Greater Middle East
Egypt sentences protesters to five years
Egyptian officials announced the conviction and prison sentences of over one hundred demonstrators who were peacefully assembling without a permit.
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Greater Middle East
Turkish authorities block opposition party congress
Turkish police prevented members from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) from holding a party congress in direct opposition to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Greater Middle East
Turkey refuses to modify anti-terrorism law
Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan announced that he does not plan to change the country's anti-terrorism law, a requirement of the deal struck between Turkey and the EU.
Central America
El Salvador deploys new anti-gang ‘reaction force’
El Salvador has deployed a new special unit to fight criminal gangs that are now said to be operating not only in the cities but in rural areas throughout the country.
Greater Middle East
Protests in Egypt over Red Sea islands transfer
New protests have erupted in Egypt calling for the downfall of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi over his decision to turn two disputed islands over to Saudi Arabia.
Europe
Brussels terror boon to GOP
Republican presidential hopefuls rushed to exploit the Brussels attacks, with Ted Cruz calling for police surveillance of Muslims and Trump actually broaching nuclear strikes.
Planet Watch
Mohawks threaten to block Energy East pipeline
The Mohawk nation is threatening to do everything legally in its power to block TransCanada's Energy East pipeline project, calling it a threat to their way of life.
North America
Ex-Panther released after 43 years in solitary
Albert Woodfox, a former member of the Black Panthers, was released from Louisiana's Angola state prison after having spent a record 43 years in solitary confinement.
New York City
NYPD reaches settlement on Muslim surveillance
The New York Police Department came to a settlement agreement in two civil rights lawsuits accusing the NYPD of wrongfully monitoring Muslims after the 9-11 attacks.
East Asia
China passes draconian anti-terror law
China's new anti-terrorism law requires technology companies to provide decryption to officials, restricts media reportage on terrorist activity, and permits overseas military raids.
Europe
France poses anti-terror constitutional amendment
French President Francois Hollande proposed a constitutional amendment to permanently extend the state of emergency imposed in response to Paris terrorist attacks.
East Asia
China: crackdown on Guangdong labor activists
At least 18 Guangdong-based labor advocates have been detained in police sweeps seemingly aimed at heading off further industrial strikes in the region.