US Congress to punish lawmaker over violent meme
Republican Paul Gosar tweeted a video depicting sword attacks on Joe Biden and a congresswoman. from: BBC News
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After Violent Standoff, Pakistan Strikes Deal With Banned Islamist Group
The pact, announced Sunday, defused a crisis that had paralyzed several cities, but it also highlighted the government’s struggle to assert itself against religious extremists. From: New York Times
Exuberant Art and Cable Car Can Lift a Poor, Violent Place Only So High
A new cableway and hundreds of giant murals have brightened lives in Iztapalapa, Mexico City’s most populous neighborhood, but poverty and attacks against women are still pervasive. From: New York Times
Domestic violence: Mum begged for violent son to be taken away
from: BBC News A service supporting families in Wales saw a rise in “child on parent” domestic abuse in lockdown.
Violent Crime Spikes Among Arabs in Israel as Officials Admit Neglect
Killings of Arabs by Arabs have soared in Israel. The prevailing assumption, an official said, was “as long as they are killing each other, that’s their problem.” From: New York Times
Killamarsh: Woman and children died as a result of ‘violent acts’
from: BBC News Inquests have opened into the deaths of a woman and three children found dead at a house in Derbyshire.
Melbourne protests: Violent anti-vaccine protests enter third day
Demonstrators have been marching against lockdowns and mandatory vaccines in Australia’s second largest city. from: BBC News
Amid violent reprisals, Afghans fear the Taliban’s ‘amnesty’ was empty
Reports suggest the Taliban are searching for, and allegedly killing, people they pledged to leave in peace. from: BBC News
Mass brawl erupts in Armenian parliament: Third violent bout in just two days
Security personnel were called in to remove several members after violence erupted on the parliament floor. from: BBC News
Protests Against Covid Restrictions Turn Violent in Melbourne, Australia
The police said it was the first time officers had been forced to use “a range of nonlethal options” to disperse anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne. From: New York Times
Australian World Cup winner Kefu ‘doing well’ after violent attack
Tonga coach and former Australia great Toutai Kefu says he is out of hospital and “doing well” after a violent attack by intruders at his home.
Turkish capital reels from violent protests against Syrians
Protesters attacked houses owned by Syrians after tensions flared over reports of a fatal stabbing. from: BBC News
Tunisia PM sacked after violent Covid protests
Protesters clashed with police as they demanded the government be dismissed over Covid failings. from: BBC News
A largely maskless, sometimes violent protest against Sydney’s lockdown raises fears of superspreading.
Protesters marching through downtown Sydney on Saturday. Some clashed with the police, and 57 people were arrested. From: New York Times