Eric Avebury outlines the systematic repression that has brought the people of Bahrain onto the streets
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Iran: Journalists arrested in crackdown
In a bid to stifle anti-government protests, the Iranian government has intensified its censorship, especially of online media, and arrested...
Egyptian activists condemn attack on CBS reporter
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Syrian blogger jailed for five years
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Yemen’s leader hopes brutality will scare protesters
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