Political Dissent

Egypt allows showing of 'Jews of Egypt' documentary

CAIRO – The battle between censors and filmmakers over "Jews of Egypt" ended this week when authorities granted permission for the documentary to be shown despite fears it may agitate Egypt’s anti-Israeli hatred amid months of political unrest...

Tags: Festive Events, Religion and Belief, Jerusalem (Israel), Chinua Achebe, Egypt

Few protests on 2nd anniversary of Syrian uprising

Associated Press

BEIRUT (AP) — On the second anniversary of Syria’s uprising, there were only small protests and a few firecrackers defiantly popping in the capital of Damascus — a grim contrast to the early days when crowds of demonstrators danced to...

Tags: International Organizations, Religion and Belief, Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Al-Qaeda

Amnesty International urges caution in arming Syrian rebels

Tags: Politics, War Crimes, Amnesty International, Rebellions, Crime, Law and Justice

Transcript: Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan's CIA nomination

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) delivered a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday of John Brennan’s nomination to lead the CIA. Paul used his time on the floor to question the legality of the White House's policies on drone use, beginning at 11:47 a.m. EST and...

Tags: Butter, Agricultural Research and Technology, Google Inc., Bowling, Religion and Belief

Egyptian judge suspends upcoming elections as disarray deepens

TRIPOLI, Libya — Egypt slipped further into political disarray Wednesday when a judge suspended upcoming parliamentary elections and referred the country’s much-criticized electoral law to the highest court. An administrative judge struck...

Tags: Parliament, Politics, Justice System, Judges, Egypt

Syrian rebels must give up arms before talks, Assad says

BEIRUT — Syrian rebels must give up their weapons before the government will agree to hold peace talks with them, Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview published Sunday. “We are willing to negotiate with anyone,...

Tags: Politics, Rebellions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, National Government

Russia charges that U.S. aid helps Syrian 'extremists'

MOSCOW -- Russia charged Friday that the latest U.S. push to aid the Syrian opposition promotes "extremists" who have no interest in peace talks and are determined to seize power through force. The comments come a day after U.S. Secretary State John F....

Tags: Turkey, Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Rebellions, Rome (Italy)

The Planned Deportation of a New Haven Man Sparks Protests of Federal Immigration Policies

Josemaria Islas has been targeted by federal immigration authorities as "a priority for removal" under a deportation program that is supposed to focus on stone-cold criminals like drug dealers, rapists and murderers. Islas, an undocumented immigrant...

Tags: Politics, Immigration, International Law, Theft, Prosecution

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Four Demonstrators Arrested Outside Hartford Immigration Deportation Hearing

Tags: Politics, Immigration, Labor Legislation, International Law, Theft

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov resigns

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov offered to step down after anti-government protests sparked street violence four months before parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place. The premier, who has been in office since 2009, told the Sofia-...

Tags: Politics, Political Fundraising, Demonstration, European Union, Boyko Borisov

Baghdad bombings reflect sectarian tensions

BAGHDAD — A string of bombings in Shiite Muslim neighborhoods in eastern Baghdad left as many as two dozen people dead and reflected Iraq’s heightened sectarian tensions in the wake of nearly two months of Sunni protests. The bombs went...

Tags: Emergency Incidents, Iraq, Baghdad (Iraq), Hugo Chavez, Demonstration