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‘Situation critical’ as Bahrain hunger striker nears death
As concerns grow for the life of leading Bahrain activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a Dublin-based human rights group tells Channel 4 News violence will escalate in the kingdom if Abdulhadi dies.
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Army fires on Damascus suburbs – Syrian opposition
Syrian opposition groups say the army has been shelling the Damascus suburbs of Irbin and Harasta amid reports of several military offensives.
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Iran questions: How close is war?
Channel 4 News takes a closer look at the hurdles between Israel and an attack on Iran.
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Inside ‘free’ Syria
Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Rugman travels to rural northern Syria where local villagers have joined the revolt against the Assad regime. His report contains eyewitness accounts of brutality.
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Violence marks Bahrain revolt anniversary
Bahraini security forces fire tear gas and stun grenades as protesters mark the first anniversary of an uprising that was crushed by military force.
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Protests for Syria as bloodshed continues
As the death toll mounts in Syria’s bloody uprising, thousands of people are staging a mass rally in London to show their solidarity with protesters across the Middle East.
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Syria and the west ‘running out of options’
While the Syrian government bombards Homs, what is the international community doing? Channel 4 News looks at what is happening on the surface and behind the scenes – and why.
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United Nations fiddles while Syria burns
Defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones argues that Russia’s refusal to recognise the inevitable in Syria is condemning the country to an agonising death.
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What does the UN’s Syria resolution tell us?
A draft UN resolution on Syria aims to ensure that President Bashar al-Assad relinquishes his grip on power. But what else does the document say? Jonathan Rugman reads between the lines.
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Syrian defector reveals the cost of the conflict
A defector from the Syrian MOD tells Channel 4 News that the country’s spending on defence has surged since the uprising – and alleges that the answer could be turning to Iran for financial help.
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Engineers or Soldiers? Iran and Syria
Chjannel 4 News International Editor Lindlsey Hilsum blogs on Youtube footage that appears to prove that Iran is sending Revolutionary Guards to fight in Syria.
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Syrian forces ‘kill 50’ in two days
Activists and Arab League observers report an escalation in violence in Syria amid claims that forces loyal to President Assad killing an estimated 50 people over two days.
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What now for Syria?
As the Arab League observers pull out, Channel 4 News Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller asks what’s next for Syria, as it appears to slide unstoppably towards civil war.
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Syrian defector reveals human rights abuses
A Syrian politician who has recently defected from President Bashar al-Assad’s regime speaks for the first time about the “tragic situation” on the ground in the beleaguered country.
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Met to probe Libyan rendition claims
Senior UK security officials and ministers could be in the frame as the Metropolitan Police begins a new wider investigation into allegations of rendition in Libya, as Simon Israel reports.
