Police in Yemen crush protests against president Saleh
Anti-government protesters clashed with police blocking them from marching to Yemen’s presidential palace in Sanaa on Sunday. The clashes occurred while President Ali Abdallah Saleh and the main opposition group were preparing for talks that the government hoped would help avert an Egytian-style revolt. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves [...]
Egyptian parliament disbanded, constitution suspended
The Egyptian army has dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution, two days after Hosni Mubarak, stepped down. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces announced on Sunday that it would remain in charge of the country for six months until a new government is formed. The military council announced the move in a statement on [...]
The Wael effect
Tuesday was the day after the night of the Wael Ghoneim interview on Dream Tv and the effect was enormous. More people came toTahrir than ever before, many of them newcomers and many of them confessing that the interview with Wael had had the effect to convince them to join. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious [...]
Gabon: The Invisible Revolt
Protests in Gabon have failed to make a dent in the international news cycle as all eyes are still turned towards the Egyptian crisis. Mohamed Keita of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) was wondering if “fake news wasn’t drawing real censorship” in Gabon, as he discussed the closing of the 1st private Gabonese TV [...]
Opposition meets with Suleiman, Muslim Brotherhood: not satisfied
Five year old leads demo in Alexandria Egypt’s vice president Omar Suleiman met a representation of major opposition groups, including th Muslim Brotherhood, for the first time Sunday. Suleiman refused their main demand, that president Mubarak step down. He agreed, however, to allow freedom of the press, to release those detained since anti-government protests began, [...]
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