Iraq moves to shut Iranian exile camp under endyear deadline
Baghdad cabinet endorses closing Camp Ashraf in Diyala and sending residents abroad by year end.UN observers barred. clashes last week killed at least 12 exiles and wounded dozens. The Mujahedeen say they may seek asylum in the United States or EU while Iraq weighs next steps.
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People’s Mujahedeen Organization of Iran
Iran
Diyala
al-Dabbagh
U.N
Shahin Gobadi
People’s Mujahedeen
United States
European Union
Gobadi
Tehran
Camp
Ashraf
Abha el- Basri
U.S
Barry Johnson
Washington
London
Geneva
Nouri al- Maliki
Saddam Hussein
People
Egyptian blogger gets three years for criticizing army
Maikel Nabil Sanad, 26, was sentenced by a Cairo military tribunal to three years in prison for insulting the army after publishing reports of abuses. Rights groups condemned the ruling as a dangerous precedent for free expression under Egypt’s post Mubarak rulers.
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Maikel Nabil Sanad
Egypt
Hosni Villibarak
Miliitary Council
Mohammed
Ssar
ONTV
Reporters Without Borders
Sanad
Smail Etman
Mubarak
Etman
Supreme Court
Ramadan
Army Tok
Tahrir Square
Mohammed Hussein Tantawim Heba Morayef
Human Rights Watch
France enforces first ban on Islamic face veils
The world’s first ban on niqab and burqa face coverings took effect in France. Two veiled women were detained at Notre Dame during an unauthorized protest, later released after questioning. Authorities cite secularism and equality, while Amnesty International condemns detentions.
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London
Paris
Cannes
Champs-Elysees
Notre Dame Cathedral
Nicolas Sarkozy
Claude Gueant
Luxembourg
Notre Dame
Amnesty International
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