Democracy Now! May 3, 2012

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Egypt's military rulers face growing unrest as 11 are killed in pre-election clashes. Rupert Murdoch faces an "unprecedented firestorm" after a British parliamentary report said he was "not a fit person" to run a major international media company. FCC orders US media companies to disclose rates for political ads in billion-dollar TV campaigns. And Robert McChesney, co-founder of Free Press, says the Murdoch hacking scandal represents a "moment of truth" for US media. Plus headlines, and more.

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Aleppo

Aleppo, located in northwestern Syria 310 kilometres from Damascus, is the largest city in Syria and serves as the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,132,100, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant.... Explore this topic

Syria

Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south and Israel to the southwest. A country of fertile plains, high mountains and deserts, i... Explore this topic

Syrian Civil War

The Syrian civil war is an ongoing armed conflict in Syria between forces loyal to the Syrian Ba'ath Party government and those seeking to oust it. The conflict began on 15 March 2011, with popular demonstrations that grew nationwide by April 2011. These demonstrations were pa... Explore this topic

Kofi Annan peace plan for Syria

The Kofi Annan peace plan for Syria or the six-point peace plan for Syria, launched in February 2012, is considered the most serious international attempt to resolve the Syrian civil war in the Middle East diplomatically. The peace plan enforced a cease-fire to take place acro... Explore this topic

Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City and it has offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris,... Explore this topic

Battle of Taftanaz

The Battle of Taftanaz started on April 3, 2012 in Idlib Governorate, between anti-government fighters and Syrian government troops participating in a nation-wide crackdown on dissent against Bashar Assad's regime. Heavy fighting took place on the outskirts of the town of Taft... Explore this topic

Idlib Governorate

Idlib Governorate is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is situated in northwestern Syria, bordering Turkey. Its area depends on sources - estimated vary from 5,933 km² to 6,097 km². The Governorate has a population of 1,464,000. The capital is Idlib. Explore this topic

War Crime

A war crime is a serious violation of the laws applicable in armed conflict giving rise to individual criminal responsibility. Examples of war crimes include "murder, the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied territory to slave labor camps," "the mu... Explore this topic

Mass murder

大量虐殺（たいりょうぎゃくさつ、英: Mass murder）とは、人間を意図的に大量に虐殺すること。「虐殺」は国際法で規定されているが、一般報道ではきわめて曖昧に使われている。詳細は「虐殺」を参照一般的に、1つの人種・民族・国家・宗教などの構成員に対する計画的大量虐殺等の行為は、ジェノサイドと言い、その一部はジェノサイド条約において集団殺害罪（国際法違反）として規定されている。「ジェノサイド」も参照 Explore this topic

Politics of Syria

Politics in the Syrian Arab Republic takes place in the framework of what is officially a parliamentary republic, but what is considered an authoritarian government where the power is in the hands of the President of Syria and his family, all members of the ruling Arab Sociali... Explore this topic

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