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Entries Tagged as 'Middle East'

Egypt, a civic moment of silence

February 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Egypt, Human Rights

Cairo has had an unusual response to efforts to mend Muslim-Copt relations.
In Cairo, crowds filled the streets for the third time two weeks ago to mark Egypt’s unprecedented three consecutive victories in the Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament. Soccer is big in [...]

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A Moment of Truth in Geneva?

February 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Europe and the Middle East, Iran

Tomorrow, February 15 2010, and for the first time since the 1979 revolution, the UN  will review the human rights record of the Islamic Republic of Iran.  The UPR (Universal Periodic Review) is a process which involves a review of the human rights records of all 192 UN Member States. This recent UN tradition started [...]

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