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10/22/2013 8:20:37 PM
HRW urged Beijing to improve media freedom and halt abuses against its Tibetan and Muslim Uighur ethnic minorities
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10/22/2013 8:20:20 PM
International rights groups revealed reports detailing civilian casualties in a number of US operations in Pakistan and Yemen
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10/22/2013 4:50:14 PM
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10/22/2013 11:20:11 AM
In its push to crackdown on Al-Qaeda militants, the US has carried out nearly 400 drone attacks in Pakistan since 2004 and 80 targeted operations in Yemen since 2009
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10/22/2013 10:19:12 AM
82 people, including 57 civilians, were killed as a result of six US drones in Yemen, according to a Human Rights Watch report
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10/21/2013 6:16:36 PM
The court condemns Spain for retroactively applying a legal practice known as 'Parot doctrine' to extend time convicts spend in prison
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10/21/2013 5:20:00 PM
Ali Musheime is first fatality of month-long protests against rule of Sunni Al-Khalifa dynasty in mid-February 2011
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10/20/2013 6:20:39 PM
Surveys show 70 percent of Montenegrins still consider homosexuality an illness, while 80 percent believe it should be kept private
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10/20/2013 12:27:46 PM
The Syrian Observatory for Human rights says the death toll is likely to rise
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10/19/2013 5:04:12 PM
Turkey rejects EU criticisms of its handling of anti-government protests, but said a report on its progress towards joining the bloc showed it had come closer to European economic and democratic standards
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10/19/2013 3:06:14 PM
Migrant rights advocates, housing campaigners, and protesters against Alps high-speed rail link join causes to protest austerity measures
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10/18/2013 1:00:16 PM
Human Rights Watch says Ethiopia intensified its clampdown on peaceful dissent after the disputed 2005 election
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10/18/2013 12:44:56 PM
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported fierce clashes that began in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor overnight continued on Friday
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10/17/2013 2:37:26 PM
Israeli Peace Now rights group reports that the construction of Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land increased by 70 percent in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012
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10/17/2013 1:47:06 PM
Amnesty international called Thursday on Egypt to end its 'appalling policy' of arresting and deporting Syrian refugees who fled armed conflict
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10/17/2013 1:18:26 PM
Syria's deputy prime minister says the Geneva II peace conference could be held at the end of next month, with or without all factions of the opposition
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Egypt
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10/17/2013 12:21:05 PM
Rebel campaign co-founder Mohamed Abdel-Aziz says a draft law currently being reviewed by the interim president betrays rights won by Egypt's popular uprisings
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Egypt
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10/16/2013 5:51:17 PM
Draft protest law is reminiscent of policies implemented by Hosni Mubarak and Habib El-Adly, says Egyptian rights group
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10/16/2013 4:32:41 PM
Opposition claims mine planted by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad caused explosion
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10/16/2013 3:25:19 PM
Turkish minister claims EU is 'moving away from Turkey day by day' despite bloc's initiatives to resume talks on the country's EU status
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