Violence
Los Angeles (AFP) - A man who repeatedly threatened to kill an Arizona election official was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Monday, as investigators warned of increasing hostility towards poll workers ahead of this year's high-stakes US votes. Joshua Russell, from Ohio, directed numerous expletive-laden tirades against the person chiefly responsible for the smooth running of the 2022 mid-term election in Arizona, the state's department of justice said. "Mr. Russell made three phone calls to the office of then-Secretary of State Katie Hobbs threatening to put her in the ground o...
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Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced early Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, capitulating to international pressure that seeks to save the country overwhelmed by violent gangs that some experts say have unleashed a low-scale civil war. Henry made the announcement hours after officials including Caribbean leaders and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Jamaica to urgently discuss a solution to halt Haiti’s spiraling crisis. Henry has been because the violence closed its main international airports. He had arrived in Puerto Rico a...
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Haiti's government said Thursday that it was extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks that have paralysed the capital of Port-au-Prince in a fierce battle for political power. An initial three-day curfew was announced over the weekend, but gangs have continued to attack police stations and other state institutions at night. Haiti's National Police is struggling to contain the violence with limited staff and resources. The attacks began a week ago, shortly after embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry agreed to hold general elections in mid-2025 whil...
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Alessandra Mussolini, deputy leader of the Forza Italia's delegation to the European Parliament, said she was attacked in Strasbourg, in a video she posted on her social media account. The MEP, who attended a plenary session of the Euro Chamber, said that on Monday evening she was verbally and physically assaulted by a stranger as she walked through the city centre on her way to a restaurant for dinner. "I was attacked by a man who spoke Italian. A series of crazy insults, then he had a kind of crutch and threw it at me, on my back and shoulders...now I'm going...that is, there is too much vio...
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An argument between two groups of teenagers riding the New York City subway escalated into a deadly shooting on Monday, leaving one man killed and five others wounded. The gunfire broke out on an elevated train platform in the Bronx at around 4:30pm, a time when stations throughout the city are filled with children coming home from school and many workers are beginning their evening commute. A 34-year-old man was killed, police said. The wounded included a 14-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy and three adults, ages 28, 29 and 71. Some of the victims were believed to have been involved in the disp...
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By Ilies Peeters Alors qu'il s'apprêtait à effectuer une remise en jeu lors du match entre le Rayo et Séville lundi soir, Lucas Ocampos a subi des attouchements au niveau du postérieur par un supporter assis au premier rang. Scène plus que surréaliste en Espagne ! Lundi soir, alors que le Rayo Vallecano accueillait le Séville FC dans le cadre de la 23ème journée de la Liga, Lucas Ocampos a été victime d'une agression sexuelle en plein match. L'Argentin s'apprêtait à effectuer une touche sur le bord du terrain, quand un supporter assis au premier rang lui a glissé un doigt entre les fesses. La ...
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An NGO has claimed that refugees and migrants held in EU-backed facilities in Greece routinely experience violent "punishment", often for seemingly trivial misdemeanours. In a report published on Wednesday, the Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) documented dozens of testimonies from individuals who experienced physical abuse in closed camps, police stations, prisons and pre-removal detention centres across the southern European country. Interviewees reported being violently punished for "making eye contact" with officers, while others alleged they were beaten for talking while waiting i...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old photo of a man looking at a structure being demolished is viral online with the false claim that it is from Nuh, Haryana, and that the man is witnessing his house being razed by authorities following the violence in the area. BOOM found that the claims are false-- the photo is at least as old as 2022 and was most likely taken in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Punjab and Haryana High Court on August 7 questioned if the authorities in Nuh were indulging in "ethnic cleansing" after reports of more than 1,200 structures, most belonging to Muslims being demolished, emerged. Th...
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By Kaisar Andrabi Violent clashes erupted in Nuh, Haryana during a yatra. Tensions soared as Hindu groups clashed with Muslims, leading to six deaths and property damage. The incident unfolded on July 31 and has left the community grappling with its aftermath. The incident has raised concerns about communal harmony and safety in the region. Local authorities and law enforcement have been working to restore peace and investigate the causes behind the violent clashes. BOOM interviewed locals for insights. Watch the aftermath unfold.
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By Srijit Das A video showing a man wearing a BJP scarf throwing stones at a gathering has surfaced with a false claim that it shows moments which led to the violent clashes in Haryana's Gurugram. BOOM found that the video is not related to the recent clashes happening in Gurugram. The video is present online since 2022 and from Telangana. Haryana's Nuh district including some sectors of Gurugram witnessed a series of clashes on August 1 causing six deaths and leaving multiple houses and shops severely damaged. The communal clashes first broke out following a rumour that said the absconding mu...
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