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| Nov. 12 |
Colombia |
Riot over pyramid scam| Thousands have taken part in violent protests to demand the return of money invested in disreputable financial schemes | |
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| Apr.9 |
Haiti |
President: Cut in food taxes to stop riots| Rene Preval tried to halt a week of rioting by calling for tax cuts on imported food, but the capital descended deeper into chaos | |
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| Apr.8 |
Haiti |
Rioters storm presidential palace Hungry Haitians demand the resignation of President Preval over soaring food prices. U.N. peacekeepers battled rioters
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| Dec.8 |
Mexico |
3 dead, 80 at large after prison riot About 1,000 prisoners rioted in a Cancun state penitentiary early, overpowering guards with knives and bats
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| Oct.29 |
Mexico |
Riot police occupy Oaxaca
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| May.14 |
Haiti |
Riot breaks out at main prison Scores of inmates massed on the roof at the national penitentiary holding 2 dead bodies
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| May.13 |
Sao Paulo |
Jail riots follow attacks Riots organised by the same criminal faction have broken out in 18 prisons in the state of Sao Paulo
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| Sep.24 |
Haiti |
Mob attacks relief truck U.N. troops fired smoke grenades as death toll nears 1,200, with 1,200 more missing
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| Apr.22 |
Brazil |
Police ring riot prison Police in the city of Porto Velho have surrounded a prison where a 5-day uprising has left at least 9 people dead
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| Feb.25 |
Haiti |
Chaos and fear grip capital| Looters are rampaging through Port-au-Prince, which advancing rebels have vowed to capture | |
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| Feb.7 |
Haiti |
Police killed in city riot At least 3 officers have been killed in bloody fighting with militants on the streets of fourth largest city
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| Apr.5 |
Honduras |
At least 94 dead in jail riot The riot broke in the El Porvenir prison, which holds 600 inmates near the port city of La Ceiba
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| Dec.25 |
Guatemala |
18 die in bloody jail riot One person was decapitated and 14 others were burned to death. At least 30 were seriously wounded
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| Jul.9 |
Jamaica |
Army to quell violence Prime minister ordered the army deployed to restore calm after 3 days of politically charged violence that has killed 20
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| Feb.18 |
Sao Paulo |
8 dead in prison riots Hundreds of people taken hostage at coordinated wave of riots in 10 prisons
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