Arab and Middle East unrest
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Amnesty warns of continued repression in Middle East
9 Jan 2012: Despite the Arab spring, many governments are brutalising their populations into submission for regime survival, says report
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Interactive: In December 2010, a man in Tunisia burned himself to death in protest at his treatment by police. What followed was an extraordinary year as pro-democracy rebellions erupted across the Middle East. Our interactive timeline traces key events -
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With high proportions of young people – and youth unemployment – levels of discontent from Morocco to Yemen are explosive
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9 Jan 2012:Youssef Boutros-Ghali – sentenced by Cairo court in absentia to 30 years in prison – ushered out of side door by officials
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9 Jan 2012:
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9 Jan 2012:
Organisers of the Bahrain Grand Prix have defended an event they say 'is supported by an overwhelming majority of people from all sections of society in Bahrain'
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9 Jan 2012: Brian Whitaker: While Arab League monitors have failed to stop the bloodshed, this may be preferable to protracted talks about political 'reform'
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9 Jan 2012: Despite the Arab spring, many governments are brutalising their populations into submission for regime survival, says report
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8 Jan 2012:
As violence continues unabated on the ground, league appears wary of threatening Assad by turning to UN
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7 Jan 2012: The general in charge of the 67-strong group of observers, Mohammed al-Dabi, says they are prepared for the long haul
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7 Jan 2012: Tyrant's son has become an unlikely rallying point for human rights activists as he languishes in jail without a lawyer
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7 Jan 2012:
Labour MP Denis MacShane and activist Peter Tatchell call on Sophie to return jewels after crackdown on democracy protests
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7 Jan 2012:
Figures from across political spectrum attend mass at Cairo's main Coptic cathedral amid fears of rising sectarian tension
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6 Jan 2012:
Suicide bombing which killed 11 people in Damascus has shifted attention away from the protests across the country
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6 Jan 2012:
Follow the day's events as they happened, as a bomb attack killed 26 people in Damascus, according to the interior ministry
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6 Jan 2012:
Leaders at odds over suggestion Islamist party plans strategic turn away from armed struggle to popular non-violent resistance
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6 Jan 2012:
Interior ministry says attack has all the fingerprints of terror group though opposition activists have expressed doubts
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5 Jan 2012:
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