Riots

Its almost Pride Month, which means soon enough, banks and $15 salad stores will bombard us all with rainbow-colored ads in an effort to market mortgage loans and acai bowls as essential to gay rights. But the city of New York, at least, is starting the month…

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots that sparked the gay liberation movement and allowed the LGBTQ community to get equal rights. The movement has been dubbed as the Pride movement and has gained traction in recent years. To celebrate…

The Special Investigation Team formed by the state government probed 510 riot cases in Muzaffarnagar and filed chargesheet in 175 cases. A local court in Muzaffarnagar has acquitted 11 persons accused of setting a house on fire and robbing valuables during t…

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BEIJING (Reuters) - Next Tuesday, June 4, marks 30 years since China bloodily suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing's Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people. Here are some landmark dates followin…

Indonesia Ends Four-Day Curbs on Social Media After Deadly Riots

Early results from Indias election, which was carried out in seven stages from mid-April, showed that the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Narendra Modi would remain in power. During the campaign, Mr Modi had stressed Hindu nationalism more than economic develop…

At least six people were killed as Indonesias capital erupted in violence on Wednesday when police clashed with protesters opposed to the re-election of President Joko Widodo. Dozens were arrested and parts of Jakarta were littered with debris and burned-out…

RIOTS I HAVE KNOWNBy Ryan Chapman MF, the narrator of Ryan Chapmans debut novel, Riots I Have Known, seems in fact to have known only one, which he relates via his blog from inside the Westbrook prisons Will and Edith Rosenberg Media Center for Journalistic …

Ra Ra Riot have announced their forthcoming album Superbloom. It arrives August 9 via Rob the Rich Recordings/Caroline. Ahead of the LP, Ra Ra Riot have shared the single Flowers, which was co-written and produced by Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend, Maggie…