2011-01-18 Ahmed Hashem El-Sayed dies in Alexandria hospital from...
The spate of "copycat" self-immolation protests taking place across the Middle East has claimed another victim.Twenty-five-year-old Ahmed Hashem El-Sayed, the third Egyptian to set himself ablaze this...
View Article2011-01-18 Reaction to Tunisia's new government
Yesterday, Tunisia's new government was announced. Today, four of the new ministers resigned in accord with protesters who continued to demand the complete resignation of the old regime. Prime Minister...
View Article2011-01-17 Comments on the new national government formed in Tunisia
The New York Times, the Guardian, and WL Central have all reported on a new national-unity government being formed in Tunisia today. However, the NYT and the Guardian have delivered notably different...
View Article2011-01-19 WikiLeaks in today's media: Cablegate coverage
Le Monde: "La Tunisie fait des progrès sur les droits de l'homme..." ("Tunisia makes progress on human rights")""La Tunisie n'est pas une dictature..." La phrase figure en sous-titre d'un télégramme...
View Article2011-01-19 Unrest in Arab States [Update 1]
"The lesson from what's happening in Tunisia is that (Arab leaders) won't be able to hide any more behind the Islamist threat argument."-Amel BoubekeurIf Tunisians are protesting for freedom, not...
View Article2011-01-19 Self-immolation protest spreads to Yemen
Awaasat.com reportsA 25 year old Yemeni youth set himself on fire in the Radaa province to the south of the capital city Sanaa today, alluding to the "stick of security" being used to deal with any...
View Article2011-01-21 Ben Ali has used Europe's prejudices
Today, The German news outlet Frankfurter Rundschau reported on some comments made by Jebali Hamadi. Hamadi was the leader of the Islamic party Al-Nahdha just prior to the fall of the Ben Ali...
View Article2011-01-24 Tunisia today: "It’s not a unity government, it’s a fake unity...
Events in Tunisia continue to develop quickly. Protesters from rural areas streamed into the capital overnight, defying a curfew, to protest the continued presence of remnants of the Ben-Ali regime....
View ArticleTunisia on Fire: Self-Immolation to World Revolution
Recently a Facebook friend featured an unfamiliar flag as his profile picture; a red crescent held in a vivid red background. Then, alternative news headlines emerged about major turmoil in the country...
View Article2011-01-27 Tunisia protests continue as a warrant is issued for Ben Ali
In Tunisia, foreign minister Kamel Morjane resigns as demonstrations continued there. Although they forced President Ben Ali to flee on January 14th, the activists are demanding a complete break with...
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It: Jan 24-31 [Revolution Edition] by Jordan Lane...
Completely unintentionally, revolution has been the theme of this week. I read Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy Of The Oppressed and saw the musical Fela! courtesy of the National Theatre broadcast. The South...
View Article2011-02-01 Tunisian Islamic Leader Returns as EU Freezes Ousted President's...
Rached Ghannouchi, head of the Islamist party Ennahda, returned to Tunisia after 22 years in exile. In a celebration of their newly won freedom, thousands of supporters welcomed him at Tunis Airport on...
View Article2011-02-03 Marietje Schaake on the situation in Tunisia and Egypt
On February 3, 2011, Marietje Schaake addressed the EU parliament on the situation in the Mediterranean, in particular in Tunisia and Egypt. Schaake also called for an investigation into any...
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2011-02-02 A Revolution Calendar
Map via @Houeida AnouarWL Central CoverageTunisia December 15:2011-02-01 Tunisian Islamic Leader Returns as EU Freezes Ousted President's Assets2011-01-27 Tunisia protests continue as a warrant is...
View Article2011-02-06 Tunisia's Revolution Continues
Even though Tunisia's dictator for 23 years, President Zine al-Abdine Ben Ali has been forced to flee the country and is currently a fugitive from an Interpol international arrest warrant with his...
View Article2011-02-13 Tales of Tyrants: Ben Ali, Mubarak & Suleiman
Many mysteries remain and questions still go unanswered about what just happen in Egypt last week, particularly with regards to Mubarak and Sulieman. Who even knows where they are and what they're...
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2011-02-13 Iranian Green Opposition Seeks to Re-Ignite Spirit of Revolution
Cable Indicates the Green Movement May Not Be Capable of Launching UprisingOn the twenty-fifth of Bahman on the Iranian calendar or February 14, the Green Path Opposition (GPO) or “Green Wave” plans...
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2011-02-15 WikiLeaks Vindicates Those Behind Unfolding Revolutions
For those in countries that are working to topple brutal and oppressive regimes, there is a power that WikiLeaks cables have, one that can be tremendously beneficial. Cables from Tunisia, Sudan, Yemen,...
View Article2011-02-16 Cablegate to Date: 32 Major Revelations (and Counting)
A little more than two months ago, as in some previous cases, Greg Mitchell started live-blogging when a major story broke. But a funny thing happened with WikiLeaks’ “Cablegate” release: The story,...
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2011-02-19 "This Week in WikiLeaks Podcast" on MENA Protests & WikiLeaks
The third episode of this weekly podcast, which looks at stories related to WikiLeaks from the past week, featured guest Michael K. Busch, who teaches international relations at the City College of New...
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2011-02-27 A Cablegate Farewell to Tunisia Interim PM Mohammed Ghannouchi
Time for a Cablegate farewell to interim PM Mohamed Ghannouchi. The revolution wanted Ghannouchi gone the moment he stepped into power. His ties to the Ben Ali regime could not be overcome. Tunisian...
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2011-02-27 Beji Caid Essebsi New Interim PM of #Tunisia
WL Central will be updating news on Tunisia, with new items added at the top. You can contact me on twitter @kgosztola or by email at kgosztola@hotmail.com.The current date and time in Tunis, Tunisia:...
View ArticleGoogle Supports Revolts | Anonymous does too!
I am blogging today from the So. Cal. Linux Expo [SCALE9x]. I am promoting Anonymous, among other things to the Linux and Free Software communities. While I was here yesterday, someone attending the...
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2011-03-05 Cables: The Vulnerability of Black African Migrant Workers in Libya
A cable from December 2007 features Gaddafi Development Foundation Executive Director Dr. Yusuf Sawani discussing trans-national terrorism threats and security with US diplomats. The director talks...
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2011-03-07 100 Revelations to Mark 100 Days Since Cablegate Began
*Special thanks to C-Cyte for recording my tweets and posting them online in a post for people to view if they do not normally use Twitter.One hundred days ago, WikiLeaks began to release the US State...
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2011-07-07 WikiLeaks Notes: Latest News on #Cablegate Releases & #WikiLeaks
This is a "WikiLeaks News Update," constantly updated throughout each day. The blog tracks stories that are obviously related to WikiLeaks but also follows stories related to freedom of information,...
View Article2011-08-14 Protests around the world
Syria:In Latakia, warships and tanks open fire killing at least 21 civilians and injuring many others in two residential districts of its city. Article describing carnageActivists and the Local...
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2011-09-05 WikiLeaks Notes: Latest News on #Cablegate Releases & #WikiLeaks
This is a "WikiLeaks News Update", a daily news update of stories that are obviously related to WikiLeaks and also freedom of information, transparency, cybersecurity, and freedom of expression. All...
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2012-05-02 #WikiLeaks News Update: Latin America refused to publish cables;...
WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded without process for 515 days.Julian Assange has been detained without charge for 512 days.Bradley Manning has been imprisoned without trial for 708 days. A...
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2012-07-24 WikiLeaks News Update: WikiLeaks releases still considered...
WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded without process for 598 days.Julian Assange has been detained without charge for 595 days. - 35 days at the Ecuadorian Embassy.Bradley Manning has been...
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