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2 hrs ago | The News

82-year-old dissident arrested in Moscow

MOSCOW: Russian dissident Ludmila Alexeeva and radical leftist leader Eduard Limonov were arrested by police Thursday in central Moscow during an opposition rally, reports and witnesses said.

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6 hrs ago | Palestine Chronicle

Arresting Peaceful Protesters in Occupied Palestine

Articles 08:03 12/30/2009 Israel has made a charade out of the entire system of procedural safeguards.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Prison

11 hrs ago | LoHud

Rockland/Westchester peace activists stopped from entering Gaza

A dozen residents from Rockland and Westchester who traveled to Egypt to be part of a large international protest march in Gaza have been prohibited from entering the Palestinian territory.

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Related Topix: World News, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Tarrytown, NY

15 hrs ago | Jewish World Review

Michelle Malkin

Most news outlets end the year with extensive reviews of their top headlines and scoops.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Journalism, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Thu Dec 31, 2009

The Ledger

Web Sites: Iran Arrests Leading Dissidents

Published: Monday, December 28, 2009 at 10:16 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 28, 2009 at 10:16 p.m. BEIRUT, Lebanon A day after violent protests rocked cities across Iran, the authorities arrested at least a dozen opposition figures on Monday, including former Foreign Minister Ibrahim Yazdi, the human rights activist Emad Baghi and three top ...

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Related Topix: World News, Lebanon, Prison

WGN-TV Chicago

Obama to Require Climate Impact Studies for New Federal Actions

The White House is poised to order all federal agencies to evaluate how any major actions they take, such as building highways or logging national forests, would contribute to and be affected by climate change A- a step long sought by environmentalists.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, Environmental Law, Law, US Politics, US News, Senator John Barrasso, US Senate, Republican

MyFox St. Louis

Moscow police detain dozens at anti-Kremlin protest, including prominent rights activist

Police detained dozens of people at an anti-Kremlin protest on Thursday, including 82-year-old Lyudmila Alexeyeva, one of Russia's most respected rights activists.

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Related Topix: Vladimir Putin

E! Gossip

PETA's Top Dogs: Ellen DeGeneres and Tim Gunn

See, PETA doesn't just make lists of the people who suck at getting dressed . Ellen DeGeneres and Tim Gunn have been named Woman and Man of the Year by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for their friendly ways toward those with fur, scales, gills and other creaturely attributes.

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Boulder Weekly

4. White House prepares for immigration overhaul battle

Senior White House aides privately have assured Latino activists that the president will back legislation next year to provide a path to citizenship for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States .

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Illegal Immigration, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Raul Grijalva, Democrat, US Senate, John McCain, Republican

Wed Dec 30, 2009

KLEX TV

US Humane Society Offers Reward After Dog Found Burned In Pike County

The Humane Society of the United States has gotten involved in the search in eastern Kentucky to find out who burned a small dog with bacon grease, cut off his tail, gouged out an eye and broke his jaw.

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Related Topix: Pike County, KY, Charitable Organizations, Lexington Metro, Lexington, KY, Pikeville, KY

Guardian Unlimited

Argentinian men become first same-sex married couple in Latin America

Gay rights activists Jose Maria Di Bello and Alex Freyre marry in Ushuaia after refusal by Buenos Aires AP in Buenos Aires guardian.co.uk , Tuesday 29 December 2009 12.18 GMT Alejandro Freyre and Jose Maria Di Bello get married on 28 December 2009, becoming the first gay couple to legally marry in Latin America Photograph: HO/AFP/Getty Images They ...

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Related Topix: South America, Argentina, Gay/Lesbian, Wedding

St. Petersburg Times

After violent clashes, Iranian security forces crack down

Iranian security forces stormed opposition offices in a series of raids Monday and rounded up at least a dozen prominent dissidents in a new crackdown on the country's reformist movement, opposition Web sites and activists reported.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

The Huffington Post

Dennis Brutus Dead: South African Poet And Activist Dies

South African poet and former political prisoner Dennis Brutus, who fought apartheid in words and deeds and remained an activist well after the fall of his country's racist system, has died.

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Related Topix: World News, South Africa, Africa, Prison,

MyFox St. Louis

Obama Readying Immigration Overhaul Despite Political Risks

The punishing battle over healthcare is still unresolved, but the Obama administration is quietly laying plans to take up another issue that could generate even more controversy and political division--a major overhaul of the nation's immigration system.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, George Bush, 2008 Presidential Election

Tue Dec 29, 2009

Payvand News of Iran

Iran: End Slide to More Bloodshed

Amnesty International today condemned the further and wholly avoidable loss of up to 8-15 lives in Iran during the 'Ashoura religious commemorations.

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Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East, Amnesty International, Charitable Organizations, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Boston.com

Attorney: PETA worker neglected snakes in his care

In a Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 photo, chinchillas are among the thousands of animals confiscated from U.S. Global Exotics in Arlington, Texas, on U.S. Global Exotics.

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Related Topix: Fort Worth Metro, Arlington, TX, Animal Rights

Bangkok Post

Fears for Hmong

Thailand said on Tuesday it has completed its expulsion of thousands of ethnic Hmong to communist Laos, as human rights activists and diplomats voiced fears for their safety across the border.

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Related Topix: Thailand, World News

Times Online

Nobel prize winner's sister arrested as Iran crackdown intensifies

The sister of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi is among at least 18 people arrested in Iran as part of the regime's crackdown on the opposition, it was claimed today.

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Mon Dec 28, 2009

Gulf Times

Vietnam pro-democracy activist gets prison term

Tran Anh Kim stands in the dock in a provincial court in Thai Binh province, about 120km south of Hanoi, as seen from a closed circuit television yesterday A Vietnamese court yesterday sentenced a long-serving military officer turned pro-democracy campaigner to five and a half years in jail for attempting subversion against the communist regime.

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Related Topix: Vietnam, World News

KRQE

Iran holds bodies of slain protesters

Iranian authorities said Monday that they were holding the bodies of five slain anti-government protesters, including the nephew of the opposition leader, in what appeared be an attempt to prevent activists from using their funerals as a platform for more demonstrations.

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Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East

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