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  1. Middle East: Protests shake up status quo

    Democracy Ash Pemberton With revolts taking place in 15 countries across the Arab world, those with stakes in maintaining the status quo 鈥 especially the United States 鈥 are getting worried. From Morocco all the way to Iran, people are standing up for the ...

  2. Sri Lanka: A nightmare for Tamils

    paramilitary forces in Vaakarai aligned with the ruling United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) threatened ...

  3. Big stakes in Bahrain, Saudi protests

    government buildings, 鈥減rotesting their deteriorating living conditions, rising unemployment (in one of the ... strict Islamic law, which includes gender segregation, suppression of religious minorities and no freedom ... Movement, and Bahrain Islamic Freedom Movement. The Coalition for a Republic differs from a more moderate ...

  4. Bahrain: Formula One protests highlight bloody regime

    there was a rise in police firing on protesters with shotguns. Activist group Bahrain Watch said on ... I'm aware that freedom is expensive and we must sacrifice to gain it.鈥 Bahrain's ruling family ...

  5. Israel's cruel Gaza siege could escalate

    threat of attack and lack of basic freedoms, life in Gaza remains a nightmare. The siege has led to ... a rise in addiction to painkilling drugs, particularly Tramadol. Inter Press Service said on October 22 ...