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No Unplugging This Revolution
- Inter Press Service
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 name, or include it in their posts.
OP-ED: Did 9/11 Make Peace Passé?
- Inter Press Service
Peace has never been a particularly popular word in Washington, DC. This is, after all, the home of the Pentagon and the major military contractors, not to mention all the think tanks and congressional lapdogs that lie in the king- size family bed with them.
Libyan Rebels Hound Black Refugees
- Inter Press Service
The Libyan revolution has been devastating for 20-year-old Alybe Nally from Nigeria, as it has been for countless others from Africa seen by the rebels as Gaddafi loyalists. 'When the rebels took over Tripoli two weeks ago they took my money, my mobile, my passport…All I have is what you see now,' he says, pointing to his mismatched pair of sandals.
Deaths Reported in 'Fresh Syrian Assault'
- Inter Press Service
Syrian forces have killed at least 21 people in a massive tank-backed raid on the central city of Homs, rights activists say, after the government postponed a visit to the country by the Arab League chief.
LIBYA: Jihadists Take Over, As Warned
- Inter Press Service
The official euphoria with which the U.S. and European governments celebrated the fall of the regime of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya has given way to growing concern that many among the new Libyan leadership are radical Muslims with links to al-Qaeda. Revelations are surfacing also of a close collaboration of Western governments with the deposed dictator.
LIBYA: New Chapter Opens After Gaddafi
- Inter Press Service
Libyan children will go back to school without Muammar Gaddafi’s ubiquitous presence, despite a lack of new books.
ISRAEL: Netanyahu Besieged, From Within and Without
- Inter Press Service
More and more Israelis seem to realise that the only policy that causes bad luck is bad policy. In a fortnight, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu found himself politically besieged from within and from without.
EGYPT: Mubarak Faces Court Without the Circus
- Inter Press Service
With the trial of Hosni Mubarak set to resume Monday, attorneys representing the families of protesters killed during Egypt’s uprising are trying to cut out the deadwood in their midst.
OP-ED: Manipulating Social Networks
- Inter Press Service
If there's one thing that net-savvy activists from Tunisia to Bahrain are aware of, it’s that the Internet isn’t always safe. From the constant threat of surveillance to the knowledge that posting the wrong picture on Facebook can get you arrested - or worse - activists have for a long time taken measures to mitigate risks, censoring themselves, using special tools like Tor, or staying off certain networks altogether.
U.S.-LIBYA: Debate Stoked Over 'Leading From Behind'
- Inter Press Service
As rebels moved to consolidate control over a post-Gaddafi Libya, foreign policy analysts here are debating whether Washington's role in the nearly six-month civil war in the oil-rich North African nation marks a new model for military intervention and 'regime change' in objectionable countries.
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