News headlines for “Crisis in Libya”, page 108
Brutal Crackdown in Belarus
- Inter Press Service
Repressions in Europe’s last dictatorship show no signs of abating despite EU sanctions and international condemnation. International rights watchdogs warn that human rights abuses in Belarus have reached a 'new low', and activists say that no one appears safe from Alexander Lukashenka’s brutal crackdowns in the wake of his controversial re-election as president. The events in Belarus echo have emerged in many ways as a European parallel of what is happening in Egypt and much of the Arab world.
EGYPT: Mubarak’s Fate in Military Hands
- Inter Press Service
Make no mistake about it - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will stay in power only as long as his army generals deem it to be in their best interest.
EGYPT-U.S.: Washington Fumbles Messaging
- Inter Press Service
Only four days ago, the administration of President Barack Obama appeared to be siding with the hundreds of thousands of Egyptian demonstrators calling for a quick end to Hosni Mubarak's 30-year reign, even if it didn't call explicitly for the Egyptian president to resign.
Palestinian Streets Quiet as PA Suppresses Protests
- Inter Press Service
The Palestinian Authority (PA) is using brute force and intimidation tactics - similar to those deployed in Cairo - to suppress pro-Egyptian and Tunisian protests in the West Bank.
EGYPT: Political Energy Powers Exhausted Protesters
- Inter Press Service
Tens of thousands of protesters continue to occupy Cairo's Tahrir Square to demand the ouster of longstanding President Hosni Mubarak. The regime is waging a war of attrition aimed at exhausting demonstrators - and the population at large. But the protest is holding firm.
Tunisia Speaks Up, Shakily
- Inter Press Service
Freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of the press are the big gains of Tunisia’s so-called Jasmine Revolution, according to a top Tunisian economist, writer and opposition figure. But he warns that dark days still lie ahead.
U.S.-EGYPT: Bush's Democracy Sage Offers Obama Advice
- Inter Press Service
With then-U.S. President George W. Bush's endorsement of his book, Natan Sharanky, the Ukrainian Soviet dissident turned Likud politician in Israel, rose to super-stardom in the world of democracy promotion.
MIDEAST: Now Gaza Begins to Shake
- Inter Press Service
Ripple effects of the Egyptian uprising are now spreading to Gaza, where some groups are planning a new rally next week. Moves by some Gazans to mimic protesters in Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen by taking to the streets are making the Hamas government nervous.
EGYPT: An Air of Dangerous Freedom
- Inter Press Service
Imam Mohammed Al-Saba of the Eisa mosque here in the centre of the rural town Kirdasa takes the pulpit to tell his congregation he can smell 'the air of freedom for the first time in 30 years.'
Egyptians Pay Heavily for Uprising
- Inter Press Service
The massive economic toll of Egypt’s popular uprising appears to be motivating the government to take extraordinary and often brutal measures to put an end to massive demonstrations calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down.
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