riots
One year after riots, London neighbourhood turns ruins into art
Youth educator defends London rioters: “It’s their pain speaking”
Four days of UK riots in 10 amateur images
For four days now, London and several other cities throughout the United Kingdom have been rocked by violent riots. Scores of amateur photographers and videographers have captured the events. Watch videos and read more…
Fighting back with brooms: London citizens clean up after the riots
Chinese street vendors lash out against police tyranny
Five years after the riots, housing estate residents share their experiences
In October 2005, the death of two young people in Clichy-sous-Bois sparked violence in French banlieues [housing estates on the outskirts of large cities]. The residents of the most volatile neighbourhoods of French towns explain what has changed - or not - since the riots. Read more...
Car accident sparks Congolese timebomb
In the volatile south of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the smallest incident can spark violent, even fatal riots. Last week, the entire city of Likasi, in the province of Katanga, was up in arms over a minor car accident. Read our Observers’ account…
Bloody protests against soaring living costs: 'It’s a struggle just to get by'
Protests against the rising costs of food, fuel and water have turned ugly in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. Seven people have reportedly been killed and scores more have been wounded in clashes with police. We spoke to an Observer in Maputo, who brought us this account. Read more...
Belfast clashes: nationalist ire or 'recreational violence'?
Clashes between nationalist rioters and police dragged on for a fourth consecutive day in Belfast on Wednesday, with protesters throwing rocks, concrete slabs and petrol bombs at police, who responded with rubber bullets and water cannons. Read more...
Kyrgyz army “fails to defend ethnic Uzbeks from Kyrgyz looters”
Violent clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks have left more than a hundred people killed and 1,500 injured in and around the city of Osh. An ethnic Kyrgyz and an ethnic Uzbek from the city give us their accounts of the situation. Read on...
