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Former prisoners bear witness to Bahrain’s security operation – The National
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Detainees will receive compensation, says Bahrain’s King Hamad.
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Bahrain medics go on hunger strike over trial – Middle East – Al Jazeera English
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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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10 Years Later, 9/11 Commission Says President Is Failing to Protect Civil Liberties | emptywheel
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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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Guernica / Mallika Kaur: Grave Lessons from Kashmir
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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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Hunt For Student File-Sharers Thwarted By Data Privacy Ruling | TorrentFreak
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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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Libyan intel docs show ties to CIA renditions – CBS News
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Bush administration sent terror suspects to Libya despite Qaddafi regime’s reputation for torture.
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Columnist: Registering Poor To Vote ‘Like Handing Out Burglary Tools To Criminals’
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Conservative columnist Matthew Vadum is just going to come right out and say it: registering the poor to vote is un-American and “like handing out burglary tools to criminals.”…
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Notes from the Underground – By Roland Elliott Brown
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In Tehran, apathy and fear has consumed the discontent and politically active. Now, as the Arab Spring changes the world around them, they live and wait for a miracle.
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How US firms profited from torture flights
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Court documents illustrate how US contracted out secret rendition transportation to a network of private companies…
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