World
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3/30/2012 3:00:25 PM
Amnesty International calls Bahrain to immediately release Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, an activist who went for a seven-week hunger strike following his imprisonment for participating in last year's protests
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Egypt
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Politics
3/24/2012 6:21:23 PM
Current Cairo Governor Abdel-Qawi Khalifa gets a six month prison sentence upon refusing to settle a land squatting dispute with rural citizen
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Egypt
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Politics
1/30/2012 5:21:00 PM
Blogger who criticised Egypt's ruling army speaks out after his 10 months behind bars, unrepentant in his beliefs
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Egypt
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Politics
1/29/2012 10:18:45 AM
Blogger Maikel Nabil recounts imprisonment and denounces military and their use of torture against 'prisoners of conscience'
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Arts & Culture
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Film
12/20/2011 12:54:37 PM
Myanmar activist, poet, filmmaker and performer Zarganar is shocked by his new-found freedom after being imprisoned since 2008
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World
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International
11/25/2011 5:03:20 PM
Head of Euro Parliament questions Turkey's press freedoms, citing imprisonment of journalists as an obstacle for democratic change
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Egypt
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Politics
10/15/2011 9:06:50 AM
Facing increasingly punitive measures from the Turkish-owned company, the young workers are now fighting for the freedom of seven of their colleagues
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World
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Region
9/28/2011 1:16:22 PM
A Bahrain military court orders life sentences against Shiite opposition leaders for organising protests that threatened the monarchy's grip on power
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World
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Region
9/22/2011 5:10:32 PM
Two Omani journalists appeal for a court's imprisonment sentence against them for publishing articles on corruption inside the Ministry of Justice
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World
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International
9/21/2011 6:10:24 PM
A prominent website editor denies charges of insulting the monarchy after a Thai court issued a 20-year imprisonment sentence against him
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Business
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Economy
9/18/2011 3:50:49 PM
According to Ezz Steel staff, current operations will not be badly affected by the imprisonment of former chairman Ahmed Ezz, but all are worried about the future
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World
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International
9/6/2011 3:34:52 PM
The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal sentences the former chief of the Yugoslav army Momcilo Perisic to 27 years imprisonment for his responsibility in Srebrenica massacre and other gross human rights violations
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World
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Region
8/4/2011 3:23:39 PM
Women activists in Bahrain strike against their imprisonment and torture, demanding to be released
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Egypt
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Politics
4/23/2011 10:52:03 AM
Deposed President Hosni Mubarak could face execution or life imprisonment if convicted of the charges of complicity to murder, corruption and plunder of public money, for which he is currently being investigated
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World
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Region
4/9/2011 11:22:38 AM
A group of Saudi activists launched a YouTube video protesting against the imprisonment without charge of some Saudi intellectuals which has attracted over 9,000 hits in less than 24 hours
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Egypt
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Politics
3/27/2011 9:20:43 PM
Ain Shams University students protest the imprisonment of a fellow student and condemn all military trials of civilians
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World
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Region
1/22/2011 5:18:17 PM
In an interview with Ahram Online, the son of opposition figure Hassan Al-Turabi expressed his belief that his father's imprisonment is a testament to growing fear in Khartoum of a Tunisian-style revolution in Sudan
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