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#BlackLivesMatter! The World in Protest Over George Floyd's Death

Published June 2nd, 2020 - 07:04 GMT

Protests over the death of George Floyd have swept across the globe.

Thousands gathered in Poland, Germany, Canada, Italy, China, New Zealand, Iran over the weekend to demonstrate in solidarity with US protests against the death of George Floyd and police brutality.

People chanting 'I can't breathe,' the words Floyd gasped as a white police officer knelt on his neck in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last Monday.

Candles were lit in Krakow, Poland, and also in Mashhad, Iran, where leaders have cynically criticized Donald Trump's 'racism' and tweeted their support for #BlackLivesMatter.

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Syrian artists Aziz Asmar and Anis Hamdoun finish a mural depicting George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man who died while while being arrested and pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, in the town of Binnish in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on June 1, 2020. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

Syrian artists Aziz Asmar and Anis Hamdoun finish a mural depicting George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man who died while while being arrested and pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, in the town of Binnish in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on June 1, 2020. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

Protests Over The Death of George in Germany (Twitter)

Protests Over The Death of George in Germany (Twitter)

Protests Over The Death of George in Poland (Twitter)

Protests Over The Death of George in Poland (Twitter)

A boy holds a sign during a protest Friday in downtown Los Angeles over the death of George Floyd (unicefus/Instagram)

A boy holds a sign during a protest Friday in downtown Los Angeles over the death of George Floyd (unicefus/Instagram)

A woman is holding a Black Lives Matter placard asking for Justice for George and other victims of racism and police brutalities on Montreal's Place du Canada on May 31, 2020. Several thousands demonstrators marched on Sunday in central Montreal against racism and police violence, in solidarity with demonstrations in the United States following the death of George Floyd. Eric THOMAS / AFP

A woman is holding a Black Lives Matter placard asking for Justice for George and other victims of racism and police brutalities on Montreal's Place du Canada on May 31, 2020. Several thousands demonstrators marched on Sunday in central Montreal against racism and police violence, in solidarity with demonstrations in the United States following the death of George Floyd. Eric THOMAS / AFP

Some 4,000 New Zealand protesters demonstrate against the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd in a Black Lives Matter protest in Auckland on June 1, 2020. MICHAEL BRADLEY / AFP

Some 4,000 New Zealand protesters demonstrate against the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd in a Black Lives Matter protest in Auckland on June 1, 2020. MICHAEL BRADLEY / AFP

People take part in a protest over the police killing of George Floyd in the USA, on June 1, 2020 in Barcelona. The United States has erupted into days and nights of protests, violence, and looting, following the death of George Floyd after he was detained and held down by a knee to his neck, dying shortly after. Pau Barrena / AFP

People take part in a protest over the police killing of George Floyd in the USA, on June 1, 2020 in Barcelona. The United States has erupted into days and nights of protests, violence, and looting, following the death of George Floyd after he was detained and held down by a knee to his neck, dying shortly after. Pau Barrena / AFP

Iranians hold a vigil in memory of George Floyd in Tehran, Iran (Twitter)

Iranians hold a vigil in memory of George Floyd in Tehran, Iran (Twitter)

Flashmob of protest against the killing of George Floyd in front of the consulate of United States of America on May 28, 2020 in Milan, Italy (Twitter)

Flashmob of protest against the killing of George Floyd in front of the consulate of United States of America on May 28, 2020 in Milan, Italy (Twitter)

Syrian artists Aziz Asmar and Anis Hamdoun finish a mural depicting George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man who died while while being arrested and pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, in the town of Binnish in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on June 1, 2020. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Protests Over The Death of George in Germany (Twitter)
Protests Over The Death of George in Poland (Twitter)
A boy holds a sign during a protest Friday in downtown Los Angeles over the death of George Floyd (unicefus/Instagram)
A woman is holding a Black Lives Matter placard asking for Justice for George and other victims of racism and police brutalities on Montreal's Place du Canada on May 31, 2020. Several thousands demonstrators marched on Sunday in central Montreal against racism and police violence, in solidarity with demonstrations in the United States following the death of George Floyd. Eric THOMAS / AFP
Some 4,000 New Zealand protesters demonstrate against the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd in a Black Lives Matter protest in Auckland on June 1, 2020. MICHAEL BRADLEY / AFP
People take part in a protest over the police killing of George Floyd in the USA, on June 1, 2020 in Barcelona. The United States has erupted into days and nights of protests, violence, and looting, following the death of George Floyd after he was detained and held down by a knee to his neck, dying shortly after. Pau Barrena / AFP
Iranians hold a vigil in memory of George Floyd in Tehran, Iran (Twitter)
Flashmob of protest against the killing of George Floyd in front of the consulate of United States of America on May 28, 2020 in Milan, Italy (Twitter)
Syrian artists Aziz Asmar and Anis Hamdoun finish a mural depicting George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man who died while while being arrested and pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, in the town of Binnish in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on June 1, 2020. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Syrian artists Aziz Asmar and Anis Hamdoun finish a mural depicting George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man who died while while being arrested and pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, in the town of Binnish in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on June 1, 2020. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Protests Over The Death of George in Germany (Twitter)
Protests Over The Death of George in Germany (Twitter)
Protests Over The Death of George in Poland (Twitter)
Protests Over The Death of George in Poland (Twitter)
A boy holds a sign during a protest Friday in downtown Los Angeles over the death of George Floyd (unicefus/Instagram)
A boy holds a sign during a protest Friday in downtown Los Angeles over the death of George Floyd (unicefus/Instagram)
A woman is holding a Black Lives Matter placard asking for Justice for George and other victims of racism and police brutalities on Montreal's Place du Canada on May 31, 2020. Several thousands demonstrators marched on Sunday in central Montreal against racism and police violence, in solidarity with demonstrations in the United States following the death of George Floyd. Eric THOMAS / AFP
A woman is holding a Black Lives Matter placard asking for Justice for George and other victims of racism and police brutalities on Montreal's Place du Canada on May 31, 2020. Several thousands demonstrators marched on Sunday in central Montreal against racism and police violence, in solidarity with demonstrations in the United States following the death of George Floyd. Eric THOMAS / AFP
Some 4,000 New Zealand protesters demonstrate against the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd in a Black Lives Matter protest in Auckland on June 1, 2020. MICHAEL BRADLEY / AFP
Some 4,000 New Zealand protesters demonstrate against the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd in a Black Lives Matter protest in Auckland on June 1, 2020. MICHAEL BRADLEY / AFP
People take part in a protest over the police killing of George Floyd in the USA, on June 1, 2020 in Barcelona. The United States has erupted into days and nights of protests, violence, and looting, following the death of George Floyd after he was detained and held down by a knee to his neck, dying shortly after. Pau Barrena / AFP
People take part in a protest over the police killing of George Floyd in the USA, on June 1, 2020 in Barcelona. The United States has erupted into days and nights of protests, violence, and looting, following the death of George Floyd after he was detained and held down by a knee to his neck, dying shortly after. Pau Barrena / AFP
Iranians hold a vigil in memory of George Floyd in Tehran, Iran (Twitter)
Iranians hold a vigil in memory of George Floyd in Tehran, Iran (Twitter)
Flashmob of protest against the killing of George Floyd in front of the consulate of United States of America on May 28, 2020 in Milan, Italy (Twitter)
Flashmob of protest against the killing of George Floyd in front of the consulate of United States of America on May 28, 2020 in Milan, Italy (Twitter)

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