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Amnesty International has called on the world community to condemn "human rights violations in Azerbaijan" under the current regime.

Egyptian blogger, Aliaa Magda Elmady who published a series of naked pictures on Twitter in a protest against Islamism has sparked a heated debate on Twitter.

The case of an Egyptian blogger, Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, who published a series of naked pictures on Twitter in a protest against Islamism is emblematic of the radical changes undergoing in the Arab world.

Syrian army defectors say they have attacked Syria's a series of military bases, including one on an intelligence facility near Damascus, a Syrian opposition group said.

Egyptian blogger, Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, who published a series of naked pictures on Twitter in a protest against Islamism has sparked a heated debate on Twitter.

Despite the NTC's efforts to focus on the reconstruction of Libya after months of civil war, reports of violence and armed insurgencies continue to raise fears about the country's future and regional stability.

The Associated Press reports that at least 50 people have been killed in the latest surge of violence in the Assad regime's crackdown on protesters.

An Egyptian blogger posed naked in a series of pictures published on Twitter under her real name sparking mixed reactions among her followers. Some praised her move, while others left outrageous comments on that.

The Arab League is holding its emergency meeting on Syria in Cairo Saturday amid intense speculation about the country’s continued membership in the group.

Weeks after the Death of Colonel Gaddafi and the official liberation of Libya, the conflict that rocked the African state still has ramifications that could threaten the regional stability as a string of worrying reports continue to emerge.

The international humanitarian watchdog, Human Rights Watch, has called on the Arab League to suspend Syria in the face of ongoing 'crimes against humanity'.

Former South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, has hinted that that Africa's right to self-determination is still threatened by a "new imperialism", illustrated by the Nato Libyan operation.

In an unprecedented move of self-censorship, the European Union has blocked the release of a documentary on Afghan women jailed for so-called 'moral crimes.'

Seven women were assaulted in a military prison under the pretext of "virginity tests", but eight months after the incident the military has failed to investigate or prosecute the men accused of the sexual assault, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).

An Indian court has found 31 Hindus guilty of killing dozens of Muslims by setting fire to a building in Gujarat state in 2002, in one of India's worst outbreak of sectarian violence in recent years.

News that a Tunis appeal court has approved a request by Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) to extradite the country's former prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmudi, has been widely welcome by Libya's new leaders and their western allies, but has divided the Northern African community and enraged Gaddafi supporters.

The mounting crisis that has gripped the Eurozone countries seems to have boosted China's ongoing efforts to secure a prominent diplomatic space among its western allies.

With no foreign journalists or rights groups allowed in the country, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has continually denied that his regime is waging a brutal crackdown.

A surprise inspection of a jail in the Mexican city of Acapulco discovered 10 prostitutes, two sacks of marijuana, 100 cocks for fighting and 100 plasma televisions.

Last week, embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad agreed to end its crackdown on anti-government demonstrations, pull troops from the streets and release prisoners jailed during months of protests, according to the Arab League. However within days, more civilian deaths have been announced and the city of Homs has now become the symbol of the deadly crackdown led by Assad's forces.

Israeli officials deny that the international hackers' group were responsible for the malfunction of several government-run websites on Sunday.

Delegates on board the Freedom Waves to Gaza flotilla have been mistreated by Israeli forces and are currently being detained in Givon prison, central Israel, say activist groups.

Feminist protesters gathered outside the 60th Miss World competition in London Sunday night.

Varying reports on Friday's death toll from Syria have sparked international criticism as the fragile Arab League roadmap to solve the crisis in the country is already under serious threat.

A few days after Chinese artist Ai Weiwei warned he would fight tax evasion charges "to the death", as the Chinese authorities ordered a company linked to him to pay 15 million Yuan (£1.5 million), financial support from fellow activists has been pouring.

Human rights groups have accused doctors of failing to document signs of torture in Palestinian detainees, reports the Guardian.

The death toll among Syrian civilians after Thursday's clampdown of the security forces against anti-government protesters has risen up to 20 civilians, according to London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Life for All, a Lahore-based activist group, has published case studies of all those accused under the blasphemy law in Pakistan's Punjab province.

One of Belarus' most prominent human right activists has been put on trial in Minsk under charge of tax evasion, the Belarusian Association of Journalists has learned.

Activists in Bahrain say that protests against the regime are on-going despite the targeting of civilians by the security forces. The Kingdom's forces are accused of arresting, and attacking civilians and the Bahrain Centre for human's rights ( BCHR) say that many protesters are being hit in the chest or heads, with several cases of protesters losing their eyes being reported.