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Shooting the Best – Kyrgyzstan

Posted on 19/02/201103/03/2011 by markbtaylor

In a warning of things to come in Libya, Yemen and Bahrain, criminal trials against human rights defenders continue in Kyrgyzstan. Launched in the wake of last year’s unrest which forced the president to flee, the trials have been plagued by widespread abuses by police and state officials forcing lawyers to stop work and raising…

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The People v. Mubarak et al

Posted on 12/02/201128/02/2011 by markbtaylor

Within hours of Mubarak’s departure from power, the Swiss authorities confirmed that they had issued instructions for Swiss banks to look for and freeze Mubarak’s assets. The authorities indicated they have no idea how much may be squirreled away in Swiss accounts. Widely – and wildly – rumoured to be as much as US$ 70…

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