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  • March 2008

    • 8 Die in Armenia; US Urges Calm

      Reuters  |  Mar 2, 08 7:02 PM CST

      8 Die in Armenia; US Urges Calm

      (Newser) - Troops patrolled quiet downtown Yerevan today after police fired back at thousands of protesters this weekend and killed eight, Reuters reports. Authorities have declared emergency rule and outlawed mass meetings for the next 3 weeks. "We won't give up, we will be fighting to the very end," said opposition leader President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who disputes last month's presidential election. More »

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      oil  • election  • protests  • Washington  • emergency rule  • Armenia

    • Armenia Attacks Protesters

      Reuters  |  Mar 1, 08 4:30 PM CST

      Armenia Attacks Protesters

      (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 arrest and accuse the crowds of attempting a coup. More »

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      protests  • emergency rule  • Armenia  • freedom of expression  • police crackdown  • freedom of press

  • December 2007

    • Constitutional Changes Spark New Battles in Pakistan

      Associated Press  |  Dec 16, 07 4:27 PM CST

      Constitutional Changes Spark New Battles in Pakistan

      (Newser) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf just retired his army uniform, but he should prepare for a fight, the AP says, as Nawaz Sharif's opposition group plans to reverse constitutional revisions he made before lifting emergency rule yesterday. Musharraf imposed limits on the press, sealed the retirements of Supreme Court judges, and removed a condition used to challenge his re-election. More »

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      Pakistan  • Benazir Bhutto  • Nawaz Sharif  • Pakistan elections  • constitution  • Pakistan Supreme Court  • emergency rule  • martial law

    • Musharraf Lifts Emergency Rule

      Reuters  |  Dec 15, 07 7:01 AM CST

      Musharraf Lifts Emergency Rule

      (Newser) - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf today lifted the state of emergency he imposed in his nation, sending crowds into the street to celebrate the change and protest Musharraf's administration. Critics say media curbs and an altered judiciary, with some judges and lawyers under house arrest, will remain in place and that Musharraf can still manipulate  January elections. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • emergency rule

    • Musharraf Set to Restore Constitution*

      Associated Press  |  Dec 13, 07 7:09 AM CST

      Musharraf Set to Restore Constitution*

      (Newser) - Pervez Musharraf is set to lift Pakistan's state of emergency Saturday, but he's not going to take any guff for it—the president will only restore the constitution if it is first amended so he can't be tried for actions during the past 6 weeks of emergency rule. As lawyers held more protests against the former general, Pakistan's AG told the AP that legal experts were polishing the tweaks. More »

  • November 2007

    • Sharif Vows to End Dictatorship

      Reuters  |  Nov 25, 07 10:31 AM CST

      Sharif Vows to End Dictatorship

      (Newser) - Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif touched down in Lahore after eight years in exile and, amid the cheers of thousands, vowed to end the dictatorship of President Pervez Musharraf: "We want democracy and nothing else."  Musharraf blocked Sharif's last  attempted return, in September, deporting him before he made it out of the airport, but this time bowed to Saudi pressure. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • Nawaz Sharif  • emergency rule

    • Musharraf May Quit Army Post by Saturday

      Associated Press  |  Nov 21, 07 9:28 PM CST

      Musharraf May Quit Army Post by Saturday

      (Newser) - Pervez Musharraf may quit his army post as soon as Saturday, the AP reports, and be immediately sworn in for his next five-year presidential term. The Supreme Court will likely declare tomorrow that Musharraf can continue to rule, and the Election Commission can then confirm his electoral victory from October. "I know the president, and he will honor his commitment," says the AG. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • emergency rule  • Imran Khan

    • Pakistan Rebuffs US Demands

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 19, 07 3:00 AM CST

      Pakistan Rebuffs US Demands

      (Newser) - Alarmed at the deteriorating crisis in Pakistan, the US has made it clear it will not  recognize the results of elections held under emergency rule. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, on a special mission to Pakistan, failed to convince President Musharraf to free political prisoners, resign as army commander or hold free elections, reports the Guardian . More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • nuclear weapons  • diplomacy  • emergency rule  • John Negroponte  • free elections

    • Musharraf Says Edict Protects Elections

      New York Times  |  Nov 13, 07 1:51 PM CST

      Musharraf Says Edict Protects Elections

      (Newser) - Pervez Musharraf defended his 10-day-old emergency rule today, rejecting the US demand to lift it quickly and saying the edict is meant to protect elections. In a Times interview, Pakistan’s president said, “I don’t know, I don’t know” when asked the duration of the suspension of the constitution and the Supreme Court, and the jailing of 2,500 opponents. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • US Supreme Court  • emergency rule  • John Negroponte

    • Musharraf to Bhutto: Stay Put

      Reuters  |  Nov 12, 07 2:41 PM CST

      Musharraf to Bhutto: Stay Put

      (Newser) - The Pakistani government today rejected Benazir Bhutto's plan to lead a "long march" from Lahore to Islamabad starting tomorrow, Reuters reports. "Rallies and protests are banned, they are not allowed," said the information minister. Bhutto has vowed to proceed with the protest of Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule even if police intervene; CNN reported this afternoon that the ex-PM was again under house arrest. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • emergency rule

    • Bhutto Ratchets Up Pressure

      Reuters  |  Nov 10, 07 9:10 AM CST

      Bhutto Ratchets Up Pressure

      (Newser) - Benazir Bhutto took advantage of her newfound freedom today to join a journalists' rally against Pakistan's media blackout, but police prevented her from visiting the ousted chief justice of the Supreme Court, who is under house arrest, Reuters reports. "He is the chief justice," she shouted over a megaphone. "He is the real chief justice." More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • emergency rule

    • Bhutto Restraint Order Lifted

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 9, 07 1:50 PM CST

      Bhutto Restraint Order Lifted

      (Newser) - Pakistan lifted the restraint order on Benazir Bhutto's house today hours after police prevented the ex-PM from leading a rally against Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency rule, the Guardian reports. Authorities immobilized her as part of a general ban on political assembly but said they were also acting for Bhutto's safety after a report of another possible assassination plot. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • Pakistan People's Party  • emergency rule

    • Bush Urges Musharraf to Relent

      Reuters  |  Nov 7, 07 6:13 PM CST

      Bush Urges Musharraf to Relent

      (Newser) - President Bush today spoke to Pervez Musharraf for the first time since the declaration of emergency rule and urged the Pakistani leader to quit his military post and hold elections promptly, Reuters reports. "I had a very frank discussion with him," Bush said. The move comes as Benazir Bhutto increased pressure on Musharraf by moving ahead with plans for a massive public protest unless he acts by Friday. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • emergency rule  • martial law

    • Pakistan Promises Election

      Reuters  |  Nov 5, 07 6:06 PM CST

      Pakistan Promises Election

      (Newser) - Pakistan answered worldwide criticism of its military rule today by vowing to hold national elections in January, Reuters reports. "We don't want to disrupt the election process. We want a free election," the PM said. President Pervez Musharraf also promised to leave the military “once we correct these pillars in judiciary and the executive and the parliament.”  More »

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      George W. Bush  • Pakistan  • al-Qaeda  • Pervez Musharraf  • Taliban  • emergency rule  • Karachi  • Lahore

    • Pakistani Police Battle Lawyers

      Associated Press  |  Nov 5, 07 5:12 AM CST

      Pakistani Police Battle Lawyers

      (Newser) - Baton-swinging Pakistani police clashed violently today with lawyers across the nation demonstrating against President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency rule and suspension of civil rights. Hundreds were were arrested, joining 1,500 activists detained yesterday. In the largest confrontation security forces rushed 2,000 demonstrators outside the high court in Lahore. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • Condoleezza Rice  • Gordon Brown  • emergency rule

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