Anniversary marking 3 years of Bahrain protest marked by street action and police brutality
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Turkey Passes Worrying Press Restrictions Amid Turmoil
Fist fight in Parliament as Ruling Party in Turkey Passes Worrying Press Restrictions
New Bahrain Democracy Protests Warn Patience Running Thin
New Bahrain democracy protests mark another anniversary without progress towards fair elections
Egypt’s Jon Stewart is Back! Watchout General Sisi…
Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef is back on air with his highly controversial tv show satirizing politics in post revolution Arab Spring. Egypt’s Jon Stewart is back!
Bahrain Shiite Majority Offers Dictatorship Reform Proposal
Sunni ruling regime is presented reform proposal from Bahrain Shiite majority representatives
Turkey Curbs on Internet Freedom Test Opposition
Protesters and opposition infuriated by passage of new Turkey curbs on internet freedom
Bahrain Increases Penalty for Critiquing Dictatorship
Sunni dictatorship in Bahrain increases penalty for public criticism from majority Shiites
Syrian Revolution Opponents Meet Face to Face for First Time
Bitter Syrian revolution opponents meet for the first time in the nearly three year long civil war in Geneva, Switzerland amid no cessation in hostilities. The topics of discussion in the meeting included the delivery of aid to the civilians who were caught up in the violence.
Crackdown on Cyberactivism in Arab World
Cyberactivism in Arab World is under unrelenting attack online and in physical world
United Arab Emirates Human Rights Worsening Still
Dictatorship allows no criticism of ruling party including on United Arab Emirates human rights