Middle East Uprising on ‘Knife-edge,’ Says Amnesty International

The growing demand for democracy and greater personal freedoms, as evidenced by the wave of protests and uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, “stands on a knife-edge,” rights group Amnesty International said on Thursday.
Middle East Uprising on ‘Knife-edge,’ Says Amnesty International
Yemeni anti-government protesters chant slogans against President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa on May 9. Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images
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Yemeni anti-government protesters chant slogans against President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa on May 9, 2011. (Mohammad Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)
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