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I'm a minor celebrity get me out of here!
Those who approached me would first look around them to check to see that our government minder was out of earshot and there wasn’t a mukhabarat secret policeman skulking in the background. Then they’d speak quietly, eyes smiling. One or two would add: “Good question.” Or sometimes just: “Thank you.” Each time this happened, my heartbeat would quicken; each quiet comment a registration of protest.
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Taser firings: the inside story
Last year, two-thirds of the country’s police forces fired Tasers significantly more – some by up to 800 per cent – than in the preceding year, a Channel 4 News investigation can disclose.
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Egyptian demonstrators reject army promises
Further clashes between protesters and military police break out in Cairo, as the UN condemns authorities “clearly excessive” use of forcce against protesters.
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Saif Gaddafi’s fear of the mob exposed in recording
As a mob awaits him on the runway, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi veers between fear of being lynched and bravado at meeting the same fate as his father, a taped conversation with his captors reveals.
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Violence erupts in Egypt ahead of election
At least four people are said to have died and hundreds are wounded as protesters demanding an end to army rule in Egypt clash with police for a second day.
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Capturing Saif – a chance for redemption
This is the Zintan’s chance to redeem themselves. If they treat Saif al Gaddafi humanely – in contrast to how the Misrata brigades treated his father when they captured him – it will boost their image and that of the new Libyan authorities.
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Syrian army defectors ‘attack military base’
Syrian army defectors have attacked a major intelligence base on the edge of Damascus, says a Syrian opposition group, as Syria’s suspension from the Arab League takes effect.
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Neo-Nazi group uncovered in Germany
Germany warns of a new form of far-right terrorism responsible for 10 murders, after a second arrest is made and a suspect hands herself into the police.
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Torture ‘rampant’ in Syria
Syrian government forces have carried out crimes against humanity as they try to crush opposition to President Bashar al-Assad in the restive province of Homs, Human Rights Watch says.
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FactCheck: How much did James Murdoch know about phone hacking?
“The big question is: how much did James Murdoch know back in 2008? Did he try to buy Mr Taylor’s silence in a bid to stop the whole story coming out?”
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Gun crime ‘middle men’ targeted by government
Gang members who trade in guns could face life in jail under government proposals to tackle inner-city violence.
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Libya poised for declaration of liberation
Gaddafi’s body is reportedly set to be handed over to relatives as Libya looks forward to its first elections for more than 40 years.
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Gaddafi’s gone – but what next for Libya?
As Colonel Gaddafi’s body lies in a fridge in Misrata, Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum meets the men who captured him hiding in a drainage pipe – which is now a symbol of new Libya.
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Man jailed over Real IRA gun-smuggling plot
Michael Campbell is found guilty by a Lithuanian court of trying to smuggle arms to the Real IRA and sentenced to 12 years in prison as Carl Dinnen reports for Channel 4 News.
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LIVE BLOG: Endgame for Gaddafi
Channel 4 News live-blogs the capture of Muammar Gaddafi in Sirte on 20 October 2011.