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Six Of The Most Outrageous Articles On World Press Freedom Day
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Egyptian journalists protest a colleague's arrest (Evan Hill, Al Jazeera English)
Stories of repression, censorship and murder.
Read more...Syrian Uprising Hits Two-Year Mark
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Wounded civilians in Aleppo (Voice of America via Wikimedia Commons)
WATCH: The US is increasing its involvement by training rebels in Jordan.
Read more...Tibetan Self-Immolation Will Continue Without External Intervention
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What will it take to free Tibet?
Read more...Egypt Riots Continue After Morsi Declares Emergency
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Morsi's declaration has renewed anger over prolonged autocratic-style rule.
Read more...Egypt On Verge Of Passing New Constitution
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Egypt
Results may not be declared official until Monday.
Read more...Egypt Votes On New, Controversial Constitution
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(Gigi Ibrahim/Creative Commons)
Half of Egypt will vote this Saturday, and half will vote next Saturday.
Read more...Morsi Gives Military More Power
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(Gigi Ibrahim/Creative Commons)
Morsi has a plan that would allow the army to arrest civilians on the grounds of maintaining order.
Read more...Morsi Holds Firm In Speech As Tension Grows In Egypt
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Mohammed Morsi failed to defuse the angry crowd in a speech Thursday night. (DonkeyHotey/Flickr)
The Egyptian president failed to calm angry protesters.
Read more...Egypt Limits Presidential Tenure
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The president now can't create endless regime under law.
Read more...Syria Disconnected From Internet
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Syrians have gone offline. (ssoosay/Flickr)
Syria has effectively been cut off from the Internet.
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