Killing adult protesters not enough, Assad now torturing and murdering children 1 Syrians living in Jordan protest against Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad outside the U.N. office in Amman. (File Photo) By ABEER TAYEL Al Arabiya with Agencies Secretary of State…
Bahrain lifts martial law – Middle East – Al Jazeera English Troops and tanks withdraw from streets of Manama, but activists seeking to stage fresh protests complain of attacks. Last Modified: 01 Jun 2011 16:29 At least 30 people were…
Fresh fatalities as Syrians brave crackdown – Middle East – Al Jazeera English More deaths reported as several towns witness renewed demonstrations against president Assad’s one-party rule. Despite heavy-handedness by the security forces, protests have continued against the Assad regime. [REUTERS] At…
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…
Quiet Revolution in Rabat: Morocco’s Youth Want Their Own Form of Change AFP Young people across Morocco are demanding change and more democratic freedoms. King Mohammed VI has allowed for reform of the country’s constitution, but a bomb attack last month in Marrakech…
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…
15-M in Spain: nonviolence is now on the streets. Those who interpreted the “Arab Spring” as a phenomenon that would only touch a few countries—in general dictatorships personifying the Arab world—have not understood the phenomenon that has awoken and that…
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…
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…