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Often events make the headlines, while the significance in the context of political science will only be determined somewhere down the road. For instance,Violent Protests in Iran Carry Into Second Day
Iran’s broadest and most violent protest in months spilled over into a second day on Tuesday, as bloody clashes broke out on university campuses between students chanting antigovernment slogans and the police and Basij militia members...
Report: Nigerian Police Killing Civilians
Beware of police roadblocks in Nigeria: If you cannot pay a bribe, you can end up dead, according to an Amnesty International report published Wednesday...
Rights group faults Mexico over alleged army abuse
The Mexican army, deployed across the nation as part of the government's campaign against drug cartels, has killed prisoners, tortured civilians and captured suspects illegally, Amnesty International said Tuesday.
Russia in no hurry to transform VEB - Kremlin aide
Russia's VEB bank will not be among the first wave of state corporations to be transformed into joint-stock companies and its partners have nothing to worry about, the Kremlin's top economic aide said on Tuesday...
China's most prominent dissident charged after a year in custody
It has taken a year, but the Chinese police have at last brought charges against the country’s most prominent dissident.
Police have today recommended prosecutors put Liu Xiaobo on trial for inciting subversion, a crime that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison...
Britain fares badly in international health leagues
According to new OECD figures, Britain fares badly in international health comparitors among developed nations. We may not be at the bottom of the league, but we are pretty far down. British victims of cancer and heart disease, in particular, have a lower survival rate than almost anywhere else in the industrialised world. And, contrary to widespread belief, per capita spending on healthcare in the UK is above the OECD average...
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