Riots

Kim Park says the riots pushed Korean-Americans to become more politically active: Courtesy of Kim ParkKim Park was aged 12 and worked as a cashier in a bullet-proof booth at her mother’s petrol station in Compton when the Los Angeles riots erupted.After her father died and her mother decided to…

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. At least 46 people are dead after a riot in an overcrowded Venezuelan prison Friday that began with inmates protesting a ban on visitors during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a lawmaker and prisoners’ rights group. Carolina…

CARACAS (Reuters) - Human rights groups on Saturday called for an investigation into a prison riot in western Venezuela that left 46 people dead and 75 injured, and questioned authorities’ explanation that the incident was linked to a failed escape attempt. Members of the Bolivarian national guard stand outside Los…

Healthcare workers and members of the Bolivarian national police wait for the arrival of prisoners outside a hospital after a riot erupted inside a prison in Guanare, Venezuela May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Manuel Alvarado CARACAS (Reuters) - At least 17 prisoners in a Venezuelan jail were killed on Friday as they…

A strange, unnerving thing started to happen sometime last week: Some of us got a little lazy about the whole social distancing thing to slow the spread of coronavirus. Hop onto your Instagram and you might even see people boldly posting about their ventures outside their home: a pool party…

The eurozone economy contracted by 3.8% in the first quarter of 2020, according to preliminary estimates from Eurostat. The European Union lost 3.5% of gross domestic product, the data showed.The French and Spanish economies shrank by 5.8% and 5.2% in the first quarter of 2020, a sign of the extensive…

FREETOWN (Reuters) - Smoke billowed from the central prison in Sierra Leone’s capital and gunfire could be heard from nearby streets on Wednesday after a riot broke out, a Reuters reporter said. The morning violence at Pademba Road Prison followed confirmation on Monday of a coronavirus case there, but the…

Beirut, Lebanon - One man died on Tuesday after violent clashes in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli that left dozens injured after the Lebanese army used live fire, rubber-coated rounds, and tear gas to clear angry protesters. Thousands of protesters across Lebanon blocked roads, attacked banks, and marched through streets throughout…

Riot’s new shooter Valorant pissed a lot of people off recently with what was perceived as a heavy-handed approach to cheat protection. A new update to the game will make some of that easier for players to manage.In a Reddit post that leads with “While we normally don’t plan on…

Image: Riot GamesIt is a regrettable sign of our times that women sharing videos of vocal, sustained harassment they’ve received in specific competitive multiplayer games has become a genre unto itself. The latest game: Riot’s still-in-testing tactical shooter Valorant. The latest person to share a video: A Riot employee.Late last…