Violence

Residents flock to a local polling precinct to cast their votes on February 6th, 2019, in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, southern Philippines.

The most popular streaming shows are quite violent, and they convey a dark, distorted view of society.

This week, protesters calling for President Emmanuel Macron to resign filled the streets from Paris to Bordeaux.

Legal experts and migrants' rights advocates warn that the crisis will persist as migrants continue to arrive in Tijuana and other border towns.

Police fire tear gas and use water cannons to disperse Sinhala extremist monks from Bodu Bala Sena on November 19th, 2018, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

On November 7th, 2018, a police officer lets a member of the public out of a crime scene near "Billy Fury Way," where a teenager was stabbed the previous evening in London, England.

The Pittsburgh massacre wasn't the first—or last—act of anti-Semitism in the past week.

Studies find that many of them connect with like-minded believers online and broadcast their ideology and intentions before they act.

Twenty-five years following a survivor of childhood sexual trauma and abuse.

A demonstrator holds an American flag emblazoned with the names of victims who were fatally wounded by police officers.

Protests swelled in Iraq's second-largest city this week as residents experienced power shortages and went without clean water.

Iraqis protest against the government and the lack of basic services outside the regional government headquarters in the southern city of Basra on September 5th, 2018.

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Yemeni children take part in a mass funeral in the northern Yemeni city of Saada for children killed in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition last week.

Security forces respond to a stabbing attack that took place at the Adam settlement.

President Daniel Ortega, once a celebrated rebel, now stands accused of authoritarian repression against protesters.

A spate of deadly bombings has killed more than 100 people at election rallies across the country.

Nigeria is facing an escalation in clashes between farmers and herders over land use and resources that is deepening along religious and ethnic lines.

Circle up and grab a talking stick—it could save schools from violent outbursts.

New research argues the answer depends in part on the color of your collar.

Significant political protests have put President Daniel Ortega on uncertain political ground for the first time in over a decade.

While Facebook must improve its policies in curtailing the spread of hate speech against Muslims in Myanmar, those steps won't address the fundamental drivers of persecution and violence in the region.

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

The debate over the potentially troubling effects of these massively popular games continues.