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Libyan rebels have imprisoned hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, accusing them of being mercenaries for Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
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It’s not Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, or Syria. With a single Internet service provider, Qatar’s Web access could go down with just one click.
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An advocacy group says it has documents suggesting that Cisco Systems tailored its technology to help China in apprehending members of Falun Gong.
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A U.S. diplomatic cable made public by WikiLeaks provides evidence that U.S.
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Detainees will receive compensation, says Bahrain’s King Hamad.  
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Rights groups say medical workers arrested for allegedly aiding anti-government protesters will not receive fair trial.
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The 9/11 Commission released a 10-year report card on the recommendations they made back in 2004. And one of three recommendations that remains entirely unfulfilled–the only one that is entirely the responsibility of the executive branch–is implementing a board to defend civil liberties.  
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 For the anniversary of the International Day of the Disappeared, our writer reports on Kashmir’s “half widows” and their unaddressed needs, which threaten to fuel further insecurity in the volatile region and globally.
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Copyright holders and anti-piracy companies have been dealt a blow in their attempts to monitor and track down student file-sharers in Norway.  
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Bush administration sent terror suspects to Libya despite Qaddafi regime’s reputation for torture.  
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