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Tunisia Hands Heavy Sentences to Prominent Opposition Figures

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In the latest sign of deepening repression in what was once virtually the sole Arab democracy, a court in Tunisia has handed down heavy sentences to prominent opposition figures convicted on charges of conspiring against state security, the country’s official news agency said on Saturday. Rights groups and lawyers have called the charges baseless. Forty…

Syria Faces Big Challenge in Seeking Justice for Assad Regime Crimes

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There seem to be no limits to the dark revelations laid bare by the downfall of Syria’s 54-year Assad regime. Prisons have emptied, exposing the instruments of torture used on peaceful protesters and others considered opponents of the government. Stacks of official documents record thousands of detainees. Morgues and mass graves hold the gaunt, broken-bodied…