Drive-by gunmen shot Black Panther of Oxford Sasha Johnson in the head as they opened fire on house party after dispute between rival gangs - and she was NOT the intended target, says one of her friends
BLM activist Sasha Johnson is in a critical condition after sustaining a gunshot wound to her head on Sunday
Her party Taking the Initiative Party (TTIP) said the attack happened following numerous death threats
Mother-of-two Oxford Brookes graduate rose to prominence after organising BLM protests last year
But friends believe that she was not the intended victim in shooting fuelled by violence between two gangs
Last modified on Mon 24 May 2021 01.39 EDT
Top story: calls to widen action on Lukashenko
Morning everyone. Iâm Martin Farrer and these are the top stories this morning.
Belarus has been accused of âterrorismâ after it forced a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing in Minsk in order to arrest one of the passengers, an exiled opposition blogger critical of the countryâs authoritarian president
. Roman Protasevich, who is accused of organising last yearâs protests against Alexander Lukashenkoâs brutal regime, was detained on Sunday after his flight from Greece to Lithuania was diverted after the crew was told by Belarus air traffic controllers that there might be a bomb on board. Minsk confirmed that Lukashenko ordered his military to scramble a Mig-29 fighter to escort the plane. In a statement, Ryanair said the closest airport was Minsk and that the situation had been âout of its handsâ. The plane was over Belarusian airspace when it
Black Lives Matter activist in Britain in critical condition after gunshot to head
Posted : 2021-05-24 15:55
Updated : 2021-05-24 15:55
In this June 13, 2020, file photo, Sasha Johnson, center, attends a Black Lives Matter protest at Hyde Park in London. Johnson, a British Black Lives Matter campaigner, is in a critical condition after sustaining a gunshot wound to her head, a statement from her political party. AP-Yonhap
A leader of the Black Lives Matter in Britain is in critical condition in hospital after being shot in the head in the early hours of Sunday, according to her political party, Taking The Initiative Party.