News headlines for “Crisis in Libya”, page 100
Arab World Protests Could Reignite Anti-Nuke Campaign
- Inter Press Service
The global civil society campaign for the abolition of nuclear weapons could be politically reignited by the phenomenal successes of the grassroots demonstrations in Egypt and Tunisia, shadowed closely by Libya, Bahrain, Yemen and Jordan.
LIBYA: Ragtag Rebels Stand Firm
- Inter Press Service
The soldiers fighting against Muammar Gaddafi's forces in central Libya lack training, equipment and numbers, yet somehow continue to withstand attacks and push forward toward Tripoli.
WOMEN'S DAY: An Arab Israeli Woman Fighting on All Fronts
- Inter Press Service
'Every woman is a woman of frustration. Me, I'm just struggle.' Hanin Zoabi, 41, is a Palestinian Israeli woman, a fighting woman. An elected member of the Israeli Knesset parliament, she is the first woman on an Arab party's list, Balad.
EGYPT: Burning Questions for Mubarak’s Secret Police
- Inter Press Service
The much-feared secret police and intelligence service that protected the regime of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak by arresting, torturing, and even killing opponents has started a wave of burning documents and evidence that could incriminate them, as calls escalate for abolishing the force altogether and bringing its officers to justice.
WOMEN'S DAY: Rallies Planned in Iran Despite Crackdown
- Inter Press Service
Women's rights campaigners are hoping for a strong turnout to public rallies set to be staged across the Islamic Republic of Iran next Tuesday, despite a government crackdown on opposition demonstrators in recent weeks.
LIBYA: Heading Unarmed to Take On Gaddafi
- Inter Press Service
The rebel forces fighting to oust dictator Muammar Gaddafi from power are slowly moving towards the Libyan leader’s bastions in the cities of Sert and Tripoli. Ordinary citizens are responding to the call to arms, even though they have no weapons.
Brazil Opposed to Military Options in Libya Crisis
- Inter Press Service
Brazil, firmly opposed to a militarisation of the crisis in Libya and in favour of negotiated solutions without foreign intervention, is heading to a Mar. 7-8 meeting with India and South Africa on the unrest in the Arab world, and Libya in particular.
Libyan Leader Arab World's Perennial Gadfly
- Inter Press Service
The irrepressible Hollywood comedian and celebrated movie director Woody Allen once jokingly remarked that the 1917 Russian Revolution erupted when the serfs discovered that 'czar' and 'tsar' were one and the same autocratic monarch they hated.
Protesters Conversge on Iraq Capital
- Inter Press Service
Hundreds of people have converged on Baghdad's Tahrir, or Liberation, Square for an anti-government demonstration despite a vehicle ban that forced many to walk for hours to the heart of the Iraqi capital.
Fresh Protests Break Out In Oman
- Inter Press Service
Fresh protests have taken place in the Gulf sultanate of Oman, following a wave of pro-democracy demonstrations across the Arab world. The unrest in Sohar has been a rare outbreak of discontent in the normally calm sultanate of Oman.
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