Chinese authorities are struggling to contain riots by Han Chinese rioters who seek better protection from attacks by Uighurs. Over 500 syringe needle attacks have occurred in the last few weeks.
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Video
September 4, 2009
Chinese authorities seek to quell new Xinjiang unrest
Slideshow/Blogwatch
June 22, 2009
Iranian police use gunfire, tear gas to break up protests
Riot police in Tehran followed through on their threats to crush any new demonstrations against Iran's disputed presidential election, using tear gas and gunfire to break up protests. View images, blogs and video from Iran's continued unrest.
Blogwatch
December 8, 2008
Boy’s death sparks violent riots in Greece
Hundreds of Greek youth riot across the country after police shot and killed a 15-year-old boy on Saturday.
Video
November 4, 2008
Afghan police aided attack on U.S. soldiers
Eric Schmitt of The New York Times discusses reports that Afghan police officials aided the Taliban in carrying out attacks on U.S. soldiers in July.
