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Are US, Other Allies Ignoring Saudi Arabia's Political Prisoners?
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsThe U.S. and European Union are ignoring the fact that Saudi Arabia has arrested more than 160 political dissidents in just two months, Human Rights Watch said in a scathing report today. More than 160 "peaceful" dissidents have been arrested in the oil-rich kingdom since February, as the so-called "Arab Spring" of revolt spread throughout the Middle East. Most of the arrests were in Eastern Province, where the Shiite minority has been holding protests calling for political reforms and the release of prisoners. "Allies of Saudi Arabia have not publicly protested these serious and systematic ...
Dissident Dedicates Nobel Prize to Tiananmen Victims
By Lisa Flam - AOL News
(Oct. 11) -- The imprisoned Chinese dissident who won the Nobel Peace Prize has dedicated the award to the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, and China today canceled a meeting with a Norwegian official after warning that the prize would harm relations between the two countries. Liu Xia, the wife of prize winner Liu Xiaobo, was allowed an hour-long visit with him on Sunday in the prison in northeast China. He told her, "This is for the lost souls of June 4," and began crying, The New York Times reported, citing a statement from the group Human Rights in China. EFE / ...
Hillary Clinton Welcomes Planned Release of Cuban Political Prisoners
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyCuba will reportedly free 52 dissidents in what would be the island nation's largest release of political prisoners in over a decade, a gesture welcomed by the Obama administration. Catholic officials said the planned release of pro-democracy activists arrested in a March 2003 crackdown in Havana was negotiated by Cuba's archbishop, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, and Spanish diplomats, The Washington Post reported. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters in Washington the news was a positive sign, but long overdue. Clinton did not comment on the potential effect on U.S.-Cuba relations, ...
The Curious Case of Nyi Nyi Aung
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailySix months ago, a man named Nyi Nyi Aung landed at the Yangon International Airport in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). He had come to Myanmar in the hopes of visiting his mother, who is currently in jail for pro-democracy activities and sick with cancer. Before he could clear customs, Aung's baggage cart was seized by airport personnel and he was told to come into their offices to answer some "personal questions." Although Aung has a background as a human rights activist, and was a prominent leader during Burma's 1988 uprising, he had broken no laws. Perhaps more important, Aung is also an ...
The Difference One Ayatollah Might Make
By Joseph Schuman - AOL News(Dec. 21) -- The death of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri may prove to be a turning point for Iran's embattled reform movement. It may mark the moment when the surging wave of discontent overwhelms the country's remorseless theocratic leadership -- or one when the outrage crests and then recedes. The funeral procession on Monday for Montazeri, who was an architect of Iran's mullah-led system before he became one of its most outspoken dissidents, drew tens of thousands of mourners and protesters to the holy city of Qom, south of Tehran. Montazeri, 87 years old, apparently died of ...
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