Parties agree to the immediate release of all political prisoners, and five committees will address the issues of forming a unity government, rebuilding institutions, establishing presidential and legislative elections, security services, and reconciliation:
- Palestinian Factions Agree on Unity (Al Jazeera)
The rebellion was motivated by the belief that the paramilitary members get second-class treatment, denied promotion and adequate living conditions:
- Bangladeshi Border Guards End Mutiny (Washington Post)
Marri’s attorney says the criminal charges should have been files seven years ago and the issue before the Supreme Court “of whether the government may indefinitely detain legal residents or those in Guantánamo remains alive:
Further complicating the plight of Rohingya Muslims:
- Malaysian PM: Send Muslim Boat People Back (AP/ Washington Post)
Even a kindergarten school designed to integrate Jewish and Arab students has seen the repercussions of the Gaza war on its students:
- After Gaza War, a Harder Coexistence for Jews and Arabs (Christian Science Monitor)
A U.N. special investigator holds foreign agents from Australia, Britain, China, France, Germany, Italy Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Spain, Tajikistan, Tunisia and Uzbekistan “in breach of their legal obligations in regard to the prohibition on torture and arbitrary detention”:
- Interviews Of Terror Suspects Challenged (Washington Post)
Positive signs emerge as both sides hope to improve relations:
- US and Syrian Envoys Hold Talks (Al Jazeera)
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