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{{*mp|April 28}} [[Saudi Arabia]] '''[[Egypt–Saudi Arabia relations#2012 Saudi Arabia embassy lock-up|closes its embassy and consulates]]''' in [[Egypt]] following protests ''(pictured)'' over the Saudi detention of Egyptian lawyer [[Ahmed al-Gizawi]]. |
{{*mp|April 28}} [[Saudi Arabia]] '''[[Egypt–Saudi Arabia relations#2012 Saudi Arabia embassy lock-up|closes its embassy and consulates]]''' in [[Egypt]] following protests ''(pictured)'' over the Saudi detention of Egyptian lawyer [[Ahmed al-Gizawi]]. |
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{{*mp|April 26}} Former Liberian President [[Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)|Charles Taylor]] is '''[[Special Court for Sierra Leone#Charles Taylor|found guilty]]''' of aiding and abetting [[war crime]]s during the [[Sierra Leone Civil War]]. |
{{*mp|April 26}} Former Liberian President [[Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)|Charles Taylor]] is '''[[Special Court for Sierra Leone#Charles Taylor|found guilty]]''' of aiding and abetting [[war crime]]s during the [[Sierra Leone Civil War]]. |
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{{*mp|April 25}} [[Connecticut]] becomes the fifth U.S. state in five years to '''[[Capital punishment in the United States#Recent abolition|abolish]]''' the [[capital punishment|death penalty]]. |
{{*mp|April 25}} [[Connecticut]] becomes the fifth U.S. state in five years to '''[[Capital punishment in the United States#Recent abolition|abolish]]''' the [[capital punishment|death penalty]]. |
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- Saudi Arabia closes its embassy and consulates in Egypt following protests (pictured) over the Saudi detention of Egyptian lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawi.
- Malaysian police arrest over 500 protestors in Kuala Lumpur rallying for election reform.
- Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
- Connecticut becomes the fifth U.S. state in five years to abolish the death penalty.
- Chinese civil rights activist Chen Guangcheng escapes house arrest and flees to Beijing.
- Bahraini police clash with demonstrators calling for the cancellation of the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix due to ongoing political protests.
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