Posts Tagged ‘opposition protests’

DIVIDED COUNTRY

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 23:43

By Tom EsslemontBBC News, Chisinau, MoldovaThe last time Moldovans went to the polls - less than four months ago - the result was disputed and the subsequent opposition protests descended into violence.Political stalemate over the selection of a new ...

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HONDURAS LIFTS OVERNIGHT CURFEW

Sunday, July 12, 2009 17:20

The interim government in Honduras has lifted the overnight curfew that has been in place since the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya two weeks ago.The government said it had "reached its objective" of quelling opposition protests, in a statement read ...

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KIAN TAJBAKHSH: IRAN ARRESTS FIRST AMERICAN CITIZEN

Friday, July 10, 2009 22:03

NEW YORK — An Iranian-American scholar whom Iran once accused of fomenting political unrest has been arrested by authorities there for the second time in two years, his family said Friday. Security forces arrested Kian Tajbakhsh late Th...

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