The Blog — Protest
Wael Ghonim addresses his fellow Egyptian activists & gives media training via his Facebook page
This post, written by @zeinobia on her blog egyptianchronicles.blogspot.com, she shares a note written by Wael Ghonim (@ghonim) on his Facebook Page that provides tips for Egyptian activists using social and traditional media to further the cause of the revolution.
Uganda: Minister Claims Opposition Using Social Media to Prepare for War
This page is part of GlobalVoices special coverage Uganda: Walk to Work Protests and was originally published by Rosebell Kagumire on GlobalVoices on August 17, 2011.
World’s largest democracy attempts to crush anti-graft crusade
A day after the world’s largest democracy (India) celebrated its 65th anniversary of Independence, the Indian government arrested the non-violent resister and anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare from the place he was staying at in the suburbs of Delhi. His close associates Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi also courted arrest.
The YES MEN Spoof the WTO with Fake Website
The World Trade Organization (WTO) aims to liberalize international trade by decreasing tariffs, quotas, and bans and encouraging trade agreements amongst its 153 member states. The organization asserts these measures help the environment, improve the economies of the less-developed countries, and ultimately lower costs for the consumer. Critics of the Organization, however, believe that its policies ultimately yield higher profits to the richer, capitalistic countries while exploiting the lower labor costs of their financially weaker counterparts and ignoring the human rights and environmental implications.
Protests and Demonstrations : #Israel #Yemen #Pakistan #Jordan #Spain
This week's "Experiments with Truth" from Waging NonViolence.
#LondonRiots: Youth use #Twitter and #BBM to Organize, Identify Looters, & Share Opinions
In London this weekend riots, vandalism, looting erupted in a disadvantaged London neighborhood just miles (kilometers) from the site of next year's Olympic Games.
Protests in Belarus
Could Belarus Be the Next Setting for A Revolution?
Since 1994 Belarus has had the same President, Alexander Lukashenko. Under Lukashenko's rule, Belarus has emerged to be viewed as a state whose conduct is out of line with international law and whose regime is considered to grossly violate human rights. Young activists in the Soviet republic have been the driving force behind this growing physical presence of discontent across the country. Will this lead to a full-blown revolution?
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This Week’s Video from the Streets: #Egypt, #Yemen, #Bahrain, #Syria, #Libya
Video coverage from protests across MENA this week. Do YOU have video you've taken on the ground? Send to us and we'll share.
Kuwaiti Bedouin launch #freedomballoon Campaign to Advocate for their Rights
Today Kuwaiti Bedouin are planning a "demonstration in the sky" to advocate for their rights. The young organizers are using Blogs, Twitter and Facebook to spread the details as well as instructions for how to make the balloons.
Flickr user: Mahmoud Gamal El-Din
#July29 “Unity Rally” in #Tahrir Square: What are Egyptians saying?
Today Egyptians return to Tahrir for a Unity Rally. A day meant to unite all of the diverse parties and movements within Egypt. Here's what people are saying about SCAF, the visibility of the religious groups at Tahrir, and what they think/hope will happen next.
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