Saudi Feature: Did Interpol Help With Deportation of Hamza Kashgari? (Bowcott)

Hamza KashgariInterpol has been accused of abusing its powers after Saudi Arabia allegedly used the organisation's red notice system to get a journalist arrested in Malaysia for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.

Police in Kuala Lumpur said Hamza Kashgari, 23, was detained at the airport "following a request made to us by Interpol" the international police cooperation agency, on behalf of the Saudi authorities.

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Syria, Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Expecting Defiance, Watching for Defections

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Thursday's Syria, Libya (and Beyond) Liveblog: Protests in Homs Defy Violence

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2045 GMT: Another clip of the mass rally, organised by the opposition party Al Wefaq (see 1629 GMT), in Bahrain today:

2012 GMT: Protesters have removed most of the wall around the Israeli embassy in Cairo and a protester has once again scaled the 15-story building in order to remove the Israeli flag.

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