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Assad orders new amnesty amid pro-government rallies in Syria
June 22 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertySyrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a new presidential pardon for prisoners, as tens of thousands reportedly took to the streets across Syria to support him. The decree grants general amn...
UN Security Council imposes sanctions on Libya
February 28 by United Nations Press OfficeNew York, Feb 27 2011 12:05AM The Security Council today voted unanimously to impose sanctions against the Libyan authorities, slapping the country with an arms embargo and freezing the assets of it...
UN Secretary General strongly condemns Qadhafi’s actions against protesters, calls for punishment
February 24 by United Nations Press Office23 February 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned Libyan President Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s actions against protestors as possible crimes against humanity, calling for the pun...
Overview of Middle East Crackdowns and the (Varying) US Responses to Each
February 23 by Pro Publicaby Marian Wang ProPublica As protests—and crackdowns—have been rippling through the Middle East, the U.S. response has varied by country. For instance, while the Obama admin...
Relatives Of Detained Iranian Protesters 'Beaten By Police'
February 16 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyFebruary 16, 2011 Some relatives of demonstrators who were arrested during protest rallies in Tehran on February 14 have been beaten by special police units, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports, citing a...
US State Department calls for Egpyt to control violence
January 31 by US Department of StateInterview Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC January 30, 2011 QUESTION: Perhaps no one is watching this situation more closely than Secretary of State Hillary Clin...