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Iran's Revolutionary Guard warns against possible post-election turmoil in June
Associated PressTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest message...Tags: BBC, Politics, Iran, Tehran (Iran), Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Myanmar frees political prisoners before president goes to U.S.
ReutersYANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's government has freed 23 political prisoners, a senior interior ministry official said on Friday, the day President Thein Sein was due to leave for a landmark visit to the United States. The official declined to be...Tags: Yangon (Burma), Prisoners and Detainees, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Burma, Government
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Japan sees results from 'Abenomics' growth strategy, as GDP jumps 3.5 pct, beating forecasts
AP Business WriterTOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 3.5 percent in annual terms last quarter, giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost as his government tackles reforms needed to ensure a sustained recovery from two decades of malaise....Tags: Career and Workplace, Credit and Debt, Government Debt, Labor Legislation, Shinzo Abe
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Unions protest over potential sale of L.A. Times to Koch brothers
About 300 labor union members and other activists staged a demonstration to protest the potential sale of the Los Angeles Times to the politically conservative Koch brothers. Demonstrators marched outside the downtown L.A. headquarters of Oaktree...
Tags: Bankruptcy, Career and Workplace, Tribune Company, Newspapers, Oaktree Capital Management
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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: Oslo (Norway), Fishing, Human Rights, Bahrain, Punishment
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Egyptian youth movement leader arrested
CAIRO -- Prominent youth activist Ahmed Maher was arrested on Friday as he sought to leave the Cairo international airport, members of his April 6 youth movement said. Maher, who helped lead the revolution that ousted longtime President Hosni Mubarak,...
Tags: Police Arrests, Mohamed Morsi, Cairo (Egypt), Crimes, Hosni Mubarak
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RPT-Egypt arrests prominent activist, says incited March protest
Reuters(Sends to additional subscribers) * Arrest of Ahmed Maher latest to hit Egyptian activists * Security source says accused of inciting demonstrations CAIRO, May 10 (Reuters) - A prominent Egyptian activist flying home from the United States was detained...Tags: Mohamed Morsi, Prosecution, Government, Hosni Mubarak, Religion and Belief
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Jose Maria Islas Gets A Deportation Delay - Will March In Wednesday's Immigrant Rights Demonstration
Jose Maria Islas, whoseimmigration case has galvanized activists and reformers in Connecticut, will be joining Gov. Dannel Malloy and U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro Wednesday for a major protest march in New Haven. The only reason Islas, an undocumented...Tags: Extradition, Migration, Rosa DeLauro, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Congress
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NEWSMAKER-Time running out for Malaysia's veteran reformer Anwar
ReutersBy Siva Sithraputhran KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 (Reuters) - On Sunday, Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim has his best - and seemingly last - chance to complete an extraordinary political comeback from beaten-down prisoner to leader of his country. The 65-year-old...Tags: Finance, Culture, Political Corruption, Government, Malaysia
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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: Riots, Vladimir Putin, Corporate Crime, Embezzlement, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Sequestration leads to cuts at Martinsburg ATF facility
matthewu@herald-mail.comNearly 100 government contract workers at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Martinsburg facility recently lost their jobs as a result of across-the-board federal budget cuts. The 98 contractors laid off at the end of March...Tags: Career and Workplace, Government Contracts, Labor Legislation, Layoffs and Downsizing, Government
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Ind. U trustees meet as protesters march on campus
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Protesters on Indiana University's main campus in Bloomington have marched in support of tuition cuts and other demands while university trustees met on campus. The Herald-Times reports campus police allowed five...Tags: Politics, Activism, Indiana University
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