riots
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The case concerned Robinson's response to Daily Mail and Mail Online articles from August 2024, showing him on holiday in Cyprus while riots took place in England following the Southport murders.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Everyone is on their phone all the time,” she lamented Sunday morning at the bustling Aligre outdoor produce market, where neighbors were, just like before the riots, buying fruit, vegetables, meat and fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
But it also describes what happened in the U.S. in the 1960s, when protests over racism, the Vietnam War, and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. sometimes escalated into riots.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
On Friday, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said 232 people had been imprisoned for their role in the 17 October riots, and more than 1,100 had appeared in court.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
There were no riots or burning over there, not that she’d ever heard of.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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