Tag: looters
Sri Lanka: amnesty for the repentant looters of the presidential palace a year after the flight of Rajapaksa
A year ago, thousands of protesters stormed the presidential palace of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the culmination of months of popular revolt against their leader’s debt, inflation and corruption.…
Looters prevent rescue efforts in Turkey
In the middle of the rescue work that is going on after the earthquake, there are also reports of looting in several cities in Turkey. The cold, the lack of…
Grief is turning into anger in Turkey’s earthquake zone – some rescue workers stopped their work, dozens of looters arrested
The earthquake that happened on Monday has already claimed the lives of more than 25,000 people in Turkey and Syria. 20:35•Updated 20:44 The death toll from the earthquake that shook…