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Africa</h6> <div class="bcontent"><div class="view view-taxonomy-filter"><div class="view-content view-content-taxonomy-filter"><div class="item-list"><ul class=" clear-block"><li class="first"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706011036/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/07/05/bahrain-s-human-rights-crisis-0">Bahrain’s Human Rights Crisis</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jul 5, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>The Bahrain government, since March 2011, has been carrying out a punitive and vindictive campaign of violent repression against its own citizens, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released today.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706011036/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/07/02/syria-rising-toll-homs">Syria: Rising Toll in Homs</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jul 2, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Government security forces and their allies have killed at least 21 people in Homs since June 17, 2011, as they crack down on Syria's third-largest city.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706011036/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/07/01/morocco-may-not-be-changing-much">Morocco May not be Changing Much</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jul 1, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Ultimately, the real test of Morocco's reform will be whether ordinary Moroccans can speak out without fear and participate in decisions that affect them, and whether they can count on their institutions of justice to operate independently and hold accountable those who use violence against Morocco's people.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706011036/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/30/iraq-attacks-government-backed-thugs-chill-protests">Iraq: Attacks by Government-Backed Thugs Chill Protests </a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 30, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Iraqi authorities should order a prompt and impartial inquiry into the role of state security forces in attacks by pro-government gangs against peaceful demonstrators in Baghdad on June 10, 2011. 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