Portal:Current events/2011 April 20

April 20, 2011 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2011 Libyan civil war:
- Renowned photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros are killed and four others injured in Misrata. (CBC)
- France and Italy are to send military officers to Libya to train rebels. (IBN Live)
2011 Syrian protests:
- Protests continue in Syria despite the lifting of the state of emergency law. (Al Jazeera)
- Opposition figure Mahmud Issa is arrested after giving a television interview. (Times of India)
2011 Yemeni protests:
- The United Nations Security Council fails to come up with an agreed public statement at its first meeting to discuss the crisis in Yemen as violence continues. (BBC)
Second Ivorian Civil War
- Pro-Ouattara forces attempt to remove remaining militia loyal to deposed President Laurent Gbagbo. (AFP via Google News)

Law and crime

Two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers Jiang Tianyong and Liu Xiaoyuan are released. (BBC) (Angola Press) (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections