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9 min ago | Voice of America

Transitional Justice Elusive in Arab Spring Nations

Egyptian riot police take up positions outside the building where former president Hosni Mubarak is being tried in connection with the killing of Arab Spring protesters.

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Related Topix: Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed Hosni Mubarak

1 hr ago | News24

Journalist jailed over anti-Muslim film

A Pakistani Muslim demonstrator throws a tear gas shell back towards riot police during their attempt to reach the US embassy during a protest against an anti-Islam film in Islamabad.

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Related Topix: Religion, Islam, World News, Pakistan, Turkey, Middle East

4 hrs ago | Hollywood Reporter

Imprisoned Russian Pussy Riot Member Declares Hunger Strike

Alekhina, 24, was due for a parole hearing Wednesday but forbid her lawyer from attending when told she would not be allowed to attend.

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Related Topix: Movies, Entertainment

6 hrs ago | AlertNet

Seven Muslims in Myanmar jailed over death of Buddhist monk

Muslim men accused of murdering a monk, believed to be the first killing in the March unrest, are escorted by police out of court in Meikhtila April 24, 2013.

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10 hrs ago | WATE-TV Knoxville

Pussy Riot member declares hunger strike in prison

An Arizona restaurateur's online rants against unhappy customers has become an Internet sensation - and taught small businesses an important lesson about keeping customers happy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Restaurant Management

13 hrs ago | The St. Petersburg Times

Abrupt End for Approved Gay Rally

Sergey Chernov / SPT Two demonstrators at last week's Rainbow Flashmob, which was shut down by City Hall 13 minutes after it began.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian

Tue May 21, 2013

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

2nd day of riots in Stockholm suburb shakes Sweden

Police officers stand guard in a street during a riot in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday, May 20, 2013.

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Related Topix: Sweden, World News, Fredrik Reinfeldt

AlertNet

Russia moves closer to jail terms for offending religion

Russian lawmakers on Tuesday took a step toward imposing jail terms for offending religious feelings, approving legislation proposed after punk band Pussy Riot performed a raucous protest song in Moscow's main Orthodox Christian cathedral.

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Related Topix: Vladimir Putin

New Vision

Police continue Monitor search...

By Vision Reporters The Police have said they are yet to complete their search at the Monitor and Red Pepper offices.

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Morning Star

Clampdown: Pop-Cultural Wars On Class And Gender

Word magazine has calculated that 60 per cent of British artists in a recent music top 10 had been to public school compared with just 20 per cent in 1990.

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This Is London

Anti-capitalist protesters target 100 addresses of 'power'

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Related Topix: Fermanagh County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Transitions Online

Russia's Morality Police Pull up the Drawbridge

In recent months nonconformist culture and alternative artists in Russia have come under fire from conservative politicians and radical Orthodox groups alike.

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Related Topix: World News, Russia, Asia, Gay/Lesbian

Mon May 20, 2013

Times of Oman

Reinforcements to Egypt's Sinai after police camp hit

Egyptian Army soldiers guard the gates during a protest by policemen at the main Egyptian crossing point into the Gaza Strip which has been closed for the third day, in Rafah city, about 350 km northeast of Cairo, May 19, 2013.

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HawaiiNews

Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums Stern-looking soldiers...

Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas.

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Related Topix: World News, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez

KAUZ

Thousands march in NY to protest gay man's killing

Actor Sean Penn is urging the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman jailed there since 2011.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Greenwich Village (New York, NY), Manhattan, NY, New York, NY

Daily Mail

Kenyan riot squad try to block 59-year-old British aristocrat as she...

A grieving mother was confronted by riot police as she tried to lay flowers at the Kenyan police station where her son was detained before he died in suspicious circumstances.

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China Daily

Iran's Guard warns against polls unrest

A senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after next month's presidential election, calling the outcome "unpredictable" and sending the strongest message yet against any attempts to revive street protests, media reported on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East, Prison

CTV

Youth gangs riot in Stockholm suburb over police shooting

Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of an apartment block.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Sun May 19, 2013

Jerusalem Post

Damascus Gate clashes inflame tensions in east J'lem

Palestinians expressed their anger outside Damascus Gate on Sunday afternoon, claiming it was "impossible" for any man under the age of 50 to go through it to enter the mosque.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories,

MarketWatch

Slide Show: 10 countries where people fear for their safety

Last year, more than two-thirds of all people surveyed said they felt safe walking alone at night, according to a Gallup poll conducted in 134 countries.

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Related Topix: World News, Uganda, Africa, Terrorism, Asia, Afghanistan