Tourist Hotspot Mauritius Declares Curfew After Riots

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1. Tue, 13 October 2026

   2 reports
   • Bloomberg Politics09:28first to reportedited after publishing
     Tourist Hotspot Mauritius Declares Curfew After Riots

     previouslyTourist Hotspot Mauritius Hit by Worst Unrest Since 1999

     Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam of Mauritius, an Indian-ocean island nation best known for its white-sand beach resorts, declared a curfew after the worst riots since 1999.

   • Al Jazeera English22:41
     Mauritius imposes curfew after night of unrest over police shooting

     Protesters block roads and burn tyres in response to a police shooting of a 27-year-old woman.

2. Wed, 14 October 2026

   2 reports
   • BBC News World11:24
     Mauritius reels from worst riots in decades after woman shot by police

     Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam imposed a curfew after days of unrest that first began over water shortages.

   • Le Monde (France)18:12
     A l’île Maurice, un couvre-feu décrété après plusieurs jours de manifestations et de violences, déclenchées par un tir policier

     Un policier a grièvement blessé par balle une femme, vendredi, à Camp-Levieux, au sud de Port-Louis. Selon la police, 84 personnes ont été interpellées mardi. Les faits recensés comprennent des pillages, des incendies, des actes de violence et des infractions au couvre-feu.

3. Thu, 15 October 2026

   3 reports
   • AllAfrica06:51
     Mauritius: Mauritius Imposes Curfew After Violent Protests

     [allAfrica] Mauritius has imposed an overnight curfew following violent protests over water shortages and the rising cost of living, marking the island's worst unrest in decades.

   • Bloomberg Politics08:08
     Mauritius Says Calm Restored Following Spasm of Public Disorder

     Mauritius was calm on Thursday following unrest earlier in the week, the police said.

   • Polsat News (Poland)10:53
     Zamieszki w turystycznym raju. Relacja Polaka: Goście hotelu dostali list

     Na Mauritiusie doszło do największych protestów od 1999 roku. Punktem zapalnym były niedobory wody i koszty utrzymania, jednak sytuacja eskalowała po strzelaninie, w której ranna została 27-latka. - W połowie dnia po prostu przerwali nam wycieczkę - opisuje Wirtualnej Polsce pan Krzysztof, Polak przebywający na wyspie.

4. Fri, 16 October 2026

   2 reports
   • Bloomberg Politics11:57
     Tourist Mecca Mauritius Extends Curfew After Riots, Looting

     Mauritius, the Indian Ocean island nation known for its white-sand beach resorts, extended a curfew for three more nights after its worst unrest in almost three decades.

   • Le Monde (France)12:27
     A l’île Maurice, une colère qui dépasse la crise de l’eau dans une société « très inégalitaire »

     Depuis qu’un policier a grièvement blessé une jeune femme, vendredi 9 octobre, des émeutes ont lieu dans plusieurs régions de l’île, où la pénurie d’eau s’ajoute au désarroi d’une jeunesse touchée par l’austérité.

5. Mon, 19 October 2026

   1 report
   • Al Jazeera English18:04
     Mauritius lifts curfew imposed amid wave of violent protests

     Unrest on the archipelago came after police shot a woman during a rally over rising costs and water shortages.