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Back to homepageArabs blogging in defiance 0
Post Views: 5 Online dissenters risk harsh jail terms in Middle East – the region ranked highest in blogger arrests Jillian C. York “The Middle East ranks the highest in blogger arrests, with Egypt, Tunisia, and Syria coming in with
Read MoreTurkey criticizes France’s role in Libya intervention 0
Post Views: 4 TODAY’S ZAMAN WITH WIRES, ANKARA Members of a leftist Turkish party attended a protest outside the French Embassy in Ankara on Monday, holding a banner reading: “Murderer France, get out of Libya!” Ankara clearly expressed on Monday
Read MoreTurkey saves New York Times journalists in Libya 0
Post Views: 4 TODAY’S ZAMAN, ?STANBUL Four journalists from The New York Times who were captured during fighting in Libya were released on Monday following negotiations by Turkey with Libyan authorities, adding to Turkey’s emergence as a protector of US
Read MoreIs Muammar Gaddafi a target? PM and military split over war aims 0
Post Views: 10 David Cameron says Libyan leader may be a legitimate target while Chief of the Defence Staff said he was ‘absolutely not’ Patrick Wintour and Ewen MacAskill in WashingtonPhotograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian A breach within Britain’s
Read MoreCrackdown in Bahrain: Notes from the field 0
Post Views: 5 Despite the protests, the Al Khalifa family does not look like it will be dethroned, but that may come with a cost Michael Hudson Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, met with Bahrain”s king Hamad bin Isa
Read MoreExplosions rock Libyan capital 0
Post Views: 4 Two naval stations bombed in Tripoli after day of heavy fighting between protesters and Gaddafi forces elsewhere. Loud explosions have rocked the Libyan capital, Tripoli, for a third night as forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi attempt to stop any
Read MoreLibyan Developments 0
Post Views: 3 By Gilbert Achcar [Gilbert Achcar grew up in Lebanon, and is currently Professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London. His books include The Clash of Barbarisms: The Making of
Read MoreMissile hits Gaddafi compound in Tripoli 0
Post Views: 5 Building in military centre is destroyed as coalition forces target facilities used by Libyan leader. A three-storey building in a military command centre used by Muammar Gaddafi has been destroyed in an air strike by coalition forces. The Sunday-night
Read MoreBahrain: Protest Leaders Arbitrarily Detained 0
Post Views: 3 At Least Eight People Arrested Under Martial Law Decree (Manama) – Bahraini authorities should immediately release seven prominent opposition activists and a surgeon arrested on March 17, 2011, or charge them with a recognizable criminal offense and
Read MoreItaly: Act Swiftly to End Racist Violence 0
Post Views: 3 Authorities Should Acknowledge Problem, Ensure Prosecutions © 2010 Getty Images(Rome) – The Italian government is failing to take effective action to prevent and prosecute racist and xenophobic violence, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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