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Syria Protesters Join Big Rally In Aleppo
May 19, 2012
Reports say thousands of people have taken to the streets in the northern Syrian town of Aleppo in the biggest protests in the country’s second-largest city since a revolt erupted last year….
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May 19, 2012
The U.S. State Department has named jailed Belarusian rights activist Ales Byalyatski a recipient of its annual Human Rights Defenders Award….
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Crimean Tatars Mark Anniversary Of Deportation
May 18, 2012
Some 15,000 people gathered in Simferopol, capital of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea, to mark the 68th anniversary of the deportation of Crimean Tatars….
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Most Americans Favor Military Action To Prevent Nuclear-Armed Iran
May 18, 2012
A survey by the U.S.-based Pew Research Center says 63 percent of Americans would be in favor of taking military action to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons….
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Most Americans Favor Military Action To Prevent Nuclear-Armed Iran
May 18, 2012
A survey by the U.S.-based Pew Research Center says 63 percent of Americans would be in favor of taking military action to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons….
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Facebook Kicks Off Highly Anticipated IPO
May 18, 2012
Facebook, the world’s largest Internet social network, has started selling its shares to regular investors in one of the largest-ever stock flotations….
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Russian Opposition ‘Likes’ Facebook
May 18, 2012
The social-networking site Facebook has been slow to take off in Russia, lagging far behind the more popular local sites like Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki. But in recent months, it has grown more than threefold and become the platform of choice for the country’s reenergized opposition….
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Two NATO Troops Killed In Afghan Attack
May 18, 2012
Two NATO soldiers have been killed in a suspected militant rocket attack in eastern Afghanistan….
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Ukraine Establishes Constitutional Assembly
May 18, 2012
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has signed a decree establishing a constitutional assembly….
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The Rundown – May 18
May 18, 2012
RFE/RL In The Media
# “Global Voices” links to Golnaz Esfandiari’s report on anti-filtering fatwas being filtered
# “RIAN” cites RFE/RL reporting on the Occupy Moscow movement
# “Khaama Press” cites Radio Azadi reporting the abuse of child beggers in Afghanistan
International Press Review
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# The U.S. Senate will vo…
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