Social justice activists have embarked on a series of lightning squats of unoccupied buildings as part of a six-week protest against rising rents and house prices in Israel. The protesters, who aim to «inspire a national squatting movement»,…
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…
Belarus riot police detained scores of demonstrators at a protest rally in the centre of the capital Minsk on Wednesday night, Reuters reports. The news agency reporter at the scene in the city centre said Belarusian special forces…
Activists say 34 people killed in the city of Hama during one of the largest anti-government protests in the uprising. Syrian children carry pictures of 13-year-old Hamza al-Khatib and hold candles during a protest [Reuters] Syrian security forces have opened…
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…
