Egypt reassures US that it will stop raids on NGOs
Egypt has reassured the US that it will stop raids on the offices of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the US state department says. Officials said property seized in the raids would be returned to the groups, which include two based in the US.Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has spoken to Egypt’s military ruler by phone to discuss [...]
Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny: Uniting Nationalists and the Urban, Educated Middle Class
On December 5, the day after Russia’s Duma elections, the anti-corruption crusader and popular blogger, Alexei Navalny, told a raucous crowd, “I want to say to you: Thank you. Thank you for playing you part as a citizen. Thank you for telling these assholes, ‘We’re here!’ For telling the bearded [Electoral Commission head Vladimir] Churov [...]
Cameroon: Douala markets records 100 cases of fire incidents
The disclosure was made by the Civil Protection Commission after an evaluation tour to markets yesterday. Any talk about markets in metropolitan Douala quickly recalls disasters whose colossal losses have clung to memories over the years. As a consequence of fire outbursts commonly imputed to faulty electrical connections, little or nothing was known that lighted [...]
Israeli ban on family visits to Gazan prisoners violates international law (VIDEO)
Palestinian human rights organization Addameer condemned Israel’s ban on family visits to prisoners from Gaza in Israeli jails in a press statement of 27 December. Israel prohibited these visits in June 2007 following the Hamas victory in the 2006 Palestinian elections and the capture of an Israeli soldier in June 2006. Addameer emphasizes that the [...]
27/29 December: 7 men were hanged
December 29: Two young men were hanged publicly in Qazvin (west of Tehran) today: Two young men were hanged publicly in Qazvin (Ghazvin; west of Tehran) this morning December 29. According to Jamejamonline (Iranian state television website) two young men identified as “Mohammad” and “Ali” (age not mentioned) were hanged publicly in the Navab-e-Jonubi Street [...]
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