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Yemen used lethal force to quell southern secession protests, says report
Yemen used inappropriate force to quell largely nonviolent secession protests, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch. Southern Yemenis say they have been marginalized.
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Yemen hostage killings: the work of Al Qaeda?
Yemeni officials pointed to Shiite rebels that have clashed with the government, but the operation is a marked departure from their style of hostage-taking.
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Tiny Saudi democracy movement sends king blueprint for reform
Signed by 77 activists, a petition sent by express mail Wednesday night calls for an elected parliament and public access to the trials of 991 suspects in Al Qaeda-inspired violence.
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Rare Saudi Arabia protest tests limits of political speech
Forty Saudis plan a hunger strike this week to bring attention to the prolonged detention of 11 political activists.
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DiCaprio film glamorizes Jordan's feared spy agency
Human rights groups charge the mukhabarat, portrayed in the new Ridley Scott movie 'Body of Lies,' with systematic torture.
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Saudi Arabia: Militant groups remain active despite record arrests
Detainees are accused of having links to Al Qaeda, but human rights groups fear arbitrary arrests have been made.
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