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Jessica Phelan

Zimbabwe’s Opposition Calls Elections A ‘Farce’

The head of Zimbabwe’s biggest opposition party has called the country’s elections “a huge farce.”

August 1st, 2013
Jessica Phelan
August 1st, 2013
By Jessica Phelan

The head of Zimbabwe's biggest opposition party has called the country's parliamentary and presidential elections "a huge farce." "It is a sham election that does not reflect the will of the people," Morgan Tsvangirai told a press conference at his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party's headquarters on Thursday, the day after polls

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Turkish Riot Police Gain Ground In Istanbul Street Battles

Police swept through Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Tuesday morning, forcing protesters to withdraw into nearby Gezi Park.

June 11th, 2013
Jessica Phelan
June 11th, 2013
By Jessica Phelan

Hundreds of Turkish riot police stormed early on Tuesday into Taksim Square, the central Istanbul plaza that has been occupied by anti-government protesters for almost two weeks. Officers fired water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets, witnesses said, prompting many protesters to retreat into nearby Gezi Park. Other activists reportedly threw

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Five Women Detained During Prayers At Western Wall

Israeli police today detained five women for performing traditionally male prayer rites at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, the latest controversy in Israel’s ongoing debate over who has the right to worship at one of Judaism’s holiest sites. The women’s offense was to don the prayer shawls and phylacteries that Orthodox Jews believe should only be worn by men. […]

April 11th, 2013
Jessica Phelan
April 11th, 2013
By Jessica Phelan

Israeli police today detained five women for performing traditionally male prayer rites at Jerusalem's Western Wall, the latest controversy in Israel's ongoing debate over who has the right to worship at one of Judaism's holiest sites. The women's offense was to don the prayer shawls and phylacteries that Orthodox Jews believe should only be worn

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Abu Qatada Extradition: Suspected Terrorist Wins Appeal To Stay In UK, Gets Bail

Abu Qatada has won his appeal to avoid extradition from the UK to Jordan, where he is wanted on charges of terrorism, and is set to be freed from jail. British judges ruled that the radical Muslim cleric is at risk of an unfair trial in his homeland, where prosecutors are known to possess evidence obtained […]

November 13th, 2012
Jessica Phelan
November 13th, 2012
By Jessica Phelan
Abu Qatada, left, gets out of the rear of a vehicle as he returns to his residence in London, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Abu Qatada has won his appeal to avoid extradition from the UK to Jordan, where he is wanted on charges of terrorism, and is set to be freed from jail. British judges ruled that the radical Muslim cleric is at risk of an unfair trial in his homeland, where prosecutors are known to possess evidence obtained by torture. Shortly afterward, the

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