Nigerian authorities are scrambling to avert a full-fledged sectarian war in Plateau State after mob violence claimed the lives of 31 on Aug. 14 and 15. On the morning of Aug. 14 five minibuses conveying more than 60 Muslim worshippers were attacked by a Christian mob and bludgeoned, killing 22, on the outskirts of Jos,…
In Nigeria’s Jos City, Reprisal Attacks Threaten to Become Sectarian War
NC Plans to Give $27 Million for GPS Surveillance to Disrupt Domestic Violence
August 15, 2021
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By Dan Kane From The News & Observer RALEIGH, N.C.—When lawmakers last year wanted the North Carolina state court system to fund a $3.5 million project using tracking technology to prevent domestic violence attacks, court officials balked, saying they lacked the expertise. Lawmakers approved the pilot project, run by a Greenville-based nonprofit, assigning funding to…
At Least 3 Wounded in Sweden Shooting
HELSINKI—At least three people have been wounded in a shooting in the southern Swedish city of Kristianstad, police said. No suspects have been detained yet, Swedish media reported. Swedish police received an alert Tuesday afternoon that several loud bangs were heard in one of the districts of the city. Police soon arrived at the scene…
The Danger of Conflating Speech with Violence
Commentary It’s not uncommon to hear claims that language is tantamount to violence, that words can cause physical harm. This concept originated in academia, taking root in the 1980s and 1990s primarily among student activists and radical professors. Today’s campuses are littered with the consequences of this ideology. Trigger warnings, safe spaces, language police, speaker…
Violence in South Africa Occurs Amid Signs of Resilience: Analysts
News Analysis JOHANNESBURG—He didn’t have to say anything, the looter wearing black jeans, sneakers slippery with soda, and a sweat-and-dirt-stained white t-shirt. It was already shining in his eyes. But as he left the burning mall, he laughed. “For the first time in my life, I feel free,” he told The Epoch Times. He was 20, he said. So, he’d never known…
This Wave of Violence Has Been Strategic
What we seem to continue to overlook, in my opinion, is that this wave of violence is strategic. Its origins can be traced back to the Obama administration who sent the message, loud and clear, to the millions of leftist Democrat communists that comprise the Democrat Party: “attack.” And it has been open season on…
Death Toll Rises to 26 as Violence, Looting Spreads in South Africa
Authorities in South Africa said that rioting and looting continued on Tuesday, with the death toll rising to 32 as the military and police have struggled to deal with the violence across KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces. The violence appeared to have been sparked by former President Jacob Zuma’s arrest for being in contempt of court, starting with…
Secure Law and Order in America
Commentary Over July Fourth weekend, according to CNN, at least 233 people were killed and 618 others were injured in more than 500 shootings across the country. Unbelievably, those tragic statistics actually represent a 26 percent decrease from July Fourth weekend in 2020. But overall, violent crime in 2021 across the nation—and especially in major…
Here’s Why Most Arrested Rioters Will Not Be Prosecuted
Commentary Perhaps you’ve heard about charges being dropped against most of last summer’s George Floyd protestors. Prosecutors from Oregon to New York have chosen not to pursue a host of different charges against those arrested after peaceful protests turned into destructive riots. Outrageous, you might think. If someone commits the crime of looting, arson, property…
Biden to Meet With Afghan President Ghani
June 20, 2021
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WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden will meet at the White House with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah on Friday to discuss U.S. troop withdrawal amid a surge in fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban across the country. In their first face-to-face meeting, Biden will seek…
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