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...important part of why Kurdistan has largely kept jihadi and resistance cells from forming within its borders, security measures are often used by the ruling parties as an excuse to crack down on opponents and independent civil organizations, according to these groups. "Our members are regularly thrown in jail for seven or eight months at a time without cause," said Hadi Ali, the Minister of Justice, the token KIU minister in the KDP-dominated Erbil administration. "When they get out I tell them that they are lucky to be alive and to keep quiet...
...right to free speech. Since April 2000, nearly 100 newspapers have been shut down because bold journalists dared to challenge the regime. One of the most prominent among them, Akbar Ganji, is currently serving his sixth year in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. He was thrown in jail for publishing articles implicating the regime in a series of murders, but his resolute defiance has made him the most famous political prisoner in the country. Last May, Ganji went on a hunger strike to protest his incarceration. In deteriorating health, he released a defiant statement...
...Chicago” follows the story of Roxie Hart (Samantha G. Barnard ’09), a vaudeville wannabe who murders her lover after he walks out on her. Sent to jail, she quickly discovers that she can win both freedom and fame by playing off of the sympathy of the scandal-loving city of Chicago. Meanwhile, fellow jailbird and vaudeville legend Velma Kelly (Anna Haas) jealously tries to win back the spotlight as the year’s most sensational murderess...
...peak of the choreography—in fact, the peak of the entire production’s artistic achievement. In this scene, the lighting, music, and costumes all come together to enhance an amazing choreographic scene. The scene begins with hazy, red-bordered silhouettes of six jail girls dancing fluidly behind screens—before the girls emerge for a mind-blowing dance, featuring a lively group number and a unique solo by each of the dancers...
...taught her the terms of her new relationship with her pimp: she would have sex with men ("tricks") at a specific block ("the track") and hand over all the money she made ("break bread"), and the pimp would pay her rent, buy her clothes and bail her out of jail if she got caught. Court documents in other cities like Chicago and Atlanta reveal a similar practice...