Egypt ends four year blockade on Gaza. Egypt will permanently open its Rafah border crossing into Gaza beginning Saturday. The move opens doors for medical care, education and livelihoods for Gazans, first time in four years. Palestinians protest at the…
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Pro-democracy activists arrested in Georgia
Pro-democracy activists arrested in Georgia Staunch former Saakashvili supporters and political insiders take to the streets of Georgia – and are arrested – as protests in the capital Tbilisi continue. Protestors massed for a second night in the Georgian capital…
Opposing demonstrations come off peacefully in Hamra
Opposing demonstrations come off peacefully in Hamra. BEIRUT: Dozens of Lebanese and Syrian activists rallied in the Beirut district of Hamra Monday in honor of protesters killed in demonstrations in Syria, while less than two blocks away, demonstrators chanted…
Why Does the Govt. Treat Peaceful Enviro Activists More Harshly Than Extremists Who Aim to Kill?
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…
Golan’s Druze community divided over protests
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?
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
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…
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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 rebel morale spikes after week of gains
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…
Massive Demonstrations Shake the Centre of Southern Oil Company in Basra, Iraq
Hundreds of workers walked off the job in protest, which rocked the headquarters of Southern Oil Company in Bab al-Zubayr in the southern city of Basra. The workers have come from oil fields in Basra; from North and South Rumaila,…