Syrian author and journalist Samar Yazbek describes the horrors of the detention centre to which she was taken in the aftermath of the demonstrations earlier this year Read More
Tag: Solidarity
Solidarity with National Movements
Hama Massacre: At Least 140 Killed in Syrian Tank Offensive
Yet history certainly isn’t on their side. The protest movement started five months ago now, with only a few hundred people in Daraa. Violent crackdowns brought a few hundred to a few thousand, and more crackdowns eventually swelled their numbers to upwards of a million demonstrators. Violence clearly isn’t placating the crowds, but it seems to be all the regime has to rely on. Read More
No wonder they were rioting in Damascus.
Robert Fisk on the reality behind Bashar al-Assad’s address to the nation Read More
The Syrian Days Of Rage
A Statement From The Young Syrian Forces & Activists Read More
Arab League calls on UN to enforce no-fly zone over Libya
The Arab League on Saturday called on the United Nations Security Council to enforce a “no-fly zone” over Libyan airspace, marking a decisive diplomatic victory for rebel forces opposed to Moammar Gadhafi, the Libyan ruler. Read More
A New Truth Dawns On The Arab World
Could it be, perhaps, that the Arab world is going to choose its own leaders? Could it be that we are going to see a new Arab world which is not controlled by the West? When Tunisia announced that it was free, Mrs Hillary Clinton was silent. It was the crackpot President of Iran who said that he was happy to see a free country. Why was this? Read More
Tunisia: A Moment of Destiny for the Tunisian People and Beyond?
The most famous of Tunisian poets, Abolkacim Ashabi, once wrote a famous poem that we all learned in school across the Arab world. Its best-known verse reads: “If the people one day decide to live, fate must answer and the chains must break.” Bouazizi’s martyrdom may have triggered a popular revival, many now believe, which will ensure that it is only a matter of time before Ashabi’s prophecy is fulfilled. Read More
Peace Laureates Welcome Release of Sister laureate Aung San Suu Kyi
The six women Laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative, welcome the release of their sister Laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi. Read More
Chile has come through!
How many people even know the name Pinochet any more? Yet Allende, Jara and many others are remembered and cherished by many. The daughter of a man imprisoned and tortured by the dictators was the last president of the country. The Chilean people won their struggle for Freedom and democracy. And others shall too. Read More