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  • September 2008

    • Thai Protests Trigger Web Crackdown

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 3, 08 12:08 PM CDT

      Thai Protests Trigger Web Crackdown

      (Newser) - Thai authorities are trying to shutter 400 websites, the Guardian reports, in the wake of anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok that led the prime minister to declare martial law yesterday. The move targeted sites that were said to have “disturbed the peaceful social order and morality of the people, and/or which were considered detrimental to national security.” More »

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      Thailand  • website  • national security  • state of emergency  • Internet censorship  • Thai protesters  • martial law  • court order

  • August 2008

    • Storm Kills 4 in Haiti; Fla. Preps for 'Disaster'

      Associated Press  |  Aug 16, 08 4:39 PM CDT

      Storm Kills 4 in Haiti; Fla. Preps for 'Disaster'

      (AP) - Flooding from Tropical Storm Fay killed four people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and authorities warned Saturday that the storm could reach hurricane strength as it barreled toward Cuba. Florida's Gov. Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency and said Fay threatened the state with a "major disaster." Forecasters said Fay could bring hurricane-force winds to the Florida Keys as soon as Monday. More »

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      Florida  • Cuba  • storm  • Haiti  • state of emergency

  • December 2007

    • 23 Dead in Big Freeze

      Associated Press  |  Dec 11, 07 6:03 AM CST

      23 Dead in Big Freeze

      (Newser) - A deep freeze continued to wreak havoc in the central US today, causing at least 23 deaths, canceling flights, and leaving more than a half-million without power, reports AP. Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri declared emergencies, while parts of Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois were under ice and storm warnings. More freezing rain is on the way today. More »

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      weather  • state of emergency  • winter storm

    • 600K Lose Power in Icy Storm

      Associated Press  |  Dec 10, 07 6:55 PM CST

      600K Lose Power in Icy Storm

      (Newser) - An icy storm plunged more than 600,000 Midwesterners into freezing darkness today, crippling power and causing about 15 fatalities on slippery roads, the AP reports. Oklahoma fared worst, declaring a state of emergency as schools shut down and hospitals ran on backup generators. More is on the way, according to the National Weather Service—which posted ice and storm warnings for parts of several states tomorrow. More »

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      US Army  • weather  • Illinois  • storm  • severe weather  • Missouri  • Midwest  • FEMA  • Kansas  • state of emergency  • Oklahoma

    • Washington Declares Storm Emergency

      Seattle Times  |  Dec 4, 07 4:45 AM CST

      Washington Declares Storm Emergency

      (Newser) - A state of emergency was declared yesterday for the western part of Washington, the area hardest hit by severe storms in the last few days. Massive flooding, heavy rains and high winds have killed at least two people, caused a three-day shutdown of an interstate and other major highways, and knocked out electricity to tens of thousands of residents. More »

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      storm  • flooding  • Seattle  • Washington  • Oregon  • state of emergency  • power outage

  • November 2007

    • Bhutto to Enter Election, Sharif to Boycott

      Reuters  |  Nov 30, 07 8:00 AM CST

      Bhutto to Enter Election, Sharif to Boycott

      (Newser) - Pakistan's opposition is split on participating in January's parliamentary elections following Pervez Musharraf's promise to lift emergency rule. Benazir Bhutto's party has said that, despite heavy reservations, it will take part. But Nawaz Sharif told Reuters that he and his party will boycott unless the judges Musharraf purged are reinstated. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • Nawaz Sharif  • state of emergency  • boycott

    • Sharif Plans Return to Pakistan, Again

      Reuters  |  Nov 23, 07 7:33 AM CST

      Sharif Plans Return to Pakistan, Again

      (Newser) - Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister whom Pervez Musharraf deposed in his 1999 coup, is planning to return to Pakistan within days. Reuters reports that Sharif, who flew to Islamabad in September only to be promptly deported to Saudi Arabia, might be back in Pakistan in time to file for parliamentary elections. Musharraf is said to have assented to Sharif's return when he met with Saudi King Abdullah this week. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Nawaz Sharif  • state of emergency

    • Kangaroo Court Clears Way For Musharraf's 2nd Term

      Reuters  |  Nov 22, 07 8:12 AM CST

      Kangaroo Court Clears Way For Musharraf's 2nd Term

      (Newser) - Pervez Musharraf's kangaroo court wasted little time today in dismissing the last challenge to his October election victory, Reuters reports. The move paves the way for Musharraf to quit as army chief and assume a post as civilian president—which will dull international condemnations since he imposed emergency rule. In reaction, Imran Khan's opposition party became the first to boycott parliamentary elections slated for January 8. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • state of emergency  • Pakistan Supreme Court

    • Musharraf or Bhutto? Bush Decision Looms

      Bloomberg  |  Nov 20, 07 1:00 PM CST

      Musharraf or Bhutto? Bush Decision Looms

      (Newser) - As Pakistan's state of emergency wears on, the Bush administration is still hedging its bets on whether to withdraw support for Pervez Musharraf, Bloomberg reports. But now that a power-sharing deal with Benazir Bhutto is almost surely off the table, Bush may no longer be able to support both sides—and the White House is realizing that the general's time might be up. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • state of emergency

    • Pakistan Frees 3,000 Prisoners

      Associated Press  |  Nov 20, 07 5:57 AM CST

      Pakistan Frees 3,000 Prisoners

      (Newser) - Pakistani police have released over 3,000 opposition activists—including lawyers and members of the political opposition—arrested since the suspension of the constitution on Nov. 3, Pakistan's interior ministry said today. Under pressure from Washington, President Pervez Musharraf, whose hand-picked court validated his reelection, is withdrawing some of the harshest measures of emergency rule. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • state of emergency  • Pakistan Supreme Court

    • Georgia to Lift Emergency Rule

      New York Times  |  Nov 14, 07 4:44 PM CST

      Georgia to Lift Emergency Rule

      (Newser) - A state of emergency that began a week ago in the former Soviet republic of Georgia will be lifted Friday, the government announced today. The New York Times reports that the speaker of the Georgian Parliament said he hoped lifting President Mikhail Saakashvili's restrictions on free speech and public assembly would allow the country to "return to normal."  More »

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      Georgia  • state of emergency  • Mikhail Saakashvili

    • Pakistan Arrests Imran Khan After Escape

      Bloomberg  |  Nov 14, 07 5:57 AM CST

      Pakistan Arrests Imran Khan After Escape

      (Newser) - Pakistani police today arrested Imran Khan, the former cricket star turned opposition politician, Bloomberg reports. Khan was initially detained in his house in Lahore, but he escaped to rally students against Pervez Musharraf, whom he calls "the dictator." Khan's arrest comes as a blow to attempts by Benazir Bhutto, who's still under house arrest, to unify opposition to Musharraf as the emergency enters its 11th day. More »

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      Pakistan  • state of emergency

    • Bhutto Demands Musharraf Quit

      Reuters  |  Nov 13, 07 5:49 AM CST

      Bhutto Demands Musharraf Quit

      (Newser) - Benazir Bhutto demanded today that Musharraf resign as president and insisted she will never serve as prime minister under him. She also said that her party will likely boycott elections in January, the AP reports. Bhutto spoke as police again barricaded her house, ringing it with barbed wire and dump trucks to prevent her from leading a motorcade to the capital. "It is time for him to go," she told Reuters. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • Pakistan People's Party  • state of emergency

    • Georgia Prez to Lift Restrictions ... Eventually

      Associated Press  |  Nov 11, 07 12:05 PM CST

      Georgia Prez to Lift Restrictions ... Eventually

      (Newser) - Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili vowed yesterday to end his country's state of emergency—eventually—asserting that the restrictions, which include a ban on independent TV news, wouldn't cease "on orders of a foreign minister of some country," AP reports. Not enough for some: Georgia's richest man announced he would run for president to free the country from "this dictatorial junta." More »

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      Georgia  • election