Protesters have reoccupied Taksim Square in Istanbul following a police withdrawal after two days of protests left 53 civilians and 26 policemen injured, with nearly 1000 people arrested.
Activists and opposition groups continue to demand the basic human rights and political reforms promised to them for more than two years, but the Bahraini government has responded by subjecting citizens to arbitrary arrest and imprisonment, interrogation, torture, and abuse.
About 100 of the 166 detainees at Guantanamo Bay are on hunger strike, with about 20 being force-fed The men want their cases heard before a court. Many of them have been at Guantanamo for 12 years without being charged. What are the medical ethics of force-feeding?
Police are closely monitoring social networking sites and instant messaging networks in the expectation that the ceremonial funeral of Lady Thatcher will be targeted by protesters, with “pre-emptive” arrests a possibility.
The protests and riots that have erupted over Egypt to mark the anniversary of the revolution are a stark contrast the to the situation in neighbouring Tunisia with peaceful celebration and street parties.