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Washington, DC - We welcome the release of prominent Syrian human rights activist Mazen Darwish.
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Stanford, California - A desolate chain of small, rocky islands in the East China Sea has caused more than a few waves between Japan and China in recent years.
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: " On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I would like to congratulate the people of Singapore as you celebrate the 50th anniversary of your nation’s independence today.
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Washington, DC - We are deeply concerned by reports that a Revolutionary Court in Iran has sentenced to death Mohammad Ali Taheri, the Iranian founder of a spiritual movement, on the charge of “corruption on earth.” We also are disturbed that a number of the movement’s followers reportedly have been sentenced to prison terms for similarly vague so-called crimes.
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Washington, DC - We strongly condemn the series of insurgent attacks in Kabul yesterday. These attacks resulted in hundreds of casualties and at least 44 deaths, including children, and demonstrate again the insurgency’s complete disregard for the lives of innocent Afghans. Such actions have no justification.
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Washington, DC - The United States condemns the cowardly murder of writer/blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay in Bangladesh.
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