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Democratic Development and Human Rights in Georgia
*Editor’s Note: In view of democracy and human rights, Georgia has made considerable progress since the ‘Rose Revolution.’ The political system in Georgia is in transition to a well-formed, crystalized society, with frequent adjustments to the balance of power between the President and Parliament. The following article on the recent developments…
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West Asia
A Palestinian cleans a tunnel flooded by Egypt to block smuggling trade
A Palestinian cleans a tunnel in Rafah, on the border between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2013 . The Gaza Strip’s Hamas government and local smugglers accused Egypt Tuesday of flooding cross-border tunnels with sewage water in order to halt a thriving smuggling trade that has…
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East Asia
Chinese god of fortune sends best wishes to guests at reception in Tel Aviv
A man dressed up as Chinese god of fortune sends best wishes to guest during a Chinese New Year reception of Chinese Embassy held in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb. 19, 2013. <Xinhua/Yin Dongxu>
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West Asia
Bahraini protesters use petrol bombs in clash with police at a mourning procession
Riot police chase Bahraini anti-government protesters during clashes that erupted at a politically charged mourning procession in Daih, Bahrain, on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Two Sunni factions in Bahrain say they are suspending participation in talks with Shiite opposition groups because of a spike in violence in the Gulf nation’s…
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South Asia
Pakistani girls displaced from their tribal areas attend school near Islamabad
Pakistani schoolgirls, who were displaced with their families from Pakistan’s tribal areas due to fighting between militants and the army, attend school in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. <AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen>
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South East Asia
Philippine activists protest destruction of coral reef by a U.S. minesweeper in Manila
A Filipino protester wears a headband with a sea turtle and a slogan during a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Activists protested the alleged destruction of the coral reef by the USS Guardian, a U.S. minesweeper, which ran aground off Tubbataha Reef,…
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West Asia
People work at marble stone factory in Afghanistan, rich in natural resources
Afghan men work at a marble stone factory in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan on February 18, 2013. Afghanistan is endowed with rich natural resources, including extensive deposits of copper, iron, coal, marble, precious metals, gemstones and hydrocarbons. An Afghan man works at a marble stone factory in Nangarhar province…
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West Asia
Syrian Kurdish refugees cook at a camp in northern Iraq worrying about their future
In this Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 photo, Syrian Kurdish refugees makes traditional bread in a tent in the Dumiz refugee camp in northern Iraq. Syrian Kurds who fled their country’s civil war have mixed feelings about a future without Bashar Assad: They hope to win autonomy if the regime falls,…
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South Asia
Shiite Muslims in Lahore condemn terrorist bomb attack that left 90 dead
Pakistani Shiite Muslims shout slogans during a protest in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Feb. 18, 2013, condemning the terrorist bomb attack on Saturday which killed 90 people in Quetta, local media reported on Monday. Pakistani Shiite Muslims pray during a protest in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on Feb. 18, 2013. <Xinhua/Sajjad>
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The Experiment of Democratic Islamists and Its Hope
Europe in the Middle Ages was still lying in darkness and its priests, armed with their papal and clerical authority, involved in the sale of indulgences claiming the remission of punishment for sins. But a 16th-century church reformer, who was a professor of biblical studies at the University of Wittenberg…
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