZZ
— Anita Larkens ?♀️ (@LarkensAnita) June 2, 2020
Nije mirno ni u Španiji...
Protests seem to have erupted in Barcelona and Spain in solidarity with #GeorgeFloyd #Minneapolisprotest #Spain #USA #ICantBreathe https://t.co/StL1w580N2
— Don Najeh ناجح بن علي الشمري (@8AMinMadrid) June 3, 2020
...kao ni u Švajcarskoj:
Protest in Zuerich,Switzerland.#GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #ICanBreathe #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #PrideMonth2020 pic.twitter.com/InyKyuGNaC
— Matthias Kiszler (@MKiszler) June 1, 2020
I britanski Trafalgar skver bio je poprište protesta:
demands justice for George Floyd: NEW ZEALAND: protesters wore masks peaceful demonstrations, Supporters of the Greek hold up letters spelling 'I can't breathe', SWITZERLAND: taking part in a Black Lives Matter protest,ENGLAND: People hold placards join a march at Trafalgar SQ pic.twitter.com/zUOHqIbLJk
— Lilian Chan (@bestgug) June 2, 2020
U isto vreme, protesti se održavaju bukvalno širom čitave planete - od Australije, preko Brazila, pa do Sirije!