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Five U.S. Muslims held by Pakistan for alleged militant links

Interview

December 11, 2009
Five U.S. Muslims held by Pakistan for alleged militant links

For much of this week, the mysterious story of five young Muslim Americans has been unfolding in Pakistan and in the U.S. The suspects, who lived in the Washington, D.C. area and allegedly wanted to fight against America in Afghanistan, were detained by Pakistani authorities. To learn more, Edie Magnus interviews Irshad Manji, author of "The Trouble with Islam Today."

Activists protest arrest of opposition leader in Russia

Christine Kiernan (blog)

November 20, 2009
Activists protest arrest of opposition leader in Russia

Worldfocus producer Christine Kiernan writes about the case of Russian activist Eduard Limonov, who was picked up for participating in an “unsanctioned rally” in Moscow on October 31. Activists from the opposition Solidarity movement say they have uncovered a high-level police memo ordering officers to disrupt the protests.

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