The American and French ambassadors to Damascus now have some company as occasional human shields for the Syrian protest movement. At the vigil on Tuesday of Giyath Matar, a human rights activist tortured and killed in custody, Robert…
The Gandhian movement Ekta Parishad plans to organise a march for land rights in October 2012 in India, aiming to gather around 100,000 indigenous people, dalits and poor peasants. Support is shaping up around the world, at events such as…
Nabeel Rajab believes in the power of social media, and he wants his government to know it. Speaking at the CIVICUS World Assembly in Montreal, the Bahraini activist embraced such communication and specifically requested that all live- Tweeters «hashtag» his…
The people are unhappy; the dictator is oppressive. But how to turn protest into regime change? Peter Popham meets the man who created the blueprint for 21st-century rebellion Question: what do the so-called «colour» revolutions – Georgia (2003) and…
Saturday night, the Israeli protest movement will enter a critical stage, with a march through the streets of Tel Aviv leading to Kikar Hamedina, where at 9:30 P.M. a rally will take place. Saturday, 52 days after it…
Former dissident and now publisher of Poland’s biggest newspaper honoured for work for international cultural relations One of Poland‘s leading journalists and intellectuals has been awarded the Goethe medal in recognition of his «outstanding» contribution to the dialogue…
Seven months after Tunisia’s historic uprising which saw the ouster of long-time dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and gave birth to the region’s Arab Spring, many Tunisians are losing confidence in the progress of their revolution. Last year,…
Activists press for freedom, dignity and rights Egyptians in Cairo’s Tahrir Square celebrate the fall of the Mubarak government, but activists acknowledge the need to continue pressing for human rights and democratic reform. Photograph: Associated Press / SIPA / Alfred…
Mass anti-government demonstrations have roiled Yemen’s cities since January [EPA] Across the Middle East and North Africa, youth have used their newfound sense of dignity to create change that previous generations only dreamed about. But as the so-called Arab Spring progresses, the…
Hundreds of thousands have poured onto the streets of major cities and towns across Yemen, demanding the country’s embattled president step down. Defying the scorching summer weather and the dawn-to-dusk fasting hours during the holy month of…
