Category: 2011

A view from Pakistan on the implications of the death of Osama bin Laden Growing criticism that Bin Laden operation was named after Apache hero “Geronimo” US House Republicans push forward bills to expand...

The Syrian regime continues its crackdown, cutting off access to cities and arresting residents International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for top Libya officials Growing debate over what bin Laden’s death means for...

Lawmakers discuss the future of US policy in Afghanistan Human Rights advocates question the targeted killing of Bin Laden The reaction of families of September 11 victims to Bin Laden’s death The World Bank...

President Obama announces the assassination of Osama bin Laden Reaction from Islamabad residents to the killing of Bin Laden The Bin Laden assassination and US-Taliban relations US lawmakers warn that the war against al...

The Syrian government’s vicious crackdown continues as the US announces limited sanctions against members of the regime The bid to free Khaled Sid-Mohand, an FSRN contributor detained by Syria’s authorities Riots break out in...

As Syria’s crackdown continues, more than 200 lawmakers resign from the government in protest Argentina’s Qom-Toba community call for an end to repression and discrimination of indigenous people Across the US growing concern about...

Growing international condemnation of Syrian government In Bahrain, hundreds remain in detention after crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations Libya’s indigenous Berbers fighting in the uprising against Colonel Gaddafi In the US, protestors demand better conditions...

Syrian security forces conduct house to house searches, arrests and random shootings Victim of torture in Syria talks about his experiences 25 years after Chernobyl, the ongoing impact of the world’s worst nuclear accident...

Wikileaks begins publishing secret files on the Guantanamo Bay prison The US considers sanctions as the Syrian government’s crackdown on civilians continues to escalate NATO airstrikes hit Gaddafi compound in Tripoli Civil rights advocates...

In Syria, dozens of people are dead in the bloodiest government crackdown on protesters since the uprising began As Yemen’s President Saleh continues to refuse to step down, women are leading the protests to...