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Brazil investigates who led anti-democratic riots in capital
Brazil’s Supreme Court late on Sunday removed the governor of Brasilia from office for 90 days due to flaws in security in the capital, after thousands of backers of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro ransacked government buildings. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes also ordered social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok to block coup-mongering propaganda. Brazilian authorities have begun…
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Normalcy returns to Kano prison after riot
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) says normalcy has been restored to the Kurmawa Custodial facility in Kano metropolis following a violent protest staged by the inmates on Thursday. The Public Relations Officer, NCoS Kano State Command, DSC Musbahu Kofar-Nasarawa, confirmed the development to newsmen on Friday in Kano. It was gathered by NAN News that the inmates rioted over alleged…
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Africa
11 sentenced to death over football riot
11 men have been sentenced to death by an Egyptian court for their involvement in a 2012 football riot in the city of Port Said, Al Jazeera reports. In the said riot, fans of the winning al-Masry team invaded the pitch seconds after the Port Said match with al-Ahly, Egypt’s top football team, leaving 73 people trampled to death and…
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Rioters kill 25 in Egypt after football match
A riot broke out on Sunday night outside of a major football game in Egypt, with a stampede and fighting between police and fans killing at least 25 people, authorities said. The riot, only three years after similar violence killed 74 people, began ahead of a match between Egyptian Premier League clubs Zamalek and ENPPI at Air Defense Stadium east of…
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