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Bahrain blogger escapes to Britain
ReutersBy Gwladys Fouche OSLO, May 14 (Reuters) - A Bahraini blogger and human rights activist said he had been granted asylum in Britain after being in hiding for two years. A leading voice among protesters during anti-government demonstrations in 2011, Ali...Tags: Bahrain, Punishment, United Kingdom, Civil Rights, Human Rights
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Analysis: Syria's savagery will thwart reconciliation
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian soldiers slowly stab a man to death, puncturing his back dozens of times. A rebel commander bites an organ ripped out of an enemy combatant. A young boy hacks the head off a prisoner. A soldier mutilates the genitals of a corpse....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Russia, Rebellions, Human Rights, International Criminal Court
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Hundreds of armed groups hold swathes of north Syria -ICRC
Reuters* Signs government consolidating hold on Damascus * Roadblocks holding up aid, travel * Rare independent assessment of situation on ground By Tom Miles GENEVA, May 13 (Reuters) - Syria's rebels are fragmented into hundreds of armed groups who...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Rebellions, American Red Cross, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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Syria blames 'murderer' Erdogan for bombings: Russian TV
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Syria's information minister has blamed Turkey's government for deadly car bombings near the Syrian border and branded Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan a "murderer", state-run Russian TV company RT reported on Monday. The bombings took...Tags: International Military Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Moscow (Russia), European Union, Russia
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WRAPUP 1-Turkey says world must act against Syria after bombings
Reuters* Turkey blames group linked to Syria for twin car bombs * Syria denies involvement * Tension in Reyhanli, death toll at 46 * Syrian opposition to consider joining conference By Jonathon Burch REYHANLI, Turkey, May 12 (Reuters) - Turkey accused a...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey, Explosions, National Government, Wars and Interventions
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WRAPUP 3-U.S., Russia push for rapid talks to end Syria carnage
Reuters* US, Russia bury differences to push for Syria peace talks * Not clear warring parties will readily agree to negotiate * Threat of conflict spilling over has alarmed world powers * Kerry says without deal Syria could simply break apart By Arshad...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Moscow (Russia), Biological and Chemical Weapons, Russia
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Egyptian Cabinet shuffle strengthens Muslim Brotherhood
CAIRO -- President Mohamed Morsi reshuffled his Cabinet on Tuesday, strengthening the Muslim Brotherhood’s hold on power and angering the opposition amid Egypt’s economic turmoil and political unrest. The naming of nine new ministers...
Tags: Mohamed Morsi, International Monetary Fund, Judges, Cairo (Egypt), Justice System
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WRAPUP 1-US, Russia push for rapid talks to end Syria carnage
Reuters* US, Russia bury differences to push for Syria peace talks * Not clear warring parties will readily agree to negotiate * Threat of conflict spilling over has alarmed world powers * Kerry says without deal Syria could simply break apart By Thomas...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Moscow (Russia), Biological and Chemical Weapons, Russia, Rebellions
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Thousands in Russia demand new elections, release of prisoners
This post has been corrected. See bottom for details. MOSCOW — In the biggest show of opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin since last May, thousands of demonstrators gathered Monday near the Kremlin to demand an immediate release of...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vladimir Putin, Russia, Activism, Riots
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Russian opposition seek to revive protests against Putin
Reuters* Opposition marks anniversary of rally that turned violent * Protests have faded since peak early last year * Putin denies repression, has tightened grip on power By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW, May 6 (Reuters) - Russian protestors unfurled a huge banner...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Political Corruption, Punishment, Politics, Radio Industry
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Opposition says Syrian forces rounding up people in Tartus region
BEIRUT — Syrian opposition groups charged Friday that government forces were continuing to round up people in a village near Syria's Mediterranean coast where an alleged massacre left scores dead. A major opposition umbrella group, known as the...
Tags: Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War, News Agency, Human Rights, National Government
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Iraqi inquiries find excessive force in Sunni protest camp raid
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security used disproportionate force, including shooting unarmed civilians, during a raid on an encampment of Sunni Arab protesters last week that left 45 people dead, according to two government investigations and foreign diplomats....
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Baghdad (Iraq), Religious Conflicts, Politics, Government
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