Bush asks Iraq to surrender its fig leaf sovereignty by giving the US wider discretion on military operations and legal immunity to American contractors:
- U.S. Asking Iraq for Wide Rights on War (New York Times)
Turkey’s Islamic-oriented movement acts as the country’s liberalizing vanguard by seeking to ease restrictions on free speech and religious liberty:
- Turkey to Alter Speech Law (New York Times)
- Turkish President Backs Lifting Headscarf Ban (Reuters/Washington Post)
Journalists and other civil society actors lash out against an Afghan journalist’s blasphemy death sentence, calling the charges “fake†and the trial “a jokeâ€:
- Afghan Reporter’s Death Sentence Draws Wide Condemnation (Washington Post)
Iranian ideological vetting council bars most parliamentary candidates from the main reformist parties, forcing an appeal by those disqualified and a possible boycott:
- Iran Reformists Threaten To Boycott Vote (Los Angeles Times)
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