Forum silence

Still little discussion on the forums about the sentences handed down to the Tarim Cell today, although one post mistakenly claims that all 16 were sentenced to death. In the […]

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Gregory Johnsen

December 21, 2010

Still little discussion on the forums about the sentences handed down to the Tarim Cell today, although one post mistakenly claims that all 16 were sentenced to death. In the meantime, read this good overview by Jeff Reger on the current situation in Yemen.

Still little discussion on the forums about the sentences handed down to the Tarim Cell today, although one post mistakenly claims that all 16 were sentenced to death. In the meantime, read this good overview by Jeff Reger on the current situation in Yemen.

Gregory Johnsen

Near East Studies Scholar, Princeton University

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