BEIJING � In an unequivocal rebuke to those pursuing political reforms, a Chinese court on Friday sentenced one of the country’s best-known dissidents to 11 years in prison for subversion. Liu Xiaobo, 53, a former literature professor and a dogged critic of China’s single-party political system, was detained in December 2008 after he helped draft a petition known as Charter 08 that demanded the ri
Merry Christmas, Mahmoud Posted by Heather Hurlburt Christmas Eve brings Ahmedinejad the present that dictators all over the world are craving: an op-ed in America's newspaper of record asserting not just that "military airstrikes could work" but that "Iran might need to be bombed more than once to persuade Tehran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons." Yes, Christmas came early for Iranian
The Iranian authorities have clamped down on memorial services for a dissident cleric amid growing political unrest in the country. Pro-reform demonstrators mourning the death of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri clashed with security forces earlier this week and were planning to hold more ceremonies on Sunday to honour the seventh day of his passing, one of Shia Islam's ritual mourning milest
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