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Destruction of villages in Jabal al-Zawiyya area of Idlib province, northwestern Syria. (Photo: IWPR)
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Syrian Army Continues Idlib Onslaught
Daniella Peled
26 Mar 12
Local activist describes destruction in villages and indiscriminate killing.
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Police check IDs. Many male residents of Janaozen have been rounded up and detained following the December 16 violence. (Photo courtesy of Respublika news site http://www.respublika-kz.info/)
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Police Round Up Men After Janaozen Violence
Janar Kasymbekova
19 Dec 11
Newspaper correspondent describes tense aftermath of violence in west Kazakstan oil town.
Scene on Tahrir Square, November 20: riot police and prostrate forms of protesters. (Photo: Anjali Kamat @anjucomet)
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Egypt: Renewed Violence in Tahrir Square
Ahmed Awadalla
21 Nov 11
Activist says situation just like original uprising in January.
Journalists trying to cover the Yemeni uprising have come under severe pressure from the authorities. (Photo: Sallam/Flickr)
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Yemeni Journalists Targeted by Regime
Afrah Nasser
24 Oct 11
Exiled journalist describes the threats and intimidation directed against the local press.
Libyans say that if Gaddafi had been captured alive, he would have continued to create problems.
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Gaddafi Death "Wipes Slate Clean"
Sara Giaziry
21 Oct 11
Exultant Libyans say they feel reborn following the killing of Gaddafi who for so long cast a dark shadow over so many of his people.
A funeral for one of the victims of the violence of October 9. (Photo: Bora S Kamel/Flickr)
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Egypt: Copts Fear for Future
Bassem Raouf
11 Oct 11
Tensions grows after violence on October 9 which left 26 people dead and more than 300 injured.
A funeral for one of the victims of the violence of October 9. (Photo: Bora S Kamel/Flickr) Journalists trying to cover the Yemeni uprising have come under severe pressure from the authorities. (Photo: Sallam/Flickr) Protestors in London rally against the Mubarak regime. (Photo: Wheelzwheeller/Flickr) Montreal demonstration in solidarity with the people of Syria, March 27. (Photo: Freeedomania/Flickr) Detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. (Photo: Sgt. Sara Wood/www.army.mil) A Bahraini opposition movement poster. (Photo: Crethi Plethi)
Protesters in Tahrir Square, Cairo. (Photo: Ramy Raoof/Flickr) West Bank Palestinians protest against Israel’s separation wall. (Photo: Ian McKellar/Flickr) Libyans say that if Gaddafi had been captured alive, he would have continued to create problems. Panoramic view of the city of Hama. (Photo: Hovic/Flickr) Foreign workers interviewed at Ras Jedir transit camp. In the last ten years, corruption is said to have become open. (Photo: Steven Damron/Flickr)