Member of Congress Describes Continuing Mental Trauma From January 6 Riots

Images of the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are seared into many Americans’ minds and remain especially vivid for members of Congress who witnessed the riot. One congressman has been especially forthcoming about the mental trauma he has been experiencing months after the riot. VOA’s Carolyn Presutti spoke with the lawmaker and filed this report.

NZ police end parliament occupation amid riots, fires, arrests | Main | Spanish edition

New Zealand Police on Wednesday evicted anti-vaccine mandate protesters who had occupied the grounds of parliament for 23 days, resulting in riots, fires and dozens of arrests.

Photographs and videos circulating on social media as well as local media livestreams of the operation, which began at 6am and was still going more than 12 hours later, showed protesters setting tents, a playground and various objects on fire, and throwing projectiles, including bricks ripped up from the pavement, at police.

Officers used pepper spray, sponge bullets and fire hoses as clashes and chaos spilled out of parliament grounds onto surrounding city streets.

At least 65 people were arrested for a range of offenses including trespass, willful damage and possession of restricted weapons, police said.

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