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Michael Slackman

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President of Yemen Agrees to Resign for Immunity

(Photo: AJTalkEng / Flickr) Cairo – Yemen’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, agreed on Saturday to leave power after 32 years of autocratic rule, according to a…
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Robert F Worth &
Michael Slackman
April 23, 2011
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Hero of Egypt’s Revolution, Military Faces Critics as Protests Resume

Cairo — A blogger was jailed recently for “insulting the military.” Human rights advocates say that thousands of people have been arrested and tried before military courts in…
by
Michael Slackman &
Mona ElNaggar
April 9, 2011
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US Understated Abuses of Bahrain’s Royal Family, Say Rights Advocates

Manama, Bahrain – The United States military undermined efforts to improve relations with Bahrain’s Shiite majority and understated abuses by the Sunni royal family, according to one present…
by
Michael Slackman,
The New York Times News Service | Report
February 22, 2011
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Protesters Retake Square in Bahrain While Libya and Yemen Try to Suppress Protests

Manama, Bahrain – Thousands of jubilant protesters surged back into the symbolic heart of Bahrain on Saturday after government security forces withdrew and the monarchy called for peace…
by
Jack Healy &
Michael Slackman,
The New York Times News Service | Report
February 19, 2011
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Security Forces in Bahrain Open Fire on Mourners

Manama, Bahrain – Government forces opened fire on hundreds of mourners marching toward Pearl Square Friday, sending people running away in panic amid the boom of concussion grenades.…
by
Mark Landler &
Michael Slackman,
The New York Times News Service | Report
February 18, 2011
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Bahrain Police Crack Down; Five Dead and Hundreds Hurt

Manama, Bahrain – Without warning, hundreds of heavily armed riot police officers rushed into Pearl Square here early Thursday, firing shotguns, tear gas and concussion grenades at the…
by
Nadim Audi &
Michael Slackman,
The New York Times News Service | Report
February 17, 2011
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Bahrain Takes the Stage With a Raucous Protest

Manama, Bahrain – Hours after thousands of protesters poured into this nation’s symbolic center, Pearl Square, hundreds of people carried pro-democracy protests into a third straight day on…
by
Michael Slackman,
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February 16, 2011
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Egypt

For decades, Egypt’s authoritarian president, Hosni Mubarak, played a clever game with his political opponents. He tolerated a tiny and toothless opposition of liberal intellectuals whose vain electoral…
by
Michael Slackman &
David D Kirkpatrick,
The New York Times News Service | Report
January 27, 2011
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Tunisia Casts Shadow Over Arab Summit Meeting

Cairo – Arab leaders, meeting for the first time since the public revolt in Tunisia toppled its autocratic president, heard one of their own, a consummate insider, warn…
by
Mona el Naggar &
Michael Slackman,
The New York Times News Service | Report
January 20, 2011
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