violence

Vivid paintings depict months of bloody civil conflict

'Snipers ordered to aim for the head'

Nigerian city torn by post-election religious violence

Abidjan after Gbagbo, a tale of two cities

Abidjan residents struggle to buy provisions as fighting rages on

Russia gets its first real-life superhero

Armed looters go on rampage in Abidjan

A French diplomatic vehicle comes under attack in Abidjan

Police stand by as two men are burned alive by mob

Gbagbo's 'Young Patriots' take the law into their own hands

Grandmother clobbers jewellery thieves with hand bag

Members of a Muslim group lynched by extremists as police look on

Caught on camera: Key moments in the Tunisian protests

Why is Bab el-Oued up in arms?

UNOCI vehicle burned in Abidjan

“We walked two days in the jungle to cross the border”: An Ivorian refugee’s account

Slain mother is a stark reminder of women’s brutal fate in Mexico

Buenos Aires migrant squatters face deadly xenophobic violence

Youth supporters of Gbagbo and Ouattara clash in Cocody

Man bleeds to death in Tehran street before idle onlookers

Amateur footage and eyewitness account of Western Sahara violence

Five years after the riots, housing estate residents share their experiences

Amateur footage: The Pakistani army adopts 'eye-for-an-eye' against the Taliban

School violence in Nanterre: 'I find it hard to believe that you can take a crowbar to school'