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Relatives of inmates held at the General Command of the Carabobo Police react as they wait outside the prison, where a fire occurred in the cells area, according to local media, in Valencia, Venezuela, March 28, 2018.

68 killed in Venezuelan police station riot and fire

Conflict

Rioting and a fire in the cells of a Venezuelan police station in the central city of Valencia killed 68 people on Wednesday, according to the government and witnesses.

Smoke rose from the Metropolitan Remand Centre in Ravenhall, Melbourne.

For these prisoners in Australia, taking away their cigarettes might have been the last straw

Justice
Riot police attack a man during an anti-Muslim riot in Hlegu, outside Yangon, in April. More sectarian riots flared up in Myanmar in July.

Who’s to blame for Myanmar’s spate of sectarian riots?

Conflict & Justice
Riot police attack a man during an anti-Muslim riot in Hlegu, outside Yangon, in April. More sectarian riots flared up in Myanmar in July.

Who’s to blame for Myanmar’s spate of sectarian riots?

Conflict & Justice

Hundreds arrested in London riots

London neighborhoods bracing for more riots

Thousands of additional police will be on the streets of London Tuesday night as riots engulfed many of London’s neighborhoods.

Riot Police on Patrol after Weekend Clashes in Paris Suburb

Conflict & Justice

French riot police patrol the streets of the Paris suburb of Trappes after clashes between police and youths this past weekend. The unrest was sparked by police stopping a woman wearing a full Muslim face veil in public.

Intense Rioting and Unrest in Sweden

The usually peaceful Swedish capital of Stockholm has seen a week of intense rioting and unrest. Over the past week, rioters have set cars and schools on fire. Marcus Brixskiöld, an expert on social unrest based in Stockholm, provides a sense of what’s causing the unrest.   

Why International Support for Pussy Riot Could Backfire

Conflict & Justice

Russian-American musician and writer Alina Simone says she thinks this international attention could end up alienating ordinary Russians and create more support for the Kremlin.

Members of Russian Punk Band Pussy Riot Plead ‘Not Guilty’ in Moscow Trial

Conflict & Justice

Three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot have pleaded not guilty to charges of hooliganism over an anti-Vladimir Putin protest at Moscow’s main cathedral.