Refusing to take yes for an answer, US obtains votes from the other permanent security council members for Iranian sanctions:
- US Answer to Iran Nuclear Swap: Overnight Deal on Sanctions (Christian Science Monitor)
“[H]e was most definitely tortured and Canada … ‘in a sneaky and illegal fashion, participated in the abuse’”:
He is ineligible to run for President under the Emergency Law, but the “anything-but Mubarak” coalition’s support of ElBaradei poses the most likely route to breaking the cycle of oppression in Egypt:
- Can Mohamed ElBaradei Lead Change in Egypt? (The Atlantic)
Turabi is arrested again as, separately, a video evidence of election officials stuffing ballot boxes results in a Sudanese Supreme Court order to repeat a state assembly election:
- Sudan Arrests Islamist Opposition Leader (Reuters)
Accused of intervening in government affairs, Ahmad Wali Karzai believed to be involved anti-government activities:
- Afghanistan President’s Brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, Under Investigation (Christian Science Monitor)
The law calls for a punishment of 150 Euros and “citizenship classes” for those caught wearing a full Hijab:
- Women Protest as French Cabinet Gets Veil Ban Bill (AP/Washington Post)
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