Riots


A lesson in contrasts: how one riot was reported

Skin colour makes a huge difference on the language used, when it comes to how violent street riots are reported in the media. Better to be a London Nazi skinhead than a Sydney Lebanese Muslim.

Rioting Chinese steel workers beat boss to death

Thousands of workers in Chinese steel mill have rioted over fears of redundancies within the company, clashing with police and killing a company executive.

Mayday! Mayday! Berlin’s Left implodes

And so it comes around again, the tiresome ritual of rocks and bottles, batons and boots. Ben Gook reports from the Berlin barricades.