Iran sees growing unrest and protests after 10-story business center collapses
The Iranian regime is a theocratic state based on the velayat-e faqih principle (absolute clerical rule). Iran’s authoritarian rulers violently
June 1, 2022Topic
security forces
Police Clashes Leave Two Dead in Rio’s Rocinha Favela
The favela community of Rocinha, in São Conrado, in the Zona Sul (South Zone) of Rio de Janeiro, was once...
October 7, 2017
Security Forces Complete Month-Long Operation in Rio
Residents complain of restrictions and suspended school for children, but officials say operation has been a success.
August 30, 2017
Brazil’s Armed Forces Operation in Rio Yields Results, and Complaints
Officials call operation a success with 43 arrests, while residents complained of restrictions and more than 21,000 children were left...
August 22, 2017 Brazil’s Armed Forces Surround Seven Favela Communities in Rio
In the early hours of Monday (August 21st) members of Brazil’s armed forces, police and national force simultaneously entered seven...
August 21, 2017
Security Forces Already Patrolling Olympic Venues in Rio
A month before the Games start the Brazilian national security has taken over the security of all installations to be...
July 5, 2016
Mega-Operation Underway to Capture Fugitive in Rio
Drug dealer was rescued by twenty-five armed men from a hospital while under police custody.
June 29, 2016