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Trial by Media a short but full-fat opera

Its composer says the Oscar opera will challenge audiences with things they have never heard before

  • Keith Bain
8 min read
Demonstrators dressed in black veils join a rally in New York 27 February, 2000 to protest the acquittal of four white police officers in the shooting death of African immigrant Amadou Diallo (portrait). Hundreds turned out to protest. (Doug Kanter/AFP)
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Amadou Diallo will never be forgotten

Amadou Diallo, a Guinean man, was killed by NYPD officers 21 years ago. Today protesters still invoke his name as they fight for justice

  • Nick Roll
8 min read