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Police and demonstrators clash at Athens May Day march
01/05/2010 - GREECE

Police and demonstrators clash at Athens May Day march

A trade union march marking May Day in Athens turned violent Saturday after demonstrators clashed with police. Dozens of youths stormed through a line of anti-riot forces protecting the finance ministry, prompting police to deploy tear gas.
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Angry protesters seize regional government building in Talas
06/04/2010 - Kyrgyzstan

Angry protesters seize regional government building in Talas

Thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev seized the regional government building in the north-western town of Talas Tuesday, clashing with riot police. Kyrgyzstan has been experiencing political unrest since ea
Sarkozy promises action after bus attack in Paris suburbs
02/04/2010 - FRANCE

Sarkozy promises action after bus attack in Paris suburbs

French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with bus drivers who refused to work in the impoverished northern Paris suburb of Tremblay-en-France after a bus was attacked Wednesday night.
Palestinians clash with Israeli police as Hamas calls for new 'intifada'
16/03/2010 - ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT

Palestinians clash with Israeli police as Hamas calls for new 'intifada'

Israeli police fired tears gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets as hundreds of Palestinians rioted across east Jerusalem on Tuesday in the worst rioting in years as a Hamas leader called for a new "intifada", or uprising.
Trial of policeman accused of killing teenager postponed
20/01/2010 - GREECE

Trial of policeman accused of killing teenager postponed

The trial of the police officer accused of fatally shooting 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos in Dec. 2008, a death which sparked violent riots throughout Greece, has been postponed until Friday due to the absence of the defence lawyer.
The marginalisation of Turkish Kurds
22/12/2009 - TURKEY

The marginalisation of Turkish Kurds

Turkey struggles to deal with the marginalisation and radicalisation of its young Kurds. Ethnic tensions are rife, and clashes erupted between Kurdish groups and nationalist factions in the heart of Istanbul earlier this month. But the government has recently made overtures towards the Kurdish minority, which makes up close to 20 percent of Turkey's population.
France's sick suburbs? (part 2)
09/12/2009 - QUESTIONING THE "FRENCH MODEL"

France's sick suburbs? (part 2)

Does the French Model create the problem in the larger towns and cities of unemployment, and crime all being centralized on one particular place? France was the home of the modern architectural thought that produced the model estates of the 1960s, 70s. And today the projects built for good have largely gone wrong. What then to do with a concentration of social problems, and the people who say their life has disconnected them from any chance of progress?
France's sick suburbs?
09/12/2009 - QUESTIONING THE "FRENCH MODEL"

France's sick suburbs?

Does the French Model create the problem in the larger towns and cities of unemployment, and crime all being centralized on one particular place? France was the home of the modern architectural thought that produced the model estates of the 1960s, 70s. And today the projects built for good have largely gone wrong. What then to do with a concentration of social problems, and the people who say their life has disconnected them from any chance of progress?
Police shooting anniversary protests erupt into violence
09/12/2009 - GREECE

Police shooting anniversary protests erupt into violence

Fresh fighting erupted Monday in central Athens during the second day of protests marking the one year anniversary of the fatal shooting of a teenager by police. Youths threw stones at a police station and security cordon, resulting in nine arrests.
Violent clashes mark anniversary of fatal police shooting
07/12/2009 - GREECE

Violent clashes mark anniversary of fatal police shooting

Police clashed with youths in Athens Sunday, as thousands of protesters took to the streets to mark the anniversary of the fatal police shooting of a teenager, which sparked weeks of rioting last year.
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