(1) Associating themselves with the freedom demonstrations has given Pegida protests an air of moral respectability even though there are hundreds of rightwing extremists in their midst, as well as established groups of hooligans who are known to the police, according to Germany’s federal office for the protection of the constitution.
(2) Three members of the Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot are facing two years in a prison colony after they were found guilty of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, in a case seen as the first salvo in Vladimir Putin's crackdown on opposition to his rule.
(3) While Egypt's military rulers were quick to blame football hooliganism, a group of hardline Al Ahly fans, known as ultras, accused the police of intentionally letting rivals attack them because of their historic antipathy to the security forces and their role at the forefront of anti-Mubarak protests a year ago.
(4) Russian prosecutors have launched a criminal case against the media tycoon Alexander Lebedev on charges of hooliganism for punching a fellow billionaire on a television programme.
(5) Tolokonnikova, 23, Alekhina, 24, and Samutsevich, 29, have been charged with "hooliganism on the grounds of religious hatred", with a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.
(6) Later, Platini added: “I supported Mr Blatter in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 but now it is perhaps time to get some fresh air into the governing body of the world.” In his speech, Platini also warned of the dangers of a rise in nationalism across Europe and a return to the hooliganism of the 1980s inside football stadiums.
(7) On Friday, Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Yekaterina Samutsevich were found guilty of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, receiving a two-year prison sentence.
(8) Do they see the Pussy Riot performers as prisoners of conscience or as hooligans causing deep offence to Russia's state religion?
(9) Indeed, yesterday – almost unremarked – it was reported that Maria Alyokhina, one of the two imprisoned musicians, was being transferred from the labour camp in the Perm region, where she has been serving two years for hooliganism for performing a song, to another prison in central Russia.
(10) They were sentenced to two years in prison for "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred".
(11) All the protesters have been released on bail, but all face possible trial on charges of hooliganism, which has a maximum penalty of seven years.
(12) "The media like to paint a picture of hooligans and thugs, mindless men on the rampage.
(13) The force also developed the technique of using FIT surveillance officers to monitor crowds, a technique first used against football hooligans in the late 1990s that has since been adopted by forces across the country.
(14) He was also recently thrown out of Wembley Stadium for hooliganism during England's 3-0 victory over Peru.
(15) The Russian newspaper and airline owner was due to stand trial on Thursday for alleged hooliganism on charges that carry a maximum prison sentence of five years, after being prosecuted for punching Sergei Polonsky on a television show but the hearing was put back by several weeks.
(16) They have been reviled as vandals, hooligans and lunatics.
(17) Four climbers accused of repainting the Soviet star on one of Moscow's Stalinist skyscrapers in Ukrainian colours , and hanging a Ukrainian flag, are facing up to seven years in prison on charges of hooliganism.
(18) But it's not just some hooligan's tag, like Google's artless Irish scam.
(19) Eyewitnesses spoken to by the Guardian said there was more to the violence than pure football hooliganism, the reason put forward by the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces, which has ruled Egypt since Mubarak's removal.
(20) The Greenpeace activists look set to be charged with a clause of the hooliganism law that covers actions carried out by an organised group and has a maximum charge of seven years.
Violence
Definition:
(n.) The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force.
(n.) Injury done to that which is entitled to respect, reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement; unjust force; outrage; assault.
(n.) Ravishment; rape; constupration.
(v. t.) To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel.
Example Sentences:
(1) Unfortunately, due to confidentiality clauses that have been imposed on us by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, we are unable to provide our full names and … titles … However, we believe the evidence that will be submitted will validate the statements that we are making in this submission.” The submission detailed specific allegations – including names and dates – of sexual abuse of child detainees, violence and bullying of children, suicide attempts by children and medical neglect.
(2) In Essex, police are putting on extra patrols during and after England's first match and placing domestic violence intelligence teams in police control rooms.
(3) For services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence.
(4) There are widespread examples across the US of the police routinely neglecting crimes of sexual violence and refusing to believe victims.
(5) I hope I can play a major part in really highlighting the need for far more extensive family violence training within all organisations that deal with women and children, including the police and the department of human services,” Batty said.
(6) The law would let people find out if partners had a history of domestic violence but is likely to face objections from civil liberties groups.
(7) It will act as a further disincentive for women to seek help.” When Background Briefing visited Catherine Haven in February, the refuge looked deserted, and most of its rooms were empty, despite the town having one of the highest domestic violence rates in the state.
(8) What is Obama doing about the prejudice and violence faced by brown people here at home?
(9) Russian anti-gay law prompts rise in homophobic violence Read more “The law against gay propaganda legitimised violence against LGBT people, and they now are banning street actions under it,” Klimova said.
(10) A one-year study of staff injuries from inpatient violence at a large forensic state hospital found that 121 staff members sustained 135 injuries.
(11) We wanted to return to Kabul, but the violence there just kept getting worse.
(12) Brazil and Argentina unite in protest against culture of sexual violence Read more The symbolic power of so many women standing together proves that focusing on victims does not mean portraying women as passive.
(13) After violence had run its bloody course, the country’s rulers conceded it had been a catastrophe that had brought nothing but “grave disorder, damage and retrogression”.
(14) Mal’s age alone was enough to earn him a significant amount of street cred in our misfit group of teenage boys, yet it was his history of extreme violence that ensured his approval rating was sky high.
(15) Recent reports from local health centres in South Kivu claim that an estimated 40 women continue to experience sexual violence every day.
(16) While a clearcut relationship cannot be established between heavy metal music and destructive behavior, evidence shows that such music promotes and supports patterns of drug abuse, promiscuous sexual activity, and violence.
(17) These findings suggest that community differences in levels of violence are perpetuated as Zapotec children learn community-appropriate patterns for expressing aggression and continue to express these patterns as adults.
(18) The film's rating certificate warned of "moderate violence".
(19) The philosopher defended his actions by referring to Pierre Bourdieu's concept of symbolic violence, naturally enough, but it didn't wash with HR.
(20) Black physicians should assume a lead role in these inquiries and in the prevention and treatment of violence, specifically black-on-black murder.