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Citizens speak out. The call for human rights and liberties through government reform is
being heard across the globe as people gather in countries such as Bahrain, Libya, Mexico,
Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Syria and Yemen.
Following protests by undocumented migrants over poor treatment during their transit through
Mexico to the US, the nation enacted a new immigration law to provide better protection,
including issuing residents of Belize and Guatemala special visas upon their entry into
the country.
Residents of Peru's Puno region continued blocking the border with Bolivia for the 17th
straight day Wednesday, May 25 in protest over mining, oil and coal concessions that
they say are causing pollution and damaging local agriculture.
Following a series of protests in Pakistan calling for a reduction in US intelligence
and military presence in their country, the US Department of Defense announced Wednesday
it was beginning to withdraw personnel stationed there.
With security conditions deteriorating, the US has ordered non-essential diplomats and
all US citizens to leave Yemen. As several days of clashes continued, tribesmen loyal
to the revolutionaries seized the Yemeni state news agency on Wednesday.
During his visit to the UK, US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron
both reaffirmed their solidarity with the Libyan revolutionaries. Jordan also announced
plans to appoint a permanent envoy to Benghazi, Libya to further the nation’s support for
the Libyan National Transitional Council.
A day after reports emerged that Syrian security forces had killed at least 1,100 civilians,
European nations including the UK, France, Germany and Portugal proposed a draft resolution
to the UN Security Council stating their strong disapproval of the violence against the Syrian
people and calling on countries not to supply arms to Syria.
Four Bahraini protesters received one year prison sentences Wednesday on charges that
included holding pamphlets that called for changes to the kingdom's ruling system. Meanwhile,
hundreds of students boycotted the University of Bahrain after it announced that they must
sign a new code of conduct and pledge their loyalty to the government.
Saddened by the tragic loss of human lives, we pray that all such conflicts will cease
and that citizens across the globe may live as they choose in rightful dignity, freedom
and peace�