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Sports in 2012: here are some Monitor highlights
It’s impossible to list all the records set in 2012, but here’s a short rundown of some heralded highlights, plus 20 of our favorites, including some you might have missed.
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New trouble in Congo
Instability in Congo affects human rights there, and the cost of cellphones in the US.
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10 of TIME's 100 'most influential'
What does it mean to be influential today? TIME Magazine may not have a scientific answer, but they identified scores of people in their 2012 “100 Most Influential People in the World” list, released this week. Here is a sampling of 10 people from around the world who made the cut.
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Afghanistan: 5 areas of concern after the US leaves
The withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan will have profound, direct effects on the country's security, economy, and society. Here are five areas that are likely to see an impact.
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Who is Spain's Judge Baltasar Garzón? Five key questions answered.
Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón was found guilty today on charges of illegal wiretapping and abuse of power. Garzón is known as a “super judge” because of the high profile human rights cases he has overseen internationally.
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Russia's outreach to Syria's opposition hints at policy pivot
Russian officials will meet with two Syrian opposition members later this month, as well as UN envoy Kofi Annan, raising hopes that Moscow's support for the Syrian regime is weakening.
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Is Sudan having its own 'Arab Spring?'
Prompted by rising prices for food, housing, and fuel, student protests have spread to cities across the country. Will the government's harsh crackdown backfire and fuel the movement?
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Saudi Arabia to allow women to compete for the first time
Saudi Arabia's embassy in London says Saudi women will be allowed to compete in the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
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Rio+20 earth summit: Why Hillary Clinton won applause for statement on women
The UN's Rio+20 earth summit set only modest goals, but sparked controversy over the Vatican's successful effort to remove reference to 'reproductive rights' from the final document. Hillary Clinton vowed the US would ensure 'those rights are respected.'
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US ambassador taps Facebook to drive wedge between Syrian military and Assad
Using social media, US Ambassador Robert Ford warns Syrian military officers they could be prosecuted for crimes against humanity by following President Bashar al-Assad’s orders.
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In Tunisia's sentencing of a dictator, a model for bringing justice?
A Tunisian court yesterday sentenced Ben Ali to life in prison. The country's efforts to bring former regime members to justice could offer lessons for other Arab Spring countries.
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Why deadly race riots could rattle Myanmar's fledgling reforms
Myanmar's president warned of a threat to stability and democratization as Buddhist and Muslim minorities clash over longstanding grievances.
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Is Liberia turning into a haven for militant groups - again?
Human Rights Watch issues report saying Liberia is failing to control rebel groups launching raids into neighboring Cote D'Ivoire. Liberia rejects the charges.
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Russian activists sound alarm at soaring fines for civil 'disorder'
The Russian parliament is rushing through a bill that will impose large fines for a wide range of protests. Activists say the hikes amount to financial intimidation to chill the protest movement.
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After Mubarak conviction anger and political maneuvers
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's conviction led to large protests by Egyptians worried it will be overturned on appeal, and the Muslim Brotherhood positioning itself to win the presidency.
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Progress Watch Saudi girls find freedom in cleats
A high-energy evening soccer game between two girls' teams is part of a growing female sports movement in conservative Saudi Arabia.
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Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years in prison (+video)
An international court proceeding ended Wednesday with the sentencing of Taylor, who was convicted of aiding and abetting numerous war crimes in Sierra Leone.
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Lady Gaga's cancelled concert a blow to tolerance in Indonesia? (+video)
Lady Gaga cancelled her biggest show in Asia because of Islamist vigilante threats, which has some worrying about a return of Islamist militancy to the Muslim world's largest country.
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Argentina officially indicts civilians for role in 'dirty war'
This spring, the conviction of two brothers for crimes against humanity in Argentina's 'dirty war' highlighted the role civilians played in the military’s systematic repression between 1976 and 1983.
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Can US group challenge overseas surveillance act? Supreme Court to decide.
The US Supreme Court agreed to examine whether a group of US-based lawyers, activists, and journalists can challenge a Bush-era law authorizing broad surveillance overseas.
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Chen Guangcheng: What's ahead for Chinese dissident now in the US?
Now that Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has reached the United States, both Beijing and Washington are hoping to put what could have been a tense diplomatic situation behind them.
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Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng heads to US
Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng was hurriedly taken from a hospital and put on a plane for the United States on Saturday, closing a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.
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To reward Myanmar for reforms, US eases economic sanctions, names ambassador
Hillary Clinton said the decision to suspend sanctions on export of American financial services and investment was the most significant action Washington has taken so far to reward Myanmar for its reforms.
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Mladic trial delayed because of evidence issues
The former Bosnian Serb general's trial has been postponed because prosecutors may have failed to disclose evidence to the defense.
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Algeria's ruling party wins polls, but turnout sends mixed message
Algerians voted in parliamentary elections, returning the ruling party to power. But many Algerians are frustrated over high unemployment and what they see as rigid rule by an aging elite.
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Activist Chen Guangcheng: China targets lawyers trying to help
Officials have confiscated the license of a lawyer who volunteered to defend blind activist Chen Guangcheng's nephew. The nephew has been charged with 'homicide with intent.'
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Hunger intifada? Palestinian prisoners wield new-old tool against Israel.
As many as half of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have followed the example of Khader Adnan, whose 66-day hunger strike became something of a cause célèbre earlier this year.
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Report: Kenyan forces abused ethnic Somalis near border
Human Rights Watch report says that Kenyan forces, now fighting insurgents across the border in Somalia, has beaten, humiliated, and raped ethnic Somalis along Kenyan border.
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Can China, US strike a new deal on blind dissident? (+video)
Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese activist, has upended an earlier agreement between China and the US, disrupting a visit to Beijing by Hillary Clinton.
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Will Charles Taylor ever face justice for crimes in Liberia?
A week after a Special Tribunal for war crimes in Liberia found Liberian President Charles Taylor guilty for aiding war crimes in Sierra Leone, Liberians ask if he will face justice at home.
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