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The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces announced Tuesday that it has formed a committee of judges and politicians to oversee amending the Egyptian constitution within the next 10 days. When the council assumed power on Sunday,...

Iranian lawmakers called Tuesday for opposition leaders to face trial and death after Monday's clash with security forces. Thousands of Iranians protested Monday in solidarity with Egypt's revolt against ousted president Hosni Mubarak . Pro-government legislators demanded...

JURIST Guest Columnist Naureen Shah, from the Human Rights Institute at Columbia Law School says that some Guantanamo detainees cannot go home and the US should design smarter monitoring protocols, let courts and the public test decide whether diplomatic assurances...

Shafiq Jamoos : "The outbreak of the peaceful revolution of the Egyptian people was shocking - in every sense of the word - to many around the world. No one expected that Egypt, the "stable" country of the "wild"...

Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci said Monday the government will end the 19-year-old state of emergency laws amidst growing protests in Algeria and the ongoing protests in Tunisia and Egypt. Medelci told French radio station Europe 1 that the...

The Egyptian military announced Sunday that it suspended the constitution and will run the country until an election is held in six months. The television announcement marked the first time that the military had publicly...

The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces pledged Friday to lift the country's emergency laws , which have been in place for nearly 30 years, as soon as circumstances improve. The announcement...

The Egyptian military is improperly detaining protesters and allowing prisoner abuse , including torture, according to a Wednesday report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) . HRW, in conjunction with Front for the Defense of Egyptian Protesters (FDP)...

Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi has been placed under house arrest , according to his website Saham News . On Thursday morning, security forces reportedly took control of...

Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman stated Tuesday that President Hosni Mubarak approved the formation of a committee to oversee changes to Egypt's constitution . Suleiman announced Egypt's timetable for a peaceful transition of...