Morsi’s 100 days, a performance which is viewed with mixed feelings
On the 100th day of his presidency, Egypt’s president Mohamed Morsi issued a blanket pardon, Monday evening, for all citizens arrested during protests held since the start of the January 25 Revolution until 30 June this year, when he was inaugurated. The pardon, according to the presidential decree, includes those who are currently facing trial [...]
U.S. diplomats in Libya begged for more security to no avail
Prior to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Ambassador Chris Stevens’ request for additional security officials was turned down by the Obama administration in order to project a friendly atmosphere to the distrusting Islamic population, an anonymous security official in Washington, D.C., informed the Law Enforcement Examiner on Wednesday. [...]
Algeria: Arrest and beating of human rights defender Mr Yacine Zaid
H.E. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President; Minister of National Defence, Algiers Your Excellency, I am William Nicholas Gomes,Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com I came to know about the situation from Front Line Defenders. On the morning of 1 October 2012, human rights defender Mr Yacine Zaid was arrested and brutally beaten by three policemen in Ouargla. At [...]
Egypt and Libya: Clinton warned about embassy security problems
In the aftermath of the Islamist attacks on two U.S. embassies which occurred almost simultaneously on Tuesday, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton displayed surprise, even shock, to the press and the American people. But Mrs. Clinton’s view that the attacks are isolated incidents doesn’t seem accurate, according to several counterterrorism experts [...]
Where are Africa’s children?
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, half of all African children do not have a birth certificate, which negatively affects the children both mentally and physically in their sense of safety and well-being. “Could you imagine a child not having an identity, not having an existence written down and so you’re born, you live your life, you die and [...]
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