Anonymous and the Arab uprisings – Middle East – Al Jazeera English. The cyberactivists discuss their work and the broader global push for freedom of speech and freedom from oppression. Anonymous’ propaganda poster for Operation Egypt, a campaign in support…
Tanks storm south Syria city and activists call for general strike in new tactic. Syrian women shout slogans against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad during a demonstration. (File photo) By ABEER TAYEL Al Arabiya with Agencies The West warned of more…
Spain’s Tahrir Square Spain’s people’s movement has finally awoken. La Puerta del Sol in Madrid is now the country’s Tahrir Square, and the «Arab Spring» has been joined by what is now bracing to become a long «European Summer.» As…
Why Does the Govt. Treat Peaceful Enviro Activists More Harshly Than Extremists Who Aim to Kill? Author Will Potter explores how environmental and animal rights activists concerned with civil disobedience and property destruction are labeled domestic terrorists. When you think…
Moroccan forces disperse opposition protest | Reuters. (Reuters) – Moroccan forces used truncheons to disperse a pro-democracy protest on the southern outskirts of the kingdom’s capital Rabat on Sunday, wounding several people, a Reuters reporter at the scene said. Dozens…
IRIN Middle East | ISRAEL-SYRIA: Golan’s Druze community divided over protests | Israel | Syria | Conflict | Gender Issues | Human Rights | Security | Urban Risk. GOLAN, 17 May 2011 (IRIN) – When thousands of Palestinian refugees gathered…
Israel’s Nakba Law: Is it time for civil disobedience?. The discourse around the Nakba law–which tries to stop public institutions from marking the Palestinian disaster, through funding cuts–feeds Israel’s persecution complex. Trying to legislate history out of existence means losing…
People’s Power Blocks Dam Construction in Northeast India | International Rivers. With more than 150 dams proposed for construction and 11 projects in operation, Northeast India is one of the hotspots of global dam building. The biggest project under construction…
Forsker ikke på ikkevold : Ny Tid. Nye tall: Fredelige metoder virker langt bedre enn voldelige Forsker ikke på ikkevold De fredelige protestene i Egypt og Tunisia har tatt norske forskere på senga. De har vært mer opptatt av krig…
Libyan rebels saw significant progress on both the military and diplomatic front in recent days, even as Qaddafi’s regime disparaged their efforts. Full text: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/0513/Libyan-rebel-morale-spikes-after-week-of-gains Istanbul, Turkey Pressure is mounting on the regime of Col. Muammar Qaddafi as rebels report…
