USA: Sandra Bland solidarity protest hits NYC, arrests made

Hundreds of people rallied in Manhattan on Wednesday, demanding justice for Sandra Bland. A number of arrests were made at the protest as those involved occupied Pennsylvania Station, with the crowd connecting the recent death of Bland to the 'Black Lives Matter' movement and ongoing police brutality in the country. Protesters have also been gathering outside Waller county jail, where Bland lost her life on July 13. Originally ruled a suicide, it is alleged that she was found hanging in her cell three days after she was arrested over a minor traffic incident. The family of Bland, who was an anti-racist activist, say she was in positive spirits prior to her death after landing a job at a local university. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has confirmed a high-level investigation into the tragedy.