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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: civil unrest

civil unrest stories: 11 news summaries

(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

analysis


 Unrest Shines Light on 
 Chinese Ethnic Fractures 

'Monolithic myth' fades after riots

Jul 13, 09 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The government clings to the notion of a “harmonious” country, but China is home to 56 “official” ethnic groups and many unofficial divisions—which are widening as some push for “increased cultural nationalism and resistance to Beijing central control,” writes Dru Gladney in the Wall Street ... More »

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China • minorities • ethnic conflict • ethnic diversity • Han Chinese • Uighurs • 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) - 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

(Newser) - Explosions rang out in Madagascar’s capital today, as the army stormed and easily captured the presidential palace at the center of the city. The building appeared deserted, according to an AP reporter, who saw armored vehicles roll through the normally ceremonial palace gates. One colonel said it wasn’t... More »

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Madagascar • coup d'etat • civil unrest • Marc Ravalomanana • Andry Rajoelina

Spy Chief: Economic Crisis a Greater Threat than Terror

Security assessment warns that downturn could cause widespread instability

Feb 13, 09 3:32 AM CST
(Newser) - The new director of national intelligence warned Congress yesterday that the global economic crisis poses a graver and more immediate threat to the US than international terror, the New York Times reports. The crisis could undermine national governments and cause widespread civil unrest as it spreads and deepens, causing serious... More »

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Afghanistan • national security • terrorism • Director of National Intelligence • financial crisis • civil unrest • Dennis Blair

China Detains
59 in Tibet for 'Spreading Hate'

Activists accused of targeting ethnic Han migrants via music

Dec 25, 08 1:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Chinese police have arrested 59 people in Tibet for downloading and selling banned “reactionary songs” they say fuel ethnic hatred against migrant Han Chinese, the New York Times reports. The detainees are accused of collaborating with the exiled Dalai Lama to fuel unrest in the troubled region. State media... More »

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China • Internet • censorship • Tibet • Dalai Lama • riots • Lhasa • Tibetan monks • detainees • civil unrest

OPINION

Collapsing Nations Threaten to Be Obama's First Crisis

Imploding world economies would demand tough foreign policy choices

Dec 12, 08 3:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's first major foreign policy crisis threatens to be no less that the complete collapse of a large and unstable nation, Marc Ambinder writes in the Atlantic. The transition team has so far been silent—in public, anyway—on the prospect, but there are indications they are convinced the... More »

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Barack Obama • world economy • foreign policy • Obama administration • financial crisis • civil unrest • transition team • President Obama

3K Stranded in Bangkok
as PM Refuses to Step Down

Army pressures government as violence grows between factions

Nov 26, 08 12:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Thailand’s government today rejected a top general’s demand it dissolve parliament and hold elections, the Guardian reports, as protesters demand that Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat step down entirely. Wongsawat snuck back into Thailand today and plans to meet with the king, whom protesters support; a pro-government gang killed... More »

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Thailand • Asia • protests • Bangkok • air travel • Bhumibol Adulyadej • Thai protesters • Somchai Wongsawat • civil unrest

 Protests Ground Bangkok Flights

Demonstrators swarm airport to stop PM from returning

Nov 25, 08 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Anti-government protesters have stormed the terminals of Bangkok's main airport, forcing all flights to be canceled or diverted, in an attempt to stop the prime minister from returning home from an international summit, the Telegraph reports. Police—instructed not to use force—say they could do little to stop the... More »

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Bangkok • airport • prime minister • protesters • Thai protesters • civil unrest

 Thai Riots Rattle 
 Gentle Anteaters 

Zoo officials move sensitive animals away from noise and tear gas

Oct 14, 08 3:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Violent clashes in Bangkok between police and protesters have produced two unlikely refugees—anteaters in the city's Dusit Zoo. Two 4-year-old anteaters who arrived from the US last year have been moved to another zoo where they won't be traumatized by the noise of rioting or tear gas, the BBC... More »

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Thailand • Bangkok • riots • People's Alliance for Democracy • Somchai Wongsawat • civil unrest • anteaters • teargas

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