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... charge and detain them indefinitely. Dozens of protesters have been beaten and arrested in recent weeks during protests in Cairo and Alexandria over Said’s case. Many see the emergency law, which has ...
... before the rally, the two main organizers were arrested and investigated during the entire day. They appeared later on separate video messages where they were forced by the security forces to call off ...
... protest against President Mubarak.  Egyptian authorities had arrested dozens of demonstrators in a similar protest on April 6. Demonstrators have been calling for constitutional reforms that would ...
... clashed with the police in Bishkek.and dozens of activists were detained in a sign of mounting opposition to President Bakiyev's rule. Up to 30 activists were arrested as they tried to break through heavy ...
... be of use. While he boasts that he's never been arrested outside of his native Serbia, nor deported or even denied a visa, he acknowledges that there are "a few countries that I would be prohibited to ...
... car. His son was arrested as he tried to intervene. The reformist former President Mohammad Khatami was also reportedly attacked. His brother, Mohammed Reza Khatami, and his wife, Zahra Eshraghi, the granddaughter ...
A leading Iranian human rights activist and journalist was arrested Wednesday, activists said. Kaveh Ghasemi Kermanshahi was taken by seven security agents who searched his home and took personal belongings ...
... RCTV ban were reportedly injured in the port city of Maracaibo after a Chavez supporter drove his car into a rally. The driver was arrested. Also on Monday, Venezuela's Roman Catholic Episcopal Conference ...
Ahead of a planned opposition rally on Monday, Iran tightened security and arrested over 20 mothers who were mourning children killed in the unrest that has broken out since the disputed June 12 elections. ...
10. Iranians rally against leaders
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... of Tehran, witnesses said. Authorities blocked main roads into the city center and arrested dozens of demonstrators who sought to turn Iran's annual "Student Day" rallies into the latest in a series of ...
... until Wednesday, but witnesses told Reuters hundreds of riot police battled protesters in various Tehran squares to disperse them. "Some people who took part in illegal gatherings on Monday have been arrested ...
... dismissing those who oppose it publicly as paid mercenaries of Washington. Chaviano, a mathematics professor, was arrested in 1994 and sentenced by military tribunal to 15 years in prison on charges of ...
... the international pressure, Dadis Camara’s behavior remains unequivocal. The military junta has denied  any responsibility in the massacre and has refused to release those who were  arrested ...
... "Without sacrifices there isn't any freedom. Therefore, today myself and people like me have to be arrested." Text: http://www.rferl.org/content/How_We_Used_Facebook_To_Try_To_Free_Azerbaijans_Donkey_Bloggers/1882215.html ...
... for Fostering Unity. He was arrested on June 21 at the campaign headquarters of Karroubi, who also ran for president in June. Text: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/14/iran-rulers-more-brutal-t_n_358016.html ...
... after being called to examine inmates said to have been tortured – including Mohsen Ruholamini, the son of a government scientist and regime insider, who was arrested at a protest in Tehran in July. Ruholamini, ...
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... organs have been arrested by these forces and have spent some time in custody. It is also said that the Disciplinary Committee of Shiraz University stops these students from entering the university campus. ...
... of the gun, even if most Palestinians have never used one. And the risks of his activism are enormous. The Israeli army has targeted him. He was arrested, severely beaten and threatened with death during ...
... students being arrested and jailed during the Islamic Revolution in that year. The government of Iran arrested more than 1,000 people in a massive crackdown after the June 12 election, in which the incumbent, ...
... was arrested in the post-election unrest. The reports of Rassam’s sentence and the refusal of Tajbakhsh’s appeal surfaced as Britain, the U.S. and other major powers considered Iran’s reply ...
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Calling For A Revolution - Serbia » Beograd - The political situation in Serbia has not changed much yet. There has been passed a special law in the Serbian parliament about accepting the results of election - which was the main cause for beginning the protests. Now the opposition and the people are waiting to see if the law will be promptly implemented, in the meantime :
Iran protesters face second hearing » About 100 people charged over the violence that followed the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmdinejad, the Iranian president, are facing a second court hearing in Tehran. The suspects, including several prominent political figures, were appearing before the revolutionary court on Saturday to face allegations that they attacked security forces and destroyed property, among other charges.
Gabon opposition to boycott presidential vote recount » Gabon's opposition said on Tuesday it would boycott a vote recount from last month's presidential election won by longtime leader Omar Bongo Ondimba's son after negotiations over it broke down. The Constitutional Court's recount, scheduled to occur on Tuesday, was postponed to Wednesday after talks with the opposition caused a delay.Opposition candidates had argued that each should be able to send both a court bailiff and another representative to witness the recount, while the court said only...
Leading Zimbabwean movement organizer and womens rights group win 2009 RFK human rights award » Magodonga Mahlangu and her organization, Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), are the 2009 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award winners. WOZA is a grassroots movement of over 60,000 Zimbabweans working throughout their country, empowering women from all walks of life to mobilize and take non-violent action against injustice. Ms. Mahlangu is a bold leader and a pioneer of the women's rights movement in Zimbabwe who has led WOZA's determined campaign of direct action.  Tens of thousands of women have j...
Zim opposition leader faces trial » A losing presidential candidate in Zimbabwe ’s 2008 presidential elections and now a leading opposition figure Simba Makoni will next Tuesday stand trial on allegations of addressing an illegal meeting during his campaigns.Makoni, a close associate of President Robert Mugabe until he broke away from ZANU PF in February last year to challenge the octogenarian dictator, is being charged under the Public Order and Security Act (POSA).The charges against Makoni who came a distant third in the first ...
Iran to put more anti-Ahmadinejad protesters on trial » Iran will put on trial on Tuesday seven more protesters arrested in the aftermath of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed election victory, the ISNA news agency reported.The Fars news agency said those facing prosecution were political activists and rioters arrested during the violence which erupted after the hardline president's re-election in June.Iran has already staged mass trials of around 140 people on offences linked to the massive demonstrations that followed Ahmadinejad's victory. ...
Tens of thousands call for removal of Serbia's leader » Tens of thousands of demonstrators crowded downtown streets today calling for the resignation of Serbia's President as the first effects of United Nations sanctions were being felt. The President, Slobodan Milosevic, criticized the sanctions imposed on Saturday, saying Serbia was not responsible for the fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which continued today. "This is the price we have to pay for supporting Serbs outside Serbia," Mr. Milosevic said early this morning afte...
Cuban repression has continued under Raúl Castro, says watchdog » The Cuban president, Raúl Castro, has crushed dissent and continued repression in the country since taking over from his brother Fidel, according to a Human Rights Watch report published today.The government has extended use of an "Orwellian" law that allows the state to punish people before they commit a crime on suspicion they may do so, a tactic designed to cow actual and potential opponents, it said.The report, New Castro, Same Cuba, paints a near-dystopian image of an island where those who...
Suu Kyi to challenge verdict as global anger grows » Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and her US co-defendant are to appeal against their convictions, lawyers said Wednesday as the ruling junta faced a global wave of anger over her extended detention.US President Barack Obama led worldwide outrage at the military regime's decision on Tuesday to give Suu Kyi another 18 months of house arrest, a verdict that shuts the Nobel peace laureate out of elections in 2010.
Zelaya: Honduras election 'a fraud' » Manuel Zelaya, the ousted Honduran president, has said elections is his country due to be held on November 29 will be viewed as a fraud by the international community.Speaking to reporters in Washington, where he has been meeting with representatives from the Organisation of American States (OAS), Zelaya said he had been assured the result of the poll would not be recognised.