New flare-up of local violence in South Sudan kills 15
Juba, South Sudan Reuters Young men shot dead 15 people in South Sudan’s eastern Pibor region, including a county commissioner, a senior official said on Wednesday, amid a rise in local conflict ahead of a national election due at the end of the year. A civil war that erupted two years after the country won […]
Guinea’s suppression of protests stokes anger as junta loses shine
Conakry, ReutersReuters With the acrid smell of burning tyres hanging in the air, Conakry resident Mariame Diallo pointed to blood splatters on a wall where she said her teenage brother was shot at close range during a protest against Guinea’s military government on 11th May. “I will never forgive those who killed him,” she said between […]
Tensions high in Israel after deadly attacks
Tel Aviv, IsraelReuters An Italian tourist was killed and five people were wounded in a car ramming in Tel Aviv on Friday that came hours after two Israeli sisters were killed in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank. The attacks, after a night of crossborder strikes in Gaza and Lebanon, added to an […]
Essay: Five years after Parkland, US school shootings haven’t stopped, and kill more people
In an article first published on The Conversation, criminologists DAVID RIEDMAN, JAMES DENSLEY and JILLIAN PETERSON, says while progress has been made in some areas, there is still much work to be done to ensure the safety and well-being of students and educators in US schools…
Essay: Biden calls for assault weapon ban – but does focus on military-style guns and mass shootings undermine his message?
In an article first published on The Conversation, US political science scholars MELISSA K MERRY and AARON SMITH-WALTER argue Biden’s focus on high-profile mass shootings and the role of assault weapons over other firearms helps explain why so many Americans feel gun laws are doomed to fail…
Devastated relatives identify victims of Chad’s bloody protests
N’Djamena, Chad Reuters Timothe Sidjim left the morgue with reddened eyes and a haggard look. He had just identified the body of his 22-year-old son, Allasem, one of at least 50 people killed in the violence that erupted as people protested against Chad’s government on Thursday. Hundreds took to the streets of the capital N’Djamena […]
Gunmen in violent Mexican state kill 20, including town mayor
San Miguel Totolapan, Mexico Reuters A fight between two rival gangs in the violence-plagued south-western state of Guerrero left 20 dead, including a local mayor, and two more wounded, Mexican authorities said Thursday. Among those shot dead in San Miguel Totolapan’s town hall on Wednesday were Mayor Conrado Mendoza, his father and former Mayor Juan […]
Gun violence: Gang crime looms over election in Sweden as shootings spread
JOHAN AHLANDER and SIMON JOHNSON, of Reuters, report on the role gang violence is playing in Sweden’s September election…
Four protesting against military rule in Sudan shot dead, doctors say
Khartoum, SudanReuters Sudanese security forces shot dead four people during a crackdown on nationwide protests on Thursday, a doctors’ committee said, as tens of thousands of people marched against military rule. Security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades as protesters marched through Khartoum and the neighbouring cities of Omdurman and Bahri towards the presidential […]
Three people shot dead during huge protests against Sudan coup, doctors say
Khartoum, Sudan/Cairo, EgyptReuters Security forces shot dead three people during nationwide protests in Sudan on Saturday, a doctors committee said, as hundreds of thousands of people demanded the restoration of a civilian-led government after a military coup. In Khartoum, security forces used tear gas and gunfire to try to disperse a huge crowd after protesters […]