Islamist Protest Violence

The BJP on Friday alleged that "third party political and apolitical forces" including Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) could be behind instigating protesters to attack Assam Police personnel during an eviction drive in Darrang district.

Violence erupted in several cities in Pakistan as the police clashed with the protesting supporters of an Islamist political party demanding the expulsion of the French envoy over the publication of blasphemous caricatures in France.

Pakistan's capital was tense Sunday after attempts to disperse anti-blasphemy protests by Islamists ended in deadly violence, as the military appeared hesitant to respond to a government call for help.

Protesters rallied in the Bangladesh capital today over the latest attacks against secular writers and publishers, accusing the government of failing to halt rising deadly violence blamed on hardline Islamists.

An Egyptian court confirmed death sentences for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 11 other defendants today, and jailed a US-Egyptian citizen for life over Islamist protest violence

At least three people were killed in protests in the Niger capital against French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Saturday, police sources said, bringing the death toll to eight from two days of violence in the West African country.

Three people including an army general were killed and at least 26 wounded on Friday in a drive-by shooting and violence that erupted at Islamist protests around Egypt, security sources and health officials said.

Egyptians are bracing for potential violence ahead of a planned major protest by Islamists calling for the toppling of the government, with security forces vowing to confront any unrest with "lethal force."

An Egyptian court sentenced 68 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to jail terms on Tuesday, judicial sources said, in a case related to deadly violence a year ago after the army's ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.

Muslim Brotherhood protests plunged into violence across Egypt today, with around 50 killed in Cairo alone on a "Day of Rage" called by Islamist followers of ousted President Mohamed Morsi to denounce a police crackdown.

Security forces struggled to clamp a lid on Egypt on Thursday after hundreds of people were killed when authorities forcibly broke up camps of supporters protesting the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, in the worst nationwide bloodshed in decades.

Egypt was on edge today ahead of rival protests by the military and Islamists, as the government declared a "war on terrorism" to end violence convulsing the country since President Mohamed Morsi's overthrow.

Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets at protesters today, as violence erupted across the country ahead of the verdict on a top Islamist for allegedly masterminding atrocities during the 1971 liberation war.

Egyptian security forces killed more than 50 supporters of Egypt's ousted president in one of the deadliest single episodes of violence in more than 2 and a half years of turmoil. The toppled leader's Muslim Brotherhood called for an uprising, accusing troops of gunning down protesters, while the military blamed armed Islamists for provoking its fo...

A group of leading Egyptian activists on trial for inciting violence during protests against former President Mohamed Morsi were acquitted on Sunday by a court in Cairo, state news agency MENA reported, days after Morsi was ousted by the armed forces.

The BJP on Friday alleged that "third party political and apolitical forces" including Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) could be behind instigating protesters to attack Assam Police personnel during an eviction drive in Darrang district.

Violence erupted in several cities in Pakistan as the police clashed with the protesting supporters of an Islamist political party demanding the expulsion of the French envoy over the publication of blasphemous caricatures in France.

Pakistan's capital was tense Sunday after attempts to disperse anti-blasphemy protests by Islamists ended in deadly violence, as the military appeared hesitant to respond to a government call for help.

Protesters rallied in the Bangladesh capital today over the latest attacks against secular writers and publishers, accusing the government of failing to halt rising deadly violence blamed on hardline Islamists.

An Egyptian court confirmed death sentences for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 11 other defendants today, and jailed a US-Egyptian citizen for life over Islamist protest violence

At least three people were killed in protests in the Niger capital against French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Saturday, police sources said, bringing the death toll to eight from two days of violence in the West African country.

Three people including an army general were killed and at least 26 wounded on Friday in a drive-by shooting and violence that erupted at Islamist protests around Egypt, security sources and health officials said.

Egyptians are bracing for potential violence ahead of a planned major protest by Islamists calling for the toppling of the government, with security forces vowing to confront any unrest with "lethal force."

An Egyptian court sentenced 68 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to jail terms on Tuesday, judicial sources said, in a case related to deadly violence a year ago after the army's ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.

Muslim Brotherhood protests plunged into violence across Egypt today, with around 50 killed in Cairo alone on a "Day of Rage" called by Islamist followers of ousted President Mohamed Morsi to denounce a police crackdown.

Security forces struggled to clamp a lid on Egypt on Thursday after hundreds of people were killed when authorities forcibly broke up camps of supporters protesting the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, in the worst nationwide bloodshed in decades.

Egypt was on edge today ahead of rival protests by the military and Islamists, as the government declared a "war on terrorism" to end violence convulsing the country since President Mohamed Morsi's overthrow.

Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets at protesters today, as violence erupted across the country ahead of the verdict on a top Islamist for allegedly masterminding atrocities during the 1971 liberation war.

Egyptian security forces killed more than 50 supporters of Egypt's ousted president in one of the deadliest single episodes of violence in more than 2 and a half years of turmoil. The toppled leader's Muslim Brotherhood called for an uprising, accusing troops of gunning down protesters, while the military blamed armed Islamists for provoking its fo...

A group of leading Egyptian activists on trial for inciting violence during protests against former President Mohamed Morsi were acquitted on Sunday by a court in Cairo, state news agency MENA reported, days after Morsi was ousted by the armed forces.