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  • May 2008

    • Burma Relief Effort Belies Need

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  May 27, 08 4:48 PM CDT

      Burma Relief Effort Belies Need

      Burma's junta would have one believe it's got the situation under control in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, and even has a test-case diorama as evidence for foreign envoys, the Times of London reports. Sinkan refugee camp hosts 180 well-fed, healthy inhabitants in clean blue tents—while 10 minutes down the road, destitution, sickness and homelessness are everywhere. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • junta  • military junta  • refugee camp  • dictatorship  • food aid

    • World Toes Junta's Line as Burmese Die

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 21, 08 2:47 PM CDT

      World Toes Junta's Line as Burmese Die

      The leaders of the Burmese junta don’t want you to think about the victims of Cyclone Nargis, writes Tom Jenkins for the Guardian , and the world and the media are only too happy to oblige. The Chinese government’s heroics in Asia's other natural disaster focuses attention on victims receiving help, while the Burmese who desperately need outside intervention die off-camera. More »

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      China  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • China earthquake  • junta  • dictatorship  • negligence  • ASEAN

    • 133K Dead, Missing: Junta

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 16, 08 5:05 PM CDT

      133K Dead, Missing: Junta

      Nearly 78,000 are confirmed dead and another 56,000 missing in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, Reuters reports. Torrential rains continued to pound Burma today, complicating rescue efforts. The EU’s chief aid official met with military leaders to press for increasing foreign rescue workers' involvement, but he met with no more success than UN and US officials before him. More »

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      United Nations  • European Union  • Burma  • Myanmar  • natural disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • junta  • relief  • military junta  • dictatorship  • negligence

  • April 2008

    • Turkmenistan Dumps Months Named After Heroes, Poets, Dictator's Mom

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 25, 08 11:25 AM CDT

      Turkmenistan Dumps Months Named After Heroes, Poets, Dictator's Mom

      In a step away from the legacy of its late dictator, who renamed each month after heroes, poets, and himself, Turkmenistan’s president urged a return to traditional month names, the Guardian reports. April had been named after Saparmurat Niyazov’s mother, while September was a reference to Niyazov’s spiritual book—but the new president, strengthening ties with the rest of the world, has decided to dump Niyazov’s system. More »

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      dictatorship  • calendars  • Turkmenistan

  • March 2008

    • Saddam's Last Days Revealed

      newser  |  CNN  |  Mar 27, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      Saddam's Last Days Revealed

      The dictator who ruled with a murderous fist spent his time writing in his journal and tending to a small garden his captors allowed him in the prison courtyard. And on his execution day, the man known as "Vic" told guards to tell his daughter he was going to meet God with a clear conscience, a soldier for Iraq. CNN toured Saddam Hussein's detention cell, and reports these details of his last days. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • US military  • Saddam Hussein  • execution  • dictatorship  • Baath Party

  • February 2008

    • Steely Raúl's Time Is Now

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Feb 20, 08 9:37 AM CST

      Steely Raúl's Time Is Now

      The Castro brothers overthrew a dictatorship and won a revolution together, but while charismatic Fidel was the public face giving passionate seven-hour speeches, steely Raúl quietly got it done—ruthlessly sending dissenters to the firing squad, earning him the nickname "the Prussian." As Fidel fades, writes the Times of London, 76-year-old Raúl will finally step into the spotlight. More »

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      Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Raul Castro  • Communism  • Communist Party  • dictatorship  • Cuban Revolution  • interim leader

  • January 2008

    • Indonesia Mourns Suharto

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 27, 08 3:00 PM CST

      Indonesia Mourns Suharto

      Suharto's critics kept quiet today as Indonesia mourned the former dictator on the streets and around TVs, the New York Times reports. Crowds swarmed an ambulance transporting his body, television channels ran nostalgic accounts of his life, and President Susilo Yudhoyono called on the nation to pray for Suharto, saying, "Pray that the deceased’s good deeds and dedication to the nation be may accepted by God the Almighty." More »

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      obituary  • Indonesia  • dictatorship  • Jakarta  • Suharto  • Susilo Yudhoyono

    • Suharto Suffers Multiple Organ Failure

      newser  |  AFP  |  Jan 12, 08 11:53 AM CST

      Suharto Suffers Multiple Organ Failure

      Longtime Indonesian dictator Suharto's health worsened yesterday as he suffered multiple organ failure. Suharto's condition improved slightly as workers rushed to prepare for what they believed to be his imminent funeral, AFP  reports. Suharto, 86, was forced from power a decade ago after ruling Indonesia with an iron fist for three decades. More »

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      corruption  • Indonesia  • dictatorship  • Jakarta  • Suharto

  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • A Historical Video Game Shocks Spain

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 23, 07 12:24 PM CST

      A Historical Video Game Shocks Spain

      The New York Times reports on a new video game on sale in Spain that bills itself as the first based on the 1936-39 civil war. Players of Shadows of War can take command the Republican army and reverse the course of history, preventing Franco's 40-year dictatorship—or they can command the Nationalists and hasten it. The game has provoked an outcry across the political spectrum. More »

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      video game  • Spain  • dictatorship  • Francisco Franco  • Spanish Civil War  • Fascism

  • September 2007
  • July 2007

    • Noriega Inspires Fight between Panama, France

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 28, 07 4:34 PM CDT

      Noriega Inspires Fight between Panama, France

      Manuel Noriega will be released from a Miami prison in September, but where he'll go after that is up in the air. The US wants to transfer the deposed dictator—convicted of corruption, kidnapping, and murder—to France for more jail time. But some Panamanians want him in a local prison, the NY Times reports. American officials say Noriega’s return could derail Panama’s progress. More »

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      France  • murder  • kidnapping  • corruption  • prison  • dictatorship  • Panama  • Manuel Noriega

    • Chavez Says He Will Expel Foreign Critics of Regime

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 24, 07 7:30 AM CDT

      Chavez Says He Will Expel Foreign Critics of Regime

      Hugo Chavez says he will expel any foreigner criticizing his regime from Venezuela, an apparent reaction to skeptical remarks by a Mexican politician who recently visited Caracas. The warning came in a 6-hour television address that suggests a drift away from democracy, the Guardian reports; a draft constitution due next month does away with presidential term limits. More »

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      Venezuela  • Hugo Chavez  • constitution  • dictatorship

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