World news about “Clashes and riots” published by euronews.
Spain workers evicted after occupying factory Industrial tension in Spain against a background of chronically high unemployment came to a head in the Basque country with the forced eviction of 70 workers… 19/06/2013
Protests in Brazil over World Cup costsTens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities in a growing protest that is tapping into widespread anger at poor… 18/06/2013
Clashes in Turkey resume with more violence – nocomment Turkish police used tear gas in the early hours of Monday 17th June morning to disperse protesters who had gathered in the centre of the capital, Ankara. The… 17/06/2013
Sporadic overnight clashes as Turkey’s unions call a general strike Anti-government protesters were out on the streets of Ankara into the early hours of the morning with police using water cannons and smoke grenades to try… 17/06/2013
Erdogan defiant at Istanbul rally For the second successive night Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared before his supporters – this time in Istanbul. State media put the… 16/06/2013
Hundreds of thousands show support for Turkish prime minister An estimated crowd of one million gathered on the outskirts of Istanbul to show their support for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and… 16/06/2013
Clashes and tension in Istanbul In Istanbul there have been sporadic clashes as riot police fired, tear gas and turned water cannon on protesters. The roads into Taksim square have been… 16/06/2013
Extra security forces in Istanbul as protesters return to Taksim Square Hundreds of protesters have continued pouring into Istanbul on Sunday morning, heading for Taksim Square, despite police efforts to deter them. Extra… 16/06/2013
Riot police fire tear gas and a water cannon at Taksim SquareTurkish riot police stormed Gezi Park on Saturday firing tear gas and water cannon to evict hundreds of anti-government protesters, hours after an ultimatum… 16/06/2013
Protests in Istanbul over Gezi Park clearance Police clashed with protesters in Osmanbey and Sisli, northern districts of Istanbul, hours after Taksim Square and Gezi Park were cleared of… 16/06/2013
Clashes with Libyan special forces leave six dead Six soldiers have been killed after violence broke out between armed protesters and Libyan special forces. The violence happened outside a special forces… 15/06/2013
Turkish protests continue as pro-government rallies planned Hundreds of protesters continue to occupy Gezi Park in Istanbul, despite calls by the Turkish Prime Minister for them to withdraw. On Saturday morning, the… 15/06/2013
Brazil: transport fare increases spark protests Hikes in bus and metro fares sparked protests on June 13 in Sao Paolo and Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Thousands of people, many of them students took to the… 15/06/2013
Another night of unrest in Ankara – nocomment Clashes erupted again between demonstrators and police near the US embassy in Ankara on Wednesday night. The fresh clashes in the Turkish capital came as the… 13/06/2013
Clashes erupt in Ankara for another night of unrest In Ankara clashes erupted again between demonstrators and police. Much of the violence took place near the US embassy. Despite the tentative steps towards… 13/06/2013
Park referendum idea floated by Turkey’s AKP Using the carrot and the stick approach, Turkey’s ruling AK party ordered protesters out of Istanbul’s Gezi Park while offering to hold a referendum on its… 13/06/2013
Turkey protesters dismiss Erdogan meeting over unrest The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met a group of public figures in Ankara to discuss the two-week old uprising around the country. The… 12/06/2013
Taksim Square unrest simmers after police purge There is an uneasy calm in Istanbul’s Taksim Square after police fought running battles with Turkish anti-government protesters overnight. By dawn the… 12/06/2013
Clashes continue in Istanbul’s Taksim square – nocomment Hundreds of riot police overran improvised barricades at Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Tuesday, firing tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons in running… 12/06/2013
Police crackdown hard on protesters to clear Istanbul square Istanbul’s Taksim Square was filled with tear gas as Turkish riot police surprised anti-government protesters with a major show of force to clear the… 12/06/2013
“Seculars don’t understand Islamists and Islamists do not understand seculars” says Turkish analyst Turkish riot police have been clearing Istanbul’s Taksim Square of its last protestors. The unrest began after a police crackdown on an environmental… 11/06/2013
Turkish riot police retake control of Taksim Square Turkish riot police have retaken control of Istanbul’s Taksim Square. The battle to end nearly two weeks of anti-government protests began early on Tuesday… 11/06/2013
Tension flares in Taksim SquareA protester throws a petrol bomb at riot police during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 11, 2013. Turkish riot police fired tear gas and water… 11/06/2013
Turkish riot police enter Istanbul’s Taksim square – nocomment Hundreds of Turkish riot police entered Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Tuesday, firing water cannon and teargas to scatter small numbers of protesters involved… 11/06/2013
Turkish riot police enter Taksim Square Turkish riot police have stormed Taksim Square in Istanbul, breaking through barricades set up by protesters who have occupied the area for the last twelve… 11/06/2013
PM promise to meet Taksim park protesters fails to end the violence Anti-government protesters expressed their anger late into the night after Turkey’s premier said he would only meet the original campaigners who had been… 11/06/2013
Defiant Erdogan to hold counter-rallies next weekend A defiant Turkish prime minister arrived in Ankara surrounded by supporters having addressed six rallies in one day. His message – that his patience with… 10/06/2013
Turkey’s protesters should be ‘taught a lesson’ – PM Erdogan Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to return to Ankara on the evening of Sunday June 9, where he is expected to be welcomed as a… 09/06/2013
Deadly clashes in Benghazi Death has returned to the streets of Benghazi. According to one medical source at least 25 have been killed and around 70 wounded in clashes in the eastern… 09/06/2013
Turkey: early elections ruled out On Saturday night in Istanbul police and protesters clashed in the working class neighbourhood of Gazi on the ninth day of civil unrest. A few kilometres… 09/06/2013
‘No early elections’ – Turkish ruling party Calls to bring the 2014 local and Presidential elections forward have been dismissed by the Turkish Prime Minister’s political party. At a meeting of the… 08/06/2013
Turks dig in for weekend of protests The fires of protest in Turkey have not been extinguished. In Istanbul’s Gazi district demonstrators threw petrol bombs at anti-riot police raising fears the… 08/06/2013
Turkey: Erdogan calls for end to violence Protesters woke in Taksim Square, Central Istanbul the morning after Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan called for an end to the violence. He told a… 07/06/2013
Erdogan returns home with call to end protests Turkish Prime Minister Recip Tayyip Erdogan returned home on Friday to a tumultuous welcome. An estimated crowd of three thousand gathered in the early… 07/06/2013
Kiss behind the barricadesA young couple, who are anti-government protesters, kiss inside a damaged public bus, used as a barricade at Taksim Square in Istanbul. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis 06/06/2013
Turkey: Revolution Museum In Taksim square, central Istanbul, protesters are still camped out, surrounded by remnants of their previous nights rioting. They have been here so long… 06/06/2013
Turkish protesters await the return of defiant premier Protesters have continued their occupation of Istanbul’s Taksim Square but today they are waiting for one man. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been… 06/06/2013
Turkey: Protesters use Google Maps to keep an eye on policeWith crowdsourcing becoming evermore popular, it may not comes as a surprise that Turkish protesters have been using Google Maps to track police movements… 06/06/2013
Calls for police sackings in Turkey as Erdogan returns Demonstrators gathered overnight on Ankara’s main shopping thoroughfare, Tunali. Among their demands is the sacking of police chiefs who oversaw a fierce… 06/06/2013
‘Muslim Anti-Capitalists’ defy government portrayal of Turkey protesters Anti-government protesters in Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Wednesday night included Muslim groups on one of the holiest nights in the Islamic calendar. The… 06/06/2013
Turkey: peace by day, clashes by night Riot police were out in force again in the Turkish capital, Ankara as anti-government demonstrations entered their sixth night. Peaceful daytime protests… 05/06/2013
Turkey protestors meet deputy PM and issue demands Those who began a protest to save Istanbul’s Taksim Gezi Park have issued a much larger list of demands. It includes abandoning plans to redevelop the park… 05/06/2013
Rally in Paris to support Turkish protesters – nocomment Almost one thousand people protested in central Paris to show their solidarity with the anti-government demonstrations in Turkey. 05/06/2013
A fifth night of unrest in Turkey There has been a fifth night of unrest in Turkey. The demonstrations in Istanbul began peacefully. Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc had earlier apologised… 05/06/2013
Calm returns to Istanbul suburbs Besiktas is an area of Istanbul only moments away from Taksim square which has been at the centre of the recent unrest. There were clashes here with police… 04/06/2013
Istanbul clears up but scars remain Istanbul has been clearing up after four days of violent protests. The ferocity of Friday’s state crackdown on demonstrators, which began over government… 04/06/2013
Clean-up in Turkey after four days of unrest – nocomment Shopkeepers and street cleaners in Istanbul were clearing up on Tuesday after a fourth day of protests. Clashes continued late into the night on Monday in… 04/06/2013
Turkish deputy PM apologises over police crackdown Turkey’s deputy prime minister has admitted that police treatment towards the original organisers of a protest to save a park in Istanbul was wrong. The… 04/06/2013
Clashes continue in Turkey – nocomment Hundreds of protesters took their anger out on Turkey’s NTV television station in Istanbul accusing them of censoring police brutality in their reports… 04/06/2013
Relative calm in Turkey as union stages strike to back protesters A night of relative calm descended on Turkey after four days of protests that left two people dead and one in critical condition. Police and protesters… 04/06/2013
Clashes continue in Turkey Clashes between protesters and police continued throughout the night in Turkey – but limited mainly to Ankara and Istanbul. The deaths of two protesters… 04/06/2013
Turkey protests: ‘message received’ says President Amid fierce anti-government protests in Turkey, the country’s President Abdullah Gul said it was ‘natural’ in a democracy that people would hold different… 04/06/2013
Turkish football fans unite and join protests in Istanbul Turkey’s football fans have put their normal rivalries to one side and joined forces in supporting the ant-government protests in Istanbul. Supporters of… 03/06/2013
Turkey: From Ankara to Istanbul, riots continue As night falls in Turkey violent clashes have erupted in a fourth day of anti-government protests. In what is now becoming a familiar sight in the capital… 03/06/2013
Turkey’s Erdogan, facing protests, needs ‘another election win’ “They’re only trees!” the protester shouted. But, in Turkey, four protesters became 4,000 – and then the effort to stop trees from being cut down in a park in… 03/06/2013
Turkey: “We want the government to resign!” say Taksim Gezi protesters From a demonstration to save trees in Turkey’s Taksim Gezi park, a movement to remove the government has taken root. One week on protesters continue to… 03/06/2013
Students call for Turkish PM to quit in fourth day of protests Hundreds of students have called for Turkey’s prime minister to resign in a fourth day of anti-government protests in the capital Ankara. In clashes, police… 03/06/2013
Football rivals’ fans join forces in TaksimThere is strength in unity according to an ancient Greek saying and Turkish football fans seem to have taken that to heart. Putting aside their rivalries on… 03/06/2013
Turkish markets tumble on protests The political violence in Turkey has seriously unsettled investors, creating worries about the effect it could have on the economy . On Monday, the main… 03/06/2013
Is this the Turkish Spring? The view from the euronews Istanbul correspondentThe violent incidents across Turkey, including crowds chanting anti-government slogans in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, have been dubbed “The Turkish Spring” by… 03/06/2013
Turkey: clashes continue in Istanbul – nocomment Protesters and police scuffled in Istanbul early on Monday morning taking the anti-regime demonstrations that have engulfed Turkey into their fourth day. 03/06/2013
Istanbul cleans up after weekend riots, fresh clashes in Ankara Monday morning and a clean-up operation got underway in Istanbul after Sunday night’s clashes between protesters and riot police. Shop keepers arrived to… 03/06/2013
Turkish PM blames extremists for anti-government protests Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for calm while blaming extremists for a weekend of fierce anti-government protests. Despite the… 03/06/2013
Turkey: Clean-up begins after weekend of riots Calm has returned to Turkey’s streets after a night of violent protests. Security remained tight with a heavy police presence as the start of the working… 03/06/2013
Street clashes in Turkey – nocomment Tens of thousands of protesters regrouped in Istanbul and Ankara in Turkey on Sunday (June 2) as trouble flared again. 03/06/2013
Third night of pitched battles across Turkey Night fell on Turkey and tens of thousands of people took to the streets. This was the third night of fierce anti-government protests in the country… 03/06/2013
Turkish solidarity protests spring up across Europe The ripple effect from the protests springing up in Turkey is being felt across Europe. The heavy-handed policing seen in Ankara and Istanbul has prompted a… 03/06/2013
Turkey protests escalate, activists call for ‘revolution’ Groups of protesters remained as night fell over Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Sunday June 2. The square is the epicentre of anti-government protests that… 02/06/2013
Turkish anti-government protests enter third day After a brief lull on Saturday, widespread protests sparked off once more across Turkey as anti-government protestors came head to head with police. In the… 02/06/2013
Turkish police use torrent of water in attempt to dampen Ankara protestA man is hit by a jet of water, as riot police use water cannon in the Turkish capital Ankara to disperse demonstrators during anti-government protests on… 02/06/2013
Turkey protesters ignore Erdogan call for end to demonstrations Demonstrations against the Turkish government continued overnight and into Sunday, as thousands of people took part in a wave of protest in several different… 02/06/2013
Wave of protest engulfs Istanbul’s Taksim Square Turkish police pulled back from Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Saturday afternoon, allowing tens of thousands of demonstrators to flood in after days of violent… 01/06/2013
Scuffles with police at Frankfurt protests Police used batons and pepper spray to break up a small group of activists, who were throwing stones and smoke bombs, during a second day of anti-capitalist… 01/06/2013
Turkish police withdraw from Istanbul’s Taksim Square Taksim Square fell eerily quiet after the police moved out. It was still crowded, but the tension dropped almost palpably. It was a stark contrast to the… 01/06/2013
Turkish protests: view from the ground What began innocently enough as a peaceful protest against a plan to transform a cherished green space in the heart of Istanbul has been transformed less than… 01/06/2013
Turkish anti-government protests escalate Clashes between police and anti-government protestors in Turkey have continued to escalate well into Saturday in some of the fiercest protests for years. … 01/06/2013
Concern at police repression as Turkey anti-government protests spread Disturbances continued well into the night of Friday into Saturday in Turkey as police clashed with demonstrators in the fiercest anti-government protests for… 01/06/2013
Turkey protests spread from Istanbul to Ankara Police in the Turkish capital Ankara used tear gas to disperse protesters trying to reach the headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)… 31/05/2013
Istanbul: protesters clash with police to defend Gezi Park – nocomment Protesters mounting an occupation of Taksim Gezi Park in Istanbul were confronted by police for the second day running on May 31. Police attempted to clear… 31/05/2013
Istanbul protesters fight for their park Police in Istanbul have clashed with protesters occupying the city’s Taksim Gezi park. The activists have been camping there for three days in an attempt to… 31/05/2013
Protesters tear-gassed in IstanbulA Turkish riot policeman uses tear gas as a demonstrator holds a banner which reads, “Chemical Tayyip”, referring to Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, during a… 31/05/2013
Istanbul: Police clear ‘Occupy Taksim Park’ protest – nocomment Police descended on Istanbul’s Taksim Gezi Park to remove protesters occupying it. The demonstrators, who had been camping out in the park for three days, say… 31/05/2013
Firefighters clash with riot police in Spain – nocomment Hundreds of Spanish firefighters clashed with riot police in Barcelona as they protested against spending cuts in Catalonia, the economically powerful… 30/05/2013
Escalation of inter-confessional violence in MyanmarMuslims sit in a military truck as they escape to a safe place after a riot between Muslims and Buddhists in Lashio. Security forces struggled to control… 30/05/2013
Students clash with riot police in Chile Thousands of students clash with riot police in the capital of Chile, as protests over education costs and standards got out of hand. Paint bombs were hurled… 29/05/2013
Dozens arrested after riot in Swiss capital An unauthorised techno parade in the Swiss capital has ended with 50 people injured, including 21 police officers. More than 10,000 took part in the event… 27/05/2013
Fatal clashes in Guinea cast cloud over election preparations At least five people were reported killed on Saturday when security forces in Guinea opened fire on protesters in the capital Conakry. The demonstrations in… 26/05/2013
Syria conflict spills over into Lebanon with more sectarian fighting Gunmen have been seen prowling through a Sunni district of the Lebanese city of Tripoli after fighting between factions supporting rival groups in… 24/05/2013
Stockholm riots provoke questions about Sweden’s immigrants As Stockholm wakes up after a fifth consecutive night of rioting, questions are increasingly being asked about the root causes. A police station, schools… 24/05/2013
Stockholm ablaze with youth anger A fourth night of rioting in the Swedish capital saw groups of people, many of them young, setting fire to cars, breaking windows and clashing with… 23/05/2013
EDL clash with police after London machete attack – nocomment Scuffles broke out on May 22 in London between police and protesters, including supporters of the far-right English Defence League (EDL). The activists had… 23/05/2013
Stockholm hit by worst riots in years – nocomment Several Stockholm suburbs have experienced a third night of unrest, with youths setting fire to cars and throwing stones at police and firefighters. The… 23/05/2013
Youths set cars ablaze in Stockholm suburb Youths have thrown rocks and other missiles at police for a second night running in a suburb of Stockhom. Around 100 of them came out on the streets and… 21/05/2013
Tunisia PM slams hardline Islamist group Tunisia’s Islamist government has spoken out against hardliners calling the radical group Ansar al-Sharia, terrorists. The move follows Sunday’s clashes in… 20/05/2013
Youth riots in Stockholm suburb In the Stockholm suburb of Husby, police clashed with youths, who set fire to buildings and cars on May 19. Authorities said that around 50 people were… 20/05/2013
Clashes leave casualties in Tunisia as radical Islamists defy protest ban One protester has died and several others have been injured in Tunisia after radical Islamists defied a ban on their demonstration and clashed with… 19/05/2013
Salafists clash with police in Tunisia after rally is banned Police have clashed with hardline Islamists in Tunisia after the government banned their annual rally. The Salafist Ansar al-Sharia group, who openly… 19/05/2013
Anti-government anger in Turkey after Syria border bombings Authorities in southern Turkey say they have detained four more suspects in connection with twin car bomb attacks last weekend. It means the total number of… 18/05/2013
Old divisions resurface in Ukraine as government supporters and opponents clash Supporters and opponents of the Ukrainian government have clashed in Kiev as both sides held rival demonstrations. Police intervened as scuffles broke out… 18/05/2013
Row sparks sectarian violence at Alexandria in Egypt It started as a row between two young men in Egypt’s second city of Alexandria. It then became a family feud and finally mushroomed into clashes between… 18/05/2013
