Political Dissent News

12:18 PM EST
2/8/2012 Iraq, U.S. drift apartPlanned downsizing of the Baghdad embassy marks the latest setback to American hopes for close ties with Iraq.

Source:TML Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent, Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Economy, Business And Finance, Business

11:15 AM EST
2/8/2012 Soccer fans on front line of revolutionEgypt’s hardcore sports fans, known as Ultras, play a growing role as the foot soldiers of the anti-government opposition.

Source:TML Topics:Sports, Soccer, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent

11:01 AM EST
2/6/2012 U.S. suspends diplomacy in Syria, shifts gears to tighten Assad supply linesThe United States on Monday announced the immediate suspension of its embassy operations in Damascus and withdrew all American personnel from Syria.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, International Organization, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent

8:09 AM EST
2/6/2012 In showdown with U.S., Egypt is sure of victoryEgypt’s generals are convinced it will be Washington that blinks first in the standoff over the fate of six American citizens being detained by Cairo authorities for their democratic and human rights activities.

Source:TML Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, Alliances, Crime, Law And Justice, Justice And Rights, Civil Rights, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent

7:32 AM EST
2/6/2012 Romanian PM steps downFollowing days of protest against his government over drastic austerity measures, Romania's Premier Emil Boc on Monday stepped down from the country’s top job in what he called an attempt to defuse the social and political crisis.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, Heads Of State, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent

12:09 PM EST
2/1/2012 U.K. sending warship, Prince William to FalklandsThe British Navy is sending both might and majesty--a warship and a prince--to the Falkland Islands over which it fought a war with Argentina in the 1980s.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent, Human Interest, Imperial And Royal Matters

12:38 PM EST
1/31/2012 U.S. urges Security Council action on SyriaA day after the United States strongly denounced civil violence by President Bashar al-Assad's government, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday called on the United Nations Security Council to work on a resolution to endorse the Arab League plan.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, International Organization, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent

10:05 PM EST
1/30/2012 Deadline passes for protesters to stop camping in Washington parksThe deadline for Occupy D.C. protesters to stop camping in two downtown Washington parks came and went Monday with the encampments still in place and its residents pledging defiance against police.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent, Crime, Law And Justice, Police, Law Enforcement, Social Issue, Poverty

11:00 AM EST
1/26/2012 Russia emerges as Syria’s most valuable allyAs the Arab League agreed to go to the United Nations Security Council early this week with a resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to step down, Russia was reportedly doing a major arms deal with the beleaguered regime.

Source:TML Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent, Economy, Business And Finance, Politics, Diplomacy, Alliances

3:45 PM EST
1/16/2012 Military enters BBC, CNN offices; soldiers move to quell fuel price protestsOfficials of CNN and the BBC called on the Nigerian government Monday afternoon to explain why security forces entered its offices unannounced earlier in the day. The police action came as the governor of Lagos state protested soldiers entering Lagos amid nationwide protests of the removal of fuel subsidies by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent, Politics, Freedom Of The Press, Defense, Security Measures