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Dozens 'Disappeared'
After China Riots

Rights group: Uighurs vanished after being detained by police

Oct 21, 09 3:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dozens of Uighur men and boys rounded up in the wake of the riots that shook China's Xinjiang province over the summer are missing, according to a reports from a human rights group. Interviews with families in Urumqi found evidence that 43 people had vanished since being taken away by... More »

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China • riots • Human Rights Watch • Xinjiang • Uighurs • Urumqi

Chinese Court Sentences
6 to Death for Ethnic Riots

All the condemned appear to be Uighurs

Oct 12, 09 6:56 AM CDT
(AP) - A court in China's far western Xinjiang region sentenced six men to death today over riots between Muslim Uighurs and members of the Han Chinese majority that killed nearly 200 people in July. The sentences—the first for any of the scores of suspects arrested in the rioting—appeared aimed... More »

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China • riots • death sentence • ethnic violence • ethnic tensions • Xinjiang • Uighurs

investigation

The Memorial Killings:
What Katrina Doctors Did

Report details how staff responded to agonizing situation

Aug 28, 09 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the staff at one New Orleans hospital faced a torturous dilemma: For critically ill patients who would have to be carried down as many as 8 flights of stairs and back up to the roof of a garage, evacuation seemed impossible. With rumors of... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • investigation • New Orleans • euthanasia • Dr. Anna Pou • riots • doctors • medical emergency • ProPublica

(Newser) - France's celebration of the 320th anniversary of rioters storming the Bastille was marred by major riots, Der Speigel reports. Over 300 cars were torched in cities across the country, and hundreds of arrests were made as youths hurled home-made explosives at police, injuring several officers. Authorities say the number of... More »

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France • Bastille Day • riots • Paris riots • civil unrest

 As Riots Quiet, 
 China Vows to 
 Execute Killers 

Anyone found guilty of murder will be executed, says party head

Jul 8, 09 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - After thousands of troops were deployed to quell ethnic unrest in the Chinese city of Urumqi, “the situation is under control,” said officials—who vowed to execute anyone behind the riot's 156 deaths. Most of those charged with murder so far have been students, said the city’s... More »

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China • police • riots • ethnic conflict • Xinjiang • Uighurs • civil unrest • paramilitary • Urumqi

(Newser) - Thousands of ethnic Han Chinese rioted in the western city of Urumqi today, destroying shops and property belonging to Muslim Uighurs in retaliation for Han deaths over the weekend, the Guardian reports. Police tried to disperse the mob with tear gas, but many rioters remained, throwing rocks at mosques and... More »

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China • race riot • riots • Han Chinese • Xinjiang • Uighurs • Urumqi

(Newser) - As New York City gears up for the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, one of the original protesters admits he never thought "it would turn out to be much of anything," the AP reports. Raymond Castro, now living with his partner of 30 years, says the crowd... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • New York City • riots • Stonewall Rebellion

 Iran: Foreign Media  
 Speaks for 'Hooligans' 

Journalists 'damaging the Islamic republic'

Jun 17, 09 1:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran has slammed foreign journalists for sparking unrest in the country as the “mouthpieces” of “hooligans,” CNN reports. The foreign ministry said “hundreds” of foreigners had been allowed into Iran in “a sign of the total transparency in the trends of the elections,” but... More »

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Iran • social networking • media • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • protests • Revolutionary Guards • journalist • riots • protesters • Mir Hossein Mousavi

CNN Fiddled While Tehran Burned

Twitter users blast network's paltry coverage during riots

Jun 15, 09 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Twitter has already become a go-to place for breaking news, but the micro-blogging site assumed the role of media watchdog over the weekend, reports the New York Times. As riots protesting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s victory began to heat up in Tehran—and CNN aired a Larry King repeat about American ... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • protests • CNN • watchdog • riots • disputed election • media coverage • Twitter • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

 Ahmadinejad: Protests 
 Like a 'Soccer Match' 

Students fear violence will soon escalate

Jun 14, 09 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - As rioters clogged the streets of Tehran for a second day burning police motorcycles and setting trash cans ablaze, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad compared them to disaffected sports fans, CNN reports. “Some people are sentimental and become excited," the Iranian president said. “I compared it to a soccer match.... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • riots • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

(Newser) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's rivals for the Iranian presidency were placed under house arrest in the wake of the disputed election results as fiery riots beoke out across Tehran, the Los Angeles Times reports. Main challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi, who had declared victory before the Interior Ministry's announcement that Ahmadinejad had prevailed,... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • riots • presidential election • civil unrest • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

 India Riots Bust Out 
 After Austria Temple Killing 

Punjab erupts in violence after Sikh guru's murder

May 25, 09 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Riots have broken out in dozens of cities across the Indian state of Punjab after a Sikh guru was killed in a temple in Austria yesterday. Thousands of protesters have damaged public property and set trains on fire, and in one city four people were injured when police fired on... More »

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India • Austria • Punjab • violence • riots • Sikh • religious violence • Manmohan Singh

 Jews Rattled by Anti-Semitic Riot in Argentina

Armed youths attack event celebrating Israel's independence day

May 19, 09 5:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - A violent attack on an Israel Day celebration in Buenos Aires has shaken Argentina's Jewish community, CNN reports. Community leaders—who warn there has been a surge in anti-Semitic incidents—say the event was attacked by an armed group of youths shouting pro-Palestinian slogans. Three Jews were injured and five... More »

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Israel • Argentina • riots • Buenos Aires • anti-Semitism

UPDATED

 Gunfight Causes 
 First Deaths 
 in Thai Riots 

Marketplace fight led to shooting: minister

Apr 13, 09 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - As political street-fighting rages on in Thailand, a gun battle in a residential area of Bangkok has led to the first two deaths, authorities tell the AP. A government spokesman said the encounter was between anti-government protesters and local residents, who were angry over the continuing demonstrations. More than 100... More »

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protests • Bangkok • riots • shooting • political demonstrations • guns • Thai protesters

Controversial Muhammad Cartoon Goes on Sale

Some copies are signed by artists in hiding

Apr 8, 09 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three years after political cartoons of the prophet Muhammad sparked violent riots in Muslim countries, the Denmark Free Press Society is selling prints of the controversial art. Some of the 1,000 copies, priced at $250 each, are signed by the artist, who remains in hiding due to death threats,... More »

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Islam • free speech • Muslims • censorship • religion • Denmark • riots • Danish Mohammed cartoons • Denmark Free Press Society

Man Died in G20 Protest After Clash With Cops: Witnesses

They saw news agent collapse after clash with cops

Apr 6, 09 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - London police are interviewing witnesses who reported seeing cops attack a man shortly before he collapsed and died during last week's G20 protests, reports the Guardian. The 47-year-old news agent hit his head on the pavement after the clash, according to reports. The confrontation occurred as riot police with dogs... More »

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London • police • protests • riots • Britain • police brutality • G20 • protesters

 French Cops 
 Battle NATO 
 Rioters 

Violence follows G20 leaders to Strasbourg for NATO summit

Apr 3, 09 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - French cops clashed violently with rioters in Strasbourg last night as G20 leaders prepared to head there for a NATO summit today. Hundreds were detained by police, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets at rampaging masked protesters, reports the BBC. Shop windows were smashed and cars and bus stops... More »

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Barack Obama • NATO • London • police • France • riots • Britain • G20 • Strasbourg • protesters • NATO summit • teargas

(Newser) - Two days of massive demonstrations have convinced the Pakistani government to reinstate the nation's chief justice, CNN reports. Hundreds of angry lawyers filled the streets as a government spokesman said Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry would soon regain his position. Protesters demanded that the government fulfill its promise to reinstate... More »

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Pakistan • Islamabad • Nawaz Sharif • riots • Lahore

(AP) - Irish nationalist gangs hurled gasoline bombs at police today after three alleged IRA dissidents were arrested on suspicion of killing two British soldiers, the AP reports. Police operating in armored cars and flame-retardant suits said none of their officers was injured during the rising mob violence in the Irish Catholic... More »

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Northern Ireland • arrest • riots • Northern Ireland peace deal • Irish Republican Army

 20 Killed in Mexican Prison Riot 

Troops sent in after drug gangs clash inside high-security prison

Mar 5, 09 4:26 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 20 prisoners died yesterday as rival Mexican drug gangs clashed in a prison outside Ciudad Juarez, CNN reports. Hundreds of police and soldiers put down the uprising after two hours. Fighting began as spouses were leaving at the end of conjugal visits, officials said. The high-security prison is... More »

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prison • Mexico • Mexican drug war • drug cartel • riots • Ciudad Juarez

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