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China cracks down on Mao birthday celebration
World
December 28, 2018
China cracks down on Mao birthday celebration
BEIJING (Reuters) – A top Chinese university has cracked down on a campus student Marxist society, replacing its leadership after…
US student detained in Israel over alleged boycott support
Middle East
October 10, 2018
US student detained in Israel over alleged boycott support
JERUSALEM (AP) — In a groundbreaking case, Israel has detained an American graduate student at its international airport for…
Turkey orders 61 soldiers detained for suspected Gulen links: media
Middle East
September 24, 2018
Turkey orders 61 soldiers detained for suspected Gulen links: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities ordered the arrest of 61 soldiers from the navy and land forces, including senior…
Turkey seeks to detain 102 over suspected links to cleric
Middle East
September 10, 2018
Turkey seeks to detain 102 over suspected links to cleric
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have issued detention warrants for 102 people, including military…
Arbitrary arrests, abuse the new norm in Nicaragua
World
August 10, 2018
Arbitrary arrests, abuse the new norm in Nicaragua
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The 21-year-old agricultural economics student, nearly two months pregnant, had hoped to escape Nicaragua with her…
EU plans online terrorist content crackdown
World
August 9, 2018
EU plans online terrorist content crackdown
The EU wants to take legal measures to control terrorist content online, according to media reports. EU Security Commissioner Julian…
Three extremists killed in central Sinai crackdown
Egypt
January 9, 2018
Three extremists killed in central Sinai crackdown
Three extremists were killed by security forces, in clashes during a crackdown in central Sinai, security sources announced on Tuesday. Security authorities received…
Five militants killed, 7 injured in N. Sinai crackdown
Egypt
November 8, 2017
Five militants killed, 7 injured in N. Sinai crackdown
Five militants were killed, another seven were injured and further suspects were arrested in a joint army-police crackdowns in North…
Six militants killed in North Sinai
Egypt
October 24, 2017
Six militants killed in North Sinai
Egypt’s Second Field Army killed six high-risk militants in a crackdown on their hideout in North Sinai based on gathered…
2 police officers killed, 3 injured in drug bust, Monufiya
Egypt
August 8, 2017
2 police officers killed, 3 injured in drug bust, Monufiya
Two low-ranking police officers were killed on Tuesday and three other policemen were injured during a crackdown on a hideout…