George Zimmerman returns to Florida for jail after judge revokes bond
George Zimmerman as he was lead into a Seminole County courtroom for his bond hearing in April. Photograph: Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images George Zimmerman has returned to Florida to turn himself in to...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman turns himself in to Florida jail after judge revokes bond
George Zimmerman arrives at the John E Polk Correctional Facility after his bond was revoked by a Florida judge in Sanford. Photograph: Brian Blanco/Reuters George Zimmerman surrendered himself to...
View ArticleZimmerman verdict triggers criticism, protests across US
SANFORD (Florida): George Zimmerman emerged from a Florida courthouse a free man after a jury cleared the former neighborhood watch volunteer of all charges in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black...
View ArticleThe Second Killing of Trayvon Martin
The cowardly police in Sanford, Florida, who sanctioned the murder of an unarmed black teenager by a racist vigilante named George Zimmerman, have now assassinated Trayvon Martin a second time, by...
View ArticleThe Zimmerman verdict
What if George Zimmerman had followed the direction of the police dispatcher and remained in his car, allowing police officers to apply their professional judgment to what concerned him — Trayvon...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman will never lead a normal life, family fears
George Zimmerman trial with his defence attorney Don West. Photograph: Zuma/Rex Features George Zimmerman, acquitted of murder by a Florida jury, will never again be free to live a normal life,...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin death: thousands march in town where teenager was shot
Jesse Jackson, centre right, joins the protest march over the death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. Photograph: David Manning/Reuters Thousands of people have joined a march through Sanford,...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin death: Gingrich criticism of Obama sparks row
Newt Gingrich said Barack Obama's remarks on the death of Travyon Martin were 'disgraceful'. Photograph: Jason Minick/AP The White House has hit back at accusations that Barack Obama was playing...
View ArticleNational Review fires John Derbyshire over race article
John Derbyshire's article was written in the wake of the Trayvon Martin case and articles about 'the talk' black parents give children about racism. Photograph: AP The National Review has fired its...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin: how a teenager's death sparked a national debate
Trayvon Martin. Photograph: AP Trayvon Martin so nearly went to his grave unnoticed, his death barely recorded among the grim statistics of gun violence involving African American youths. Initially,...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman: prosecutors defend bringing murder case
Demonstrators react outside court after hearing the verdict. Photograph: Mike Brown/AP The prosecutor who charged George Zimmerman last year has defended her decision to bring a murder case against...
View ArticleZimmerman juror comes forward and says he 'got away with murder'
This image released by ABC shows Juror B29, known as Maddy, center, on Good Morning America. Photograph: AP A second juror in the trial of George Zimmerman has given a TV interview saying the former...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin case: key moments
How the shooting of an unarmed teenager in Florida led to the trial of George Zimmerman and outrage at his acquittal Protesters march in Los Angeles after George Zimmerman was cleared of killing...
View ArticleReaction to Zimmerman verdict: 'All right we are two nations'
The trial is over, George Zimmerman has been acquitted, and the earliest demonstrations after the Florida verdict Saturday night came and went mostly in peace. Yet if the high drama has ended over the...
View ArticleNRA official accuses media of creating controversy over Travyon Martin case
Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's executive vice-president, said reporters were irresponsible and dangerously dishonest. Photograph: Christian Gooden/AP A National Rifle Association executive has accused the...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin: protesters take to the streets
Demonstrators condemn George Zimmerman's acquittal as black community leaders call for a civil rights case Protesters march peacefully in San Francisco, condemning the acquittal of George Zimmerman in...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin death: analysis of 911 call casts doubts on Zimmerman story
Justice for Trayvon placards are carried by protesters during a march through Sanford, Florida, on Saturday over the killing of the African American teenager. Photograph: Michael Lewis/Demotix/Corbis...
View ArticleThe George Zimmerman trial is the worst fear of every black family
The parents of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters The Trayvon Martin case has been nothing short of heartbreak from the very beginning....
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman trial: signs jury nearing decision
Supporters of both sides in the case have issued calls for restraint. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images A jury deciding the fate of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighbourhood watch leader charged...
View ArticleZimmerman acquitted on all charges in Trayvon Martin case
George Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges on Saturday for the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in this central Florida town in February of last year. If he had been...
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