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Iran death sentence raises specter of a deepening crackdown
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe first known death sentence handed down to a defendant linked to the unrest sweeping Iran has...
One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising freed from prison after presidential pardon
Associated Press via AOL· 10 months agoOne of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak...
Factbox-Egypt keeps former powerhouse Muslim Brotherhood out of politics
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLong viewed as the most influential Islamist movement in the Middle East, the Brotherhood rose to...
Women led Iran's protests. What will new elections mean for them?
The Week via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPhoto composite of Iranian women standing in line to vote. A year ago, women led historic protests...
Tunisia NGOs Say Worst-Ever Crackdown Targets Lawyers, Reporters
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 1 month ago(Bloomberg) -- Tunisian activists accused authorities of carrying out the country’s worst-ever...
Crackdown on Black Africans Fuels Attacks and Rebuke in Tunisia
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Bloomberg) -- After Tunisia’s president blamed African migrants for a rise in violent crime and...
Factbox-National political dialogue in Egypt follows years of crackdowns
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEgypt plans to launch a national political dialogue in the coming weeks, a test of whether...
Eastern Libyan authorities round up thousands in crackdown on migrants
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLibyan authorities rounded up thousands of mostly Egyptian migrants and amassed them at the border,...
Culture war: Iran’s actors and directors take stand against protest crackdown
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe arrest of the actor Taraneh Alidoosti for posting about protests around the country and the...
Brazil's army chief fired in aftermath of capital uprising
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired Brazil’s army chief Saturday just days after the leftist...