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Ombudsman Slams 'authoritarian Rule' In Georgia, Founds New Movement - Radio Free Europe
shortly after mikheil saakashvili's reelection in january for a second presidential term, georgia's human rights ombudsman, sozar subari, released an open letter to him warning that failure to combat elite corruption, police violence, and human ...
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J. B. Jeyaretnam: Politician And Activist Who Fought All His Adult Life For Greater Democracy In Singapore
until the very end, j.b. jeyaretnam was working for the cause to which he had dedicated so much of his life: fighting for greater democracy in singapore. the british-trained lawyer turned politician was due to appear in the authoritarian city-state's supreme court to try to convince the justices to allow a parliamentary by-election to proceed. he hoped the election would be won by an opponent ...
www.independent.co.uk

U.s. To Lure Belarus Out Of Russia's Shadow
the bush administration is offering belarus' authoritarian leader, alexander lukashenko, better relations, hoping that a strategic opportunity created by russia's invasion of georgia can help weaken his longtime alliance with moscow.
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J. B. Jeyaretnam: Politician And Activist Who Fought All His Adult ... - The Independent
until the very end, j.b. jeyaretnam was working for the cause to which he had dedicated so much of his life: fighting for greater democracy in singapore. the british-trained lawyer turned politician was due to appear in the authoritarian city-state's ...
www.independent.co.uk

No Breakthrough - Economist.com
opposition parties remain shut out of parliament in belarus after another election that fell far short of democratic standards. that is despite recent signs that the country's authoritarian regime was looking to improve ties with the west in order to ...
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News Media Feel Limits To Georgia?s Democracy
georgia?s critics cite a lack of press freedom as a glaring example of the shortfalls in the country?s democratic standards.
www.nytimes.com

Germaine Greer: Who Needs Monuments To Freedom When You Can Listen To Me And Bobby Mcgee Instead?
germaine greer: states are authoritarian structures; to call them free is oxymoronic
www.guardian.co.uk

Belarusian Leader Defends Landslide Vote - Seattle Post Intelligencer
minsk, belarus -- belarus' authoritarian president on tuesday defended the ex-soviet nation's parliamentary elections despite the opposition's failure to win a single seat. alexander lukashenko, dubbed "europe's last dictator" in the west, cast ...
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Report: Ex Kazakh Ambassador Says He's Wanted Dead - International Herald Tribune
vienna, austria : a former ambassador from kazakhstan says his country's president wants him killed, according to an interview with an austrian magazine released in advance on saturday. rakhat aliyev, the former son-in-law of kazakh president ...
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John W. Whitehead: America's Shadow Government: Part One
we are, for all intents and purposes, one terrorist attack away from having a full-fledged authoritarian state emerge from the shadows.
www.huffingtonpost.com

Violent Clashes See Thai Army Back On Streets
thai riot police fire tear gas at anti-government protesters in front of bangkok's parliament yesterday. protesters say two people died and 380 were injured in the clashes.
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Us Envoy Extends Korean Stay For Nuclear Talks - Forbes
washington's top nuclear envoy extended his stay in north korea and held more talks thursday in a bid to break an impasse over the communist country's nuclear program, officials said. u.s. diplomat christopher hill went to north korea on wednesday to ...
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Un Human Rights Council Fails To Appoint Turkmen Envoy - Times Of Central Asia
ashgabat, oct. 2 (rfe/rl) -- the un's human rights council (unhrc) has voted against appointing a special rapporteur for turkmenistan. the decision was met with disappointment among human rights campaigners, who have been lobbying for more scrutiny ...
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A History Of Nobel Physicists From Wartime Japan
editor's note: this story was originally posted in the december 1998 issue, and has been reposted to highlight the long intertwined history of the nobel prizes and scientific american. “the last seminar, given at a gorgeous house left unburned near riken, was dedicated to [electron] shower theories.... it was difficult to continue the seminars, because minakawa’s house was burnt in april and ...
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Indonesia's Surprising Stability
whatever has happened? it was not so long ago that indonesia looked as stable as a bowl of jelly and grave fears were being held for its survival as a nation.
www.asianewsnet.net

Tory Conference At-a-glance - Bbc News
all eyes were on david cameron as he delivered his keynote speech, which had to be rewritten as the economic crisis unfolded. he had to pull off a difficult balancing act. he could not savage gordon brown, having just promised to support him through ...
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U.s.: North Korea Continues Nuke Restoration - Msnbc
seoul, south korea - u.s. diplomat christopher hill's trip to north korea has not stopped the country from taking steps to restore its disabled nuclear reactor, state department spokesman robert wood said friday. assistant secretary of state hill ...
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Barbara Berlusconi; Ethics Girl
barbara berlusconi, with her tumbling blonde hair and air of a film star, emerges into a volley of paparazzi flashbulbs.
www.timesonline.co.uk

Belarus Blocks Entry Of Us, Australian Actresses
minsk, belarus (ap) - belarus has blocked two actresses from the united states and australia from entering the country. the director of the banned free theater company says american actress stephanie pan and australian esther mugambe were refused entry at the airport in capital minsk on sunday.
www.kyivpost.com

Opposition Party To Ally With Kremlin - Washington Post
resize moscow, oct. 2 -- the leaders of one of russia's major democratic parties voted thursday to disband and establish a new party under the kremlin 's control, concluding that was the only way to promote their agenda in the nation's increasingly ...
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