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LIBYA, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen News, May 04, 2011

Bahrain king is press 'predator': RSF
AFP
The king entered the watchdog's list of 38 state "predators" that "sow
terror among journalists", which included three Arab countries hit by
recent protests -- Syria, Bahrain, Yemen -- and Libya, where conflict has
broken out. RSF said journalists were ...
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UNDP Now Defers Programs in Yemen & Bahrain, Won't Provide Copies
Inner City Press
By Matthew Russell Lee In Yemen, despite Gulf Cooperation Council
intervention, protests are still being shot, while longtime strongman Saleh
is being offered immunity. Why postpone only program in Syria, and not
Bahrain or Yemen? ...
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No excuse for US presence in region after Bin Laden's death - Iranian FM
Zawya
The IRI foreign minister pointed out that in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and some
regional countries we are witnesses to popular uprisings, and the Bahrain
issue, too, is in line with the same developments. Salehi pointed out, "The
entire regional countries ...
<http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20110503070021>
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Damascus rules
Jerusalem Post
Unlike Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain, Libya or even Egypt, the fall of the
current regime in Syria can radically affect the geopolitical contours of
the region. Egypt is undoubtedly important, and its centrality undisputed.
Yet at this time, ...
<http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=218886>
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Amid Arab uprisings, bin Laden no longer the model
San Francisco Chronicle
Popular uprisings led by youth groups have toppled the authoritarian
regimes in Tunisia and Egypt. Similar movements are challenging the
autocratic rulers of Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain. And, significantly,
the millions who participated in these ...
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Mexico and Egypt Lose Free Press
The Root
People can only be silenced for so long. It's just a matter of time before
the countries that haven't started uprisings gather the courage to protest.
Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Bahrain, Yemen and Syria are just the beginning --
oppressive governments, ...
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Bahrain arrests doctors, nurses
Boston Globe
Al Wefaq has been the leading political backer of Bahrain's uprising, which
was inspired by revolts in Tunisia and Egypt earlier this year. Bahrain's
Sunni rulers declared martial law on March 15. Yemen SANAA — Yemen's
president asked a key mediator ...
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A 100 year battle for independence
21st Century Socialism
People of all ages and from all walks of life, men and women, filled the
streets of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia,
Jordan, Algeria, Morocco, Iraq and lately Syria demanding change. It is too
early to survey what has been ...
<http://21stcenturysocialism.com/article/a_100_year_battle_for_independence_02058.html>
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What Is Our Mideast Policy Now?
National Review Online
Will the new governments in Egypt, Yemen, and Tunisia be our allies,
neutral, or facilitators of the threats we face? What will be the outcome
of the violence in Libya and Syria? The uncertainty in these countries
poses an opportunity and a risk for ...
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Hezbollah's most serious challenge
Foreign Policy
This poses a unique challenge to Hezbollah, which had comfortably sided
with the revolts in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen and Bahrain. When
Hezbollah's Iranian mentor Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour was dismissed from his
official post last April because of ...
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Tragedy in midst of triumph
Malaysia Star
Popular uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Saudi
Arabia and Libya have laid to rest the innuendo that Muslim masses neither
desire democracy nor are capable of handling freedom. The liberation
struggles are, of course, ...
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Arab revolts bring hope for media freedom - RSF
Reuters Africa
Ben Ali and Mubarak had long been denounced by RSF for media censorship,
harassment and violating civil liberties. Their overthrow has driven
revolts in Libya, Bahrain, Yemen and Syria against autocratic leaders.
Continued...
<http://af.reuters.com/article/egyptNews/idAFLDE7420VT20110503>
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Activists protest reporters held in Syria
Aljazeera.netThe organisation has identified 38 nations that "prey on the media",
including Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain, where uprisings against
governments are taking place. The United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has also ...
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