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emergency rule stories: 15 news summaries

8 Die in Armenia; US Urges Calm

Opposition leader asks protesters to lie low until emergency rule ends

Mar 2, 08 7:02 PM CST
(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... More »

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

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

Constitutional Changes Spark New Battles in Pakistan

Opponents vow to undo Musharraf's revisions

Dec 16, 07 4:27 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Musharraf Lifts Emergency Rule

Curbs remain on media, and some lawyers and judges still under house arrest

Dec 15, 07 7:01 AM CST
(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... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • emergency rule

Musharraf Set
to Restore Constitution*

*But he'll tweak it first
to ensure he can't
be prosecuted

Dec 13, 07 7:09 AM CST
(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... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry • Pakistan Supreme Court • Nawaz Sharif • emergency rule

Sharif Vows to End Dictatorship

Ex-PM lands in Lahore amid thousands of supporters, will file nomination papers

Nov 25, 07 10:31 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Musharraf May Quit Army Post by Saturday

Emergency rule eases; cricket star among thousands released

Nov 21, 07 9:28 PM CST
(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.... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • emergency rule • Imran Khan

Pakistan Rebuffs US Demands

Alarmed US warns it will not recognize elections under emergency rule

Nov 19, 07 3:00 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Musharraf Says Edict Protects Elections

General reiterates refusal to lift emergency, jibes back at Bhutto

Nov 13, 07 1:51 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Musharraf to Bhutto: Stay Put

Ex-PM's 'long march,' set for tomorrow, will test emergency rule

Nov 12, 07 2:41 PM CST
(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... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • emergency rule

Bhutto Ratchets Up Pressure

She rallies with journalists but is blocked from seeing ousted top judge

Nov 10, 07 9:10 AM CST
(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... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • emergency rule

Bhutto Restraint Order Lifted

Ex-PM's supporters rally, meet police, tear gas

Nov 9, 07 1:50 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Bush Urges Musharraf to Relent

President calls on Pakistan leader to hold elections, give up uniform

Nov 7, 07 6:13 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Pakistan Promises Election

Musharraf vows to leave military as emergency rule continues

Nov 5, 07 6:06 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Pakistani Police Battle Lawyers

Hundreds more arrested as cops storm courthouse rally protesting emergency rule

Nov 5, 07 5:12 AM CST
(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... More »

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

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