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The Right to a Facebook Status
Facebook status updates draw the protest picture in the Middle East and North Africa
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As Iraqi Demonstrations Continue, Protestors are Killed and A Governor Flees
On Thursday nine Iraqis were killed and 47 injured at a protest against corruption and unemployment in Sulaimaniyah, a Kurdish city. Earlier this week Latif Hamad al-Turfa, the governor of…
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Yemen Must Halt Attacks On Protesters
Demonstrations in Yemen continued for the third week. But in the last week the peaceful protests and call for political reform turned violent.
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Maryland Death Penalty Meets Globalization
Due to a global market that increasingly rejects participation in executions, lethal injection drugs have become harder to obtain, turning the death penalty in states like Maryland into even more…
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Bahrain Violence Out of Control
Violence is spiraling out of control in Bahrain. Tell Bahraini authorities to stop the bloodshed!
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Breaking Barriers in Bahrain
Protestors in Bahrain have been calling for the right to free expression, the release of political prisoners, a new constitution and an elected government.
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Afghan Government’s Takeover of Women’s Shelters Adds Insult to Injury
The recent move by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Women Affairs (MoWA) to take control of women’s shelters is deeply worrying. I have spoken to NGO workers who run these shelters, and…
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Chevron Found Guilty in $8 Billion Ecuadorian Human Rights and Environmental Case
After an eighteen-year, multinational court battle, Chevron was found guilty today in an Ecuadorian court and fined $8 billion for pollution that amounted to an ecological disaster and seriously harmed…
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Horrifying Glimpse at Police Violence in Bahrain
Earlier today in Bahrain, riot police opened fire and killed a second person in two days of protests seeking political reform in the tiny Gulf state. The violence came without…
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Vote for Love in Zimbabwe!
[caption id="attachment_17799" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="Help Zimbabwe Vote for Love this Valentines Day!"][/caption] I confess-I think Valentines Day is a scam perpetrated by men to buy forgiveness for all the things…
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Is Yemen Next?
The world media is consumed by the events in Egypt and there is little coverage of the protests in Yemen. Inspired by the uprising in Egypt and the stepping down…
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The New Face of Egypt
Describing in words the atmosphere in Tahrir Square on the evening of Hosni Mubarak’s resignation after 30 years in power would never do it justice. It was a bit like…