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29 August 2020, Norway, Oslo: People take part in a protest against a rally of opponents of Islamization. Photo: Jil Yngland/dpa.

World

VIOLENCE

Riots break out in Norway over far-right Islamophobic rally

The Nomad Today 4/24/22

The rally was planned by an alliance called Stop the Islamisation of Norway and the organizers also planned to burn a copy of the Koran

FILED - 17 February 2022, Belgium, Brussels: Magdalena Andersson, Prime Minister of Sweden, arrives for an informal meeting of the members of the European Council to discuss the situation on the Ukraine-Russia borders. Photo: -/European Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

UPDATE - VIOLENCE

Three injured by shots in Swedish riots over right-wing demos

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/17/22

Tensions arose after a well-known right-wing extremist was given permission to hold a demonstration at which he planned to burn a copy of the Koran

HANDOUT - 07 January 2022, Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chairs a meeting of the counter-terrorism command in Nur-Sultan. Photo: -/Kazakh Presidency/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

RIOTS

Over 4,400 reported detained, 40 dead in Kazakhstan unrest

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/8/22

A Russian-led military alliance of former Soviet states, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), has sent in paratroopers as part of a peacekeeping force

FILED - Kazakhstan's President-elect Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks during a press conference after the Kazakh presidential elections. Photo: -/Kazakh Presidency/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

RIOTS

Kazakh president issues shoot-to-kill order against protesters

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/7/22

On Friday morning, state television reported that 26 demonstrators had been killed and over 3,000 arrested since the unrest began

19 November 2021, Netherlands, Rotterdam: A scooter was set on fire during a protest against the 2G policy at the Coolsingel. Violent riots broke out in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam during a demonstration by hundreds of people against stricter anti-coronavirus measures. Photo: Killian Lindenburg/ANP/dpa.

World

PANDEMIC

Seven injured as police fire shots at Rotterdam coronavirus riots

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/20/21

There were incidents of arson, fireworks were set off and police and firefighters were pelted with objects

29 September 2021, Ecuador, Guayaquil: Relatives of inmates protest and cry outside the Guayas N1 detention center, where violent clashes broke out. About 400 officers were involved in the operation. Photo: Marcos Pin/dpa.

World

VIOLENCE

More than 100 dead in prison clashes in Ecuador

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/30/21

President Guillermo Lasso imposed a state of emergency on the prison system

01 April 2021, Belgium, Brussels: An injured policeman arrests a protester at the Bois de La Cambre - Ter Kamerenbos as Brussels local police start the evacuation of the Park. Photo: Hatim Kaghat/BELGA/dpa

World

PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS

Many injured as police break up illegal mass gathering in Brussels

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/2/21

Water cannons and mounted policemen were deployed in the Bois de la Cambre park.

31 January 2021, Russia, Saint Petersburg: Russian Police officers detain a protester during a demonstration against the detention of the Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. Navalny was immediately detained upon his arrival in Moscow earlier this month after receiving treatment in Germany following a near-fatal assassination attempt. Photo: Sergei Mikhailichenko/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

NAVALNY CASE

Over 5,000 detained as opposition demos grip Russia for second week

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/1/21

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized Russian authorities for their heavy-handed treatment of anti-government protesters.

November 16, 2020 - Wilmington, Delaware, USA. - Video grab of C-SPAN's coverage of President-elect JOE BIDEN delivering remarks about the American economy.(Credit Image: © C-Span/ZUMA Wire Photo: C-Span/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

US ELECTION

US Congress certifies Biden win

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/7/21

Trump vows 'orderly' transition after Congress affirms Biden's win.

28 November 2020, France, Paris: A car burns during a protest against police brutality and the controversial Global Security bill that will restrict video recordings of police operations. Photo: Chris Huby/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA/dpa.

World

RIOTS IN PARIS

Tens of thousands protest in France against controversial police law

The Nomad Today 11/29/20

Protesters erected barricades in Paris and threw objects at the police. In the Breton city of Rennes, officers used tear gas against the protesters.

World

FEAR OF VIOLENCE

Norway police use tear gas after tensions surge at anti-Islam rally

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/29/20

Tensions surged among the several hundred counter-protesters when a female member of SIAN ripped pages from the Koran and spat on them.

A copy of the Koran, in Finnish. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

World

ANTI-ISLAMIC PROTEST

Calm restored in Swedish city following riots over Koran-burning

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/29/20

Police broke up the gathering and detained six people on suspicion of incitement against an ethnic group. Their plan was reportedly to burn a Koran wrapped in bacon .

World

German police respond to criticism over reported genealogy research

The Nomad Today 7/13/20

Germany, with its history of Nazis using ancestry research to hunt down individuals with Jewish bloodlines, is extremely sensitive to the concept of genealogy research conducted by police.

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Finland

MIDSUMMER NIGHT

Police say Hietaniemi riots caused by whim of intoxicated youth

The Nomad Today 6/21/20

Police says the events do not seem to be related to the Black Lives Matter movement. The five minors arrested were released on Saturday.

Finland

MIDSUMMER NIGHT

Police stoned and five arrested in a pitched battle in Helsinki

The Nomad Today 6/20/20

Several officers were injured and cars suffered damages after police responded with tear gas to the stones and fireworks thrown at them by a group of minors on Midsummer night.

Video

A majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's response in George Floyd case

The Nomad Today 6/3/20

A video by Reuters.

A person holds a "Black Lives Matter" sign as a heavy cloud of tear gas and smoke rises after being deployed by Seattle police as protesters rally against police brutality and the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 1, 2020. Picture taken June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

World

Five police shot during US protests

The Nomad Today 6/2/20

Trump has condemned the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American who died after a white policeman pinned his neck under a knee for nearly nine minutes in Minneapolis on 25 May, and has…