Riots

Four inmates involved in one of Brazil's deadliest prison riots suffocated while being transferred to another jail, officials said Wednesday, taking to 62 the number killed over two days. The men were among 46 prisoners removed from the Altamira Regional Rec…

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Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - The deadly riot in a prison at Altamira in northern Brazil, which left more than 50 dead on Monday, is the latest unrest in Latin America's notoriously overcrowded jails. Of the deadliest prison riots around the world in recent years, …

At least 52 prisoners were killed by other inmates during clashes between organised crime groups at the Altamira prison in northern Brazil on Monday, according to prison officials. Para state prison authorities said 16 of the victims were decapitated while o…

Last week, violent riots erupted in the NSW Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre. Several inmates allegedly attacked known sex offenders, and a held a siege on the rooftop lasting nearly 22 hours. In June, officers at the centre walked off the job after a num…

By 2011, black students in Louisville were twice as likely to score proficient on math and reading tests as those in Detroit, Mr. Orfield found. Janet Pinkston, who is white, was bused to duPont Manual High School, which performed better academically than th…

Protesters crowded into one of the world's busiest airports, greeting international visitors to Hong Kong with anti-government chants Friday in an effort to raise awareness of their pro-democracy movement. More than 1,000 demonstrators dressed in black fille…

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NEW DELHI: Nearly 400 people accused of arson, assault and vandalism during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar communal riots could be off the hook soon as the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has recommended withdrawal of prosecution in 75 cases lodged agains…

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Stating that police investigation has found that two brothers – Nawab and Shahid – allegedly killed during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots were durachari (vicious), badchalan, and charitraheen (immoral and character…