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14/05/2013 - France

Calls for police chief to resign after violence at Paris Saint-Germain celebrations

Opposition MPs in France are calling for the resignation of the Paris police chief after yesterday’s violence in Trocadéro, one of the most visited parts of central Paris.

Robinson accuses top Punjabi politicians of involvement in attacks on Christians
10/05/2013 - Report: Pakistan elections 2013

Pakistan’s religious minorities confront violence and discrimination

The death toll of more than 100 during Pakistan’s general election campaign has drawn attention to the political violence that is part of the country’s life.

Nigeria top of violence-to-journalists league
04/05/2013 - African Media

Nigeria top of violence-to-journalists league

Mohamed Keita, Africa coordinator of the Committee to Protect Journalists, discusses Nigeria's rating as the world's worst perpetrator of violence against journalists in the CPJ's 2013 global ...

Who are the gunmen taking over ministries in Tripoli?
01/05/2013 - African news explained

Who are the gunmen taking over ministries in Tripoli?

In Libya, gunmen surrounded the Justice Ministry yesterday to demand that Kadhafi-era officials be sacked.

28/04/2013 - Pakistan elections 2013 - the parties

Muttahida Quami Movement - trying to broaden its appeal

The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) was the fourth largest party in the outgoing parliament and is powerful in Pakistan’s economic capital, Karachi.

27/04/2013 - France

Defendant in French anti-white racism case is white

The defendant accused of “anti-white racism” in a Paris court is white himself.

UMP leader Jean-François Copé claims anti-white racism is on the rise in France
26/04/2013 - Report: France

Man prosecuted for anti-white racism in French court

For the first time a French anti-racism group is supporting a legal case of racism against a white person.

19/04/2013 - France

French MPs come to blows as gay marriage debate ends

Punches were reportedly thrown in the French parliament on Thursday night as MPs wrapped up the long debate on the government’s gay marriage bill.

Egyptians protest against sectarian violence
09/04/2013 - African news explained

Egyptians protest against sectarian violence

Liberal and left-wing MPs held a sit-in at the Shura Council Monday, calling for the dismissal of the country's interior minister after the weekend attack on Coptic Christians.

Myanmar Buddhist-Muslim tension spreads to Indonesian camp
06/04/2013 - World news explained

Myanmar Buddhist-Muslim tension spreads to Indonesian camp

Former US president Jimmy Carter warned Friday that deadly religious violence in Myanmar was undermining the country's hard-won democratic reforms.

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