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Friday, November 7, 2014 - 12:11
Despite the fact that Thai junta leader–turned prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha recently let slip that the current Thai regime might not hold elections until 2016 or later, U.S. policy toward the kingdom remains largely the same as before the coup. Some in the State Department and other parts of the administration have urged the U.S. government to take a tougher line against Thailand, noting that there should be a clear U.S. response to the overthrow of an elected government.
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 11:10
We write today to urge more robust engagement by your administration on the Egyptian government’s current efforts to target independent nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and likely shut down organizations that do not register under a highly restrictive 2002 law. By all accounts, this effort may well end most independent civil society work in the country.
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 11:04
Libya’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the country’s recently elected Parliament was seated unconstitutionally, throwing fresh fuel on the country’s increasingly violent and divisive civil conflict.
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 07:25
A second lawyer has been barred from defending jailed Azerbaijani human rights activist Leyla Yunus.
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 07:20
Amnesty International (AI) has raised alarm over the fate of a man who has been abducted in Russia and forcibly returned to Uzbekistan.
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 07:18
Yet, as OCO spending has declined under the Obama Administration, the passage of the Budget Control Act has created competing pressure to use the OCO account to fund other Defense Department activities.
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 06:57
China and Japan agreed on Friday to work on improving ties and signaled willingness to put a bitter row over disputed islands on the back burner, paving the way for their leaders to meet at an Asian-Pacific summit next week.
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 06:54
Georgia’s government is falling apart and its most beloved, pro-Western politician is going with it.
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 06:52
An armoured column including 32 tanks and 30 trucks has crossed into eastern Ukraine from Russia, Kiev says.
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 06:49
Japan may miss a year-end deadline to review its military alliance with the United States as domestic political wrangling delays discussions, a leading newspaper said on Friday, although Japan's defense chief said it was working to complete the process on time.