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Azerbaijan: Appeal Court Leaves Bloggers in Jail

(New York) – The Azerbaijani government should release two bloggers who have been detained since July 2009 as the result of a staged fight designed to frame them, Human Rights Watch said today. The bloggers, Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade, lost their appeal against their conviction today.
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Burma: Election Laws May Shut Down Opposition Parties

(New York) – Newly issued laws in preparation for 2010 elections in Burma are designed to exclude the main opposition party and ensure a victory for the ruling military, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Sri Lanka: End Witch Hunt Against the Media and NGOs

(New York) – The Sri Lankan government should end its harassment of journalists and activists and take steps against those making threats, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said in a joint statement today.
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Gregg Says Reducing Fed’s Bank Oversight a `Mistake’: Video

March 10 — U.S. Senator Judd Gregg, a New Hampshire Republican, talks with Bloomberg’s Peter Cook about Senate Banking Committee negotiations over financial regulation legislation.

WASPs: Female World War II aviators honored with gold medal

They flew planes during World War II but weren’t considered “real” military pilots.

Mass. Sen. Scott Brown to release memoir in 2011

Sen. Scott Brown, the Massachusetts Republican who pulled off one of the biggest upsets in recent years by winning the seat once held by Sen.

VIDEO: DNC Chairman Kaine on Insurance Companies and the Republicans Who Refuse to Hold Them Accountable

In a new video released today, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine takes to task insurance companies and the Republicans who defend them even in the face ofjaw-dropping premium increases and discriminatory practices that deny care to those who need it the most. As Kaine notes, while the President and Democrats are pursuing reform that ends [...]

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President Barack Obama gestures during a meeting with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson in the Oval Office, Feb. 16, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza.

Slovakia plans to remove Romani children from their families

Prime Minister Robert Fico has announced a proposal to take the children from the settlements where they live and place them in boarding schools.

Egypt releases blogger facing trial by military court

Ahmed Mostafa was facing jail after he after he published a post alleging nepotism within the armed forces.

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