Al Jazeera reports that an Egyptian court has convicted 43 non-governmental organisation (NGO) workers, including at least 16 Americans, of illegally using foreign funds to foment unrest in the country, sentencing them to up to five years in jail. Tuesday’s verdict also ordered the closure and seizure of the offices and assets in Egypt belonging to US non-profit groups for which many of the defendants worked, including the International Republican Institute, the National Democratic Institute and Freedom House. Read article
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As reported by hurriyetdailynews.com, the U.S. Embassy to Turkey has issued a warning to its citizens in Turkey about potential violence, the Hürriyet Daily News has learned. The embassy issued a warning letter for the attention of American citizens, reminding of the tension in the country that has been ongoing since last week. Meanwhile, the […]
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Yahoo News reports about 10,000 Ethiopians staged an anti-government procession on Sunday in the first large-scale protest since a disputed 2005 election ended in street violence that killed 200 people. The demonstrators marched through Addis Ababa’s northern Arat Kilo and Piazza districts before gathering at Churchill Avenue in front of a looming obelisk with a […]
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eTN received this letter from Jessica Stockwell a reader visiting Istanbul. A group of quietly dining tourist in a nearby restaurant in Taksim Square (me being one of them) were interrupted by save-the-trees activists running from police tear gassing the population in the area of Taksim Square, a commercial and transportation hub for the city […]
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Yahoo news reports that crowds of anti-capitalist protesters on Friday blocked streets leading to the European Central Bank in Germany’s financial capital, Frankfurt, to protest its role in pushing for austerity cutbacks as a way to fight the continent’s debt crisis. Members of the Blockupy alliance linked arms for several hours in a steady rain […]
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Yahoo news reports that an Egyptian tourist is in a critical condition after being hit by a police gas canister in a crackdown on anti-government protests in Istanbul on Friday, a doctors’ association said. The 34-year-old woman was undergoing an operation after suffering a brain hemorrhage, Istanbul Medical Chamber board member Huseyin Demirduzen told Reuters. […]
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Theglobeandmail.com reports that tens of thousands of people protested against France’s new gay-marriage law in central Paris on Sunday, and police clashed with right-wing demonstrators. The law came into force over a week ago, but organizers decided to go ahead with the long-planned demonstration to show their continued opposition as well as their frustration with […]
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Rinf.com reports that at least 28 people were killed and 250 wounded in weeklong clashes between Sunni and Alawite Muslims in Tripoli, Lebanon, according to security officials. The violence is another sign of the Syrian conflict spilling over to Lebanon. Last night, four Sunnis and one Alawite died in clashes, the Daily Star reported. The […]
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According to a Yahoo news report, a government spokesman says at least 15 people were injured, four of them by bullet wounds, during a protest in Guinea’s capital between opposition parties and security forces. The clashes are the latest iteration in the ongoing fight between the country’s opposition and the ruling party over the details […]
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