Reply #98: Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Calling for Assistance

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2135 GMT: In Saudi Arabia, hundreds of Shia protesters gathered in Qatif and Awwamiya in Eastern Province for a second consecutive day, calling for the release of prisoners held without trial and for political and religious rights.

2125 GMT: Bahraini students in Britain say the regime has stripped government-funded scholarships from at least nine candidates who attended a pro-democracy protest outside the BBC building in Manchester last month. The students claimed officials had told parents to order their children home, and they feared they would be arrested if they returned.

2115 GMT: Morocco's Ministry of Justice said King Mohammed VI has granted pardons or lightened sentences for 190 prisoners, responding to a request from a human rights organisation.

2015 GMT: A round-up of the day in Syria....

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