Template:Portal:Current events/2020 June 7

Current events of June 7, 2020 (2020-06-07) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Protests erupt in Kashmir after troops of the Indian Army kill five separatist fighters and destroy a home that was housing explosives. The protesters are calling for the end of the Indian occupation of Kashmir and the end of direct Indian rule over the region.

Arts and culture

• George Floyd protests
  • George Floyd protests in the United Kingdom
    • The 19th-century statue of Edward Colston is pulled down by demonstrators and thrown over Bristol Harbour, England.

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia
  • The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia exceeds 100,000.

Politics and elections

• Killing of George Floy
  • The Minneapolis City Council passes a resolution to begin the process of aboliting the Minneapolis Police Department.