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Persons performing riot control typically wear protective equipment such as riot helmets, face visors, body armor (vests, neck protectors, knee pads, etc.), gas masks and riot shields. Even though riot tactics are effective in controlling crowds, they can also lead to significant psychological effects on both the rioters and the police.
In November 2020, Riot Games announced the first Valorant Champions Tour, a tournament series divided into three tiers: Challengers, Masters, and Champions. Challengers would act as the lowest tier, split into seven regions: North America, Brazil, Latin America (Hispanic America), EMEA, Southeast Asia (later included South Asia and Oceania, become to Asia-Pacific), Korea, Japan.
Maria Huberdina Hertogh (born Huberdina Maria Hertogh; 24 March 1937 – 8 July 2009), also known as Bertha Hertogh, Nadra binte Ma'arof, Nadra Adabi or simply Natrah, [1] [2] [3] was a Dutch woman of Eurasian descent and Malay upbringing.
1710–1713 – Boston Bread Riot ( Boston, British America) 1713 – Dublin election riot ( Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland) 1714 – Coronation riots, England. 1715 – 1715 England riots. 1726 – Riot in Dresden for two days after a Protestant clergyman was killed by a soldier who had recently converted from Catholicism.
The Operation Blue Star and Anti-Sikh riots across Northern India were crucial events in the evolution of the Khalistan movement. The nationalist groups grew in numbers and strength. [ 6 ] The financial funding from the Sikh diaspora sharply increased and the Sikhs in the US, UK and Canada donated thousands of dollars every week for the insurgency.
In August and September 2022, Leicester, England, saw a period of religious and ethnic tension between predominately British Hindus and British Muslims of South Asian origin. The unrest saw rioting, protest marches, sloganeering and ethnic violence between the two populations. It was also preceded by social media campaigning, misinformation and ...
It refers specifically to attempts to remove or curtail access to a work for a whole population – such as all the children at a school or all the patrons of a public library – and does not include an individual’s decision that a book is not appropriate for themselves or their dependents. [25] Book censorship can take a number of forms.
1,024+ (575 charged) [ 30] From 30 July to 5 August 2024 [ a] far-right, anti-immigration protests and riots occurred in the United Kingdom. [ b] The riots, which were the largest incident of social unrest in England since 2011, [ 31] included racist attacks, arson, and looting. They began in Southport, where protestors attacked Southport ...