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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: police crackdown

police crackdown stories: 8 news summaries

 As Riot Death Toll Mounts, 
 China Blames Uighur Exiles 

Uighur activists claim police opened fire on peaceful demonstration

Jul 6, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese state media are reporting that 156 people are dead and at least 828 injured and in the western city where clashes broke out between paramilitary police and Uighur demonstrators, Al Jazeera eports. Though the protests in Urumqi, Xinjian province, seemed to have died down, police are said to be... More »

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China • protests • police crackdown • political demonstrations • Han Chinese • Xinjiang • Uighurs • Urumqi

ANALYSIS

 Mousavi's Options Shrink 
 as Crackdown Hardens 

Battle for Iran moves from the streets to corridors of power

Jun 26, 09 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two weeks after Iran's allegedly rigged presidential election, the regime's clampdown has hardened and left opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with few avenues for protest. The New York Times reports that shouts of "God is great" and "Death to the dictator" continue to echo at... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • police crackdown • Hashemi Rafsanjani • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • Iranian politics • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

(Newser) - Pakistan’s government began cracking down on the opposition today in ways reminiscent of deposed dictator Pervez Musharraf, the New York Times reports. Police arrested hundreds of political workers today, and the government banned a protest national march scheduled for tomorrow, declaring that demonstrators wouldn’t be allowed into... More »

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Pakistan • Nawaz Sharif • police crackdown • Shahbaz Sharif • Asif Ali Zardari • political protest

 Chinese Police Kill 8 Protesters 

Clash in Sichaun province comes as officials try to search Tibetan monastery

Apr 4, 08 5:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese police killed eight protesters and wounded dozens more overnight in Sichuan province when they opened fire on a demonstration led by Tibetan monks, the Times of London reports. The altercation started when police searched a Tibetan monastery, confiscating phones and images of the Dalai Lama. After arresting two, the... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • police crackdown • Tibetans • political protest • political demonstrations • Olympic protests • Tibetan monks • repression

Armenia Attacks Protesters 

Country declares emergency rule, kills 1 as rallies rage for 2nd week

Mar 1, 08 4:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Armenian cops fired on a crowd of protesters today and killed at least one as the country declared emergency rule, Reuters reports. Protests have raged daily since a Feb. 19 presidential election that opponents say was rigged for ex-premier Serzh Sarksyan. Police are holding opposition hopeful Levon Ter-Petrosian under house... More »

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protests • freedom of expression • freedom of press • police crackdown • Armenia • emergency rule • Levon Ter-Petrosian • Robert Kocharian

Chinese Man Killed Over Cellphone Video

City inspectors beat 'citizen journalist' to death; official fired

Jan 11, 08 3:37 PM CST
(Newser) - More than 50 municipal inspectors beat to death an onlooker filming a confrontation between government officials and villagers in central China, CNN reports, sparking renewed criticism of China's press-freedom record. The head of the city administration bureau was fired today, reports the state news agency Xinhua, as authorities reacted quickly... More »

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China • Chinese • police crackdown

Russian Crackdown Draws Fire

US, Council of Europe condemn police violence and arrests of opposition leaders

Nov 26, 07 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Authorities detained Russian opposition leaders yesterday and broke up a St. Petersburg rally and march in the second day of aggressive crackdowns on dissent, the Washington Post reports. Several candidates in Sunday's parliamentary elections were among the 200 held. "They have forbidden us from discussing Putin," one candidate... More »

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Russia • human rights • Vladimir Putin • police crackdown • election • Russian elections

World's Oldest Profession Goes Digital

Prostitutes use Craigslist to meet clients from across the country

Sep 5, 07 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The women of the night have taken to the virtual streets of Craigslist.org, the Times reports, sometimes flying across the country to meet clients and trade money for sex. On Long Island, Nassau County authorities have made over 70 arrests since last year, part of a nationwide crackdown... More »

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prostitution • Craigslist • cybersex • solicitation • police crackdown

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