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Egyptian human rights group says police abuses continue
CAIRO — An Egyptian human rights groups reported this week that torture and police brutality, which helped spark a national uprising two years ago, have continued under the new Islamist-led government. Over the course of 2011 and 2012, the...Tags: Human Rights, Egypt, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions
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Sundance 2013: In Egypt doc 'The Square,' a new kind of muckraking
PARK CITY, Utah -- The bullets and tear-gas pellets were flying at Jehane Noujaim, but instead of scrambling backward with the rest of the Cairo protesters, the documentary filmmaker walked forward into the smoky haze, where hundreds of gas mask-clad...
Tags: The Square (movie), Movies, Arab Spring, Cairo (Egypt), Islam
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Review: 'Uprising' details the Egyptian revolution
That the Egyptian revolution of early 2011 was launched via Facebook is just one of the many extraordinary aspects of the whirlwind movement that effectively ended the 30-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak. The long-simmering events that led to this...
Tags: Movies, Arab Spring, Yemen, Revolutions, Entertainment
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Spain seizes assets of deposed Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak
MADRID -- Two mansions in Madrid, five luxury cars and seven seaside Mediterranean properties linked to former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak have been seized by Spanish police. In all, Spain has frozen more than $36.5 million in assets believed to...
Tags: Punishment, Spain, Madrid (Spain)
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Israeli foreign minister resigns as criminal charges loom
JERUSALEM – A day after government prosecutors announced plans to indict him for breach of trust, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday he would step down from office and focus on resolving the criminal case against him. Most...
Tags: Knesset, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Likud, Government
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Kidnapped mother of Nigerian finance minister freed
The kidnapped mother of the Nigerian finance minister has been freed, Nigerian officials said Friday, ending the search five days after the elderly retiree was seized outside her home in Delta state. “The Okonjo family is full of thanks to the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Political Corruption, Kidnapping, BBC, Criminals
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Demonstrators in Egypt clash on eve of constitutional referendum
CAIRO — Demonstrators clashed in Alexandria on Friday as Egyptians gathered across the nation in rival rallies on the eve of a referendum on a divisive draft constitution backed by Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. Thousands of Islamists waved...
Tags: Referenda, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Entertainment Events
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Hamas celebrates its 25th anniversary in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Thousands of Hamas activists Friday participated in mass rallies in several West Bank cities marking 25 years for the launch of the Islamist movement. It was the second day of public demonstrations, ending a five-year ban on...
Tags: West Bank, Gaza Strip, Palestinian National Authority, Hamas, Israel
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Protracted unrest, instability ahead for deeply divided Egyptians
As restive Egyptians face a vote on a controversial new constitution this weekend, many may find themselves torn between exhaustion and fury. Voter endorsement of the hastily drafted national blueprint that enshrines the rights of Islamists but...
Tags: Religious Conflicts, Human Rights, Egypt, Arab Spring, Mohamed Morsi
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Egypt's constitutional crisis
A vote by millions of Egyptians on a new constitution should have been an occasion for national celebration. But overreaching by Islamists, including the country's president, has made the referendum that begins Saturday a source of division. Even if the...
Tags: Human Rights, Referenda, Egypt, Crime, Law and Justice, Mohamed Morsi
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Egypt's opposition urges followers to vote 'no' on referendum
CAIRO -- Egypt’s leading opposition group urged its followers Wednesday to vote against an Islamist-drafted constitution, ending weeks of indecision over whether anti-government protesters should boycott a referendum set for this weekend. The move...
Tags: Referenda, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Government, Judges
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Syria refugees say rape is a key reason they fled, report says
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. Rape is one of the primary reasons that Syrian refugees say they fled their country, “a significant and disturbing feature” of the war raging between rebels and Syrian...
Tags: Human Interest, Rape, International Rescue Committee, Lebanon, Refugee
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