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Items by Khalil Dewan
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Remembering Yemen’s 11 February Revolution
On this day in 2011, Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh was forced to step down after a three-decade-long presidency while 20,000 protesters spilled onto the streets of the capital, Sana’a. What: Yemen Revolution When: 11 February 2011 Where: Yemen, Sana’a What happened? The first official protest in Yemen inspired…
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16 years on, Guantanamo Bay remains a blight on the US
11 January marks the 16th anniversary of the controversial prison Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, a place where the US government has held 779 men suspected of fighting with Al-Qaeda without trial. The notorious detention centre now holds 41 men, 31 of whom have endured more than a decade of imprisonment…
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Remembering the September 21 Revolution in Yemen
Three years ago today the Ansar Allah armed group – otherwise known as the Houthis – took control of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa. Led by Abdul Malik Al-Houthi the group surrounded the home of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and forced him to resign. The Houthis continue to control Sanaa today.…