violence

A video clip released by the French electro group Justice has caused controversy in the country for its aesthetic depiction of street violence. Attacking women, beating up old ladies and glassing bar-owners is all part of the glamorous storyline. If they were looking for attention - they got it. Read more and see the video...

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Photos of the chaos in Lhasa are finding their way to us slowly. We asked a young Tibetan activist to explain how the Chinese government manages to restrict information from leaving the country. See the photos and read her account.

UPDATE (13 March 7.30pm): We published the first amateur images of events on the Observers site. Press agencies have now distributed new photos of the events, finally managing to get their documents out of the country.

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At least four people were killed on Sunday (Jan. 13) in Aden, south Yemen, during confrontations between police and protesters. Didn't you hear? Or is it more a case of never having heard anything about a country which, despite being a neighbour of Saudi Arabia, is counted among the poorest in the world. François-Xavier Trégan, our Observer in the country's capital Sanaa, explains the origins of the conflict. Read more...

Protesters dispersed with bullets.

 

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Text messages played an important part in the Kenya protests at the end of last month. Now, Kenyan bloggers have found a new way to circulate information about the riots, rapes and murders that tear through their country. Our Observer Daudi Were, one of the project organisers, explains to us how it works. Read more...

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