Riots
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Is Britain about to 'boil over'?
Today's Big Question A message shared across far-right groups listed more than 30 potential targets for violence in the UK today
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Keir Starmer and the 2011 London riots: the lessons for today's unrest
The Explainer PM's 'brutal' response 13 years ago when director of public prosecutions sent a 'very powerful message'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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UK's Starmer slams 'far-right thuggery' at riots
Speed Read The anti-immigrant violence was spurred by false rumors that the suspect in the Southport knife attack was an immigrant
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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What role did disinformation play in Southport riots?
Today's Big Question Far-right groups turn violent after false details regarding the attacker's identity are spread online
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Right-wing mob breaches Israeli military base
Speed Read The protestors hoped to prevent a legal process that would investigate crimes against a Palestinian prisoner
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Macron tries to soothe New Caledonia uproar
Speed Read The French president promised to delay a voting reform that prompted deadly riots in the Pacific territory
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Capitol Hill rioters: ‘US Congress members helped us plan attack’
Under the Radar Protest organisers claim to have met ‘dozens’ of times with lawmakers and White House staff
By The Week Staff Published
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George Floyd protests: how dangerous are US riot-control weapons?
In Depth Rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades can all cause serious injury and death
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Hundreds arrested in Paris May Day riots
Speed Read More than 1,000 ‘Black Bloc’ protesters have clashed with police in the French capital
By The Week Staff Last updated
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High-handed Erdogan: what lies behind the violence in Turkey
In Depth Turkey is officially secular – and the protesters don't like Erdogan's increasingly Islamic agenda
By Robert Fox Published
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A nation of looters: it even happened in the Blitz
Speed Read Calls for the ‘Blitz Spirit’ following the riots are misguided: looting was rife in London's darkest hour
By The Week Staff Published
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