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The Struggle for Security in Eastern Libya
![[Clashes in Al-Badya, Libya, in February 2011. Image by ليبي_صح via Wikimedia Commons.]](/content_images/3/sm_albadyalibyaweb.jpg "[Clashes in Al-Badya, Libya, in February 2011. Image by ليبي_صح via Wikimedia Commons.]")
[The following report was issued by the Carnegie Endowment in September 2012.] The Struggle for Security in Eastern Libya Summary Despite successful parliamentary elections in early July, localized clashes over identity, power, and resources persist in Libya, straining the capacity of the weak government, deterring foreign investment, and possibly stunting the emergence of democratic institutions. The most pressing of these conflicts — growing ...
Keep Reading »HRW Calls on Turkey and Iraq to Open Borders to Syrian Refugees
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[The following statement was issued by Human Rights Watch on 14 October 2012.] The Iraqi and Turkish authorities should immediately re-open border crossings where more than 10,000 Syrians have been stranded for weeks and allow all those wishing to seek asylum to cross without delay, Human Rights Watch said today. Tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing recent fighting – including in Syria’s Aleppo, Idlib, and Deir el Zor provinces – are attempting to use the crossings to ...
Keep Reading »NYC Event: Three Jadaliyya Co-Editors on The Uprising in Syria at The Brecht Forum (22 October 2012)
![[Syrian opposition flags painted on the walls of a government school in Homs. Image by FreedomHouse via Flickr]](/content_images/3/sm_syriauprisingweb.jpg "[Syrian opposition flags painted on the walls of a government school in Homs. Image by FreedomHouse via Flickr]")
The Uprising in Syria Time/Date: 7:30 PM, 22 October 2012 Location: The Brecht Forum Address: 451 West Street (that's the West Side Highway) between Bank & Bethune Streets The uprising against the regime of Bashar al-Asad in Syria, which began in March 2011, has polarized the U.S. left. Some denounce the rebels, whom they view as fighting to overthrow a regional bulwark against Western imperialism; others support the rebels in their struggle against a ruthless ...
Keep Reading »Saudi Right to Dignity Campaign Statement on Lifting Ban on Women Drivers
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[The following statement was issued by Right To Dignity on 31 August 2012.] We all know that the duty of the state is to achieve the greatest facilities for the convenience of citizens of both sexes and of all ages. This includes the state’s duty to protect them and ensure their rights in order that the people in turn build a society. This duty is recognized by our government and taken as one of the cornerstones upon which the state based its Basic Law of Governance ...
Keep Reading »Reports Roundup (October 13)
[The following list is a compilation of the reports, statements, and other materials featured on the Jadaliyya Reports Page this past week.] Jadaliyya Co-Editor Sinan Antoon Awarded National Translation Prize for Darwish Translation Sinan Antoon, a co-founder and co-editor of Jadaliyya, was unanimously chosen to receive this award for his translation of Mahmoud Darwish's In the Presence of Absence. Bahraini Medical Professionals Arrested and Imprisoned for ...
Keep Reading »Tentative Jihad: Syria's Fundamentalist Opposition
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[The following report was issued by International Crisis Group on 12 October 2012.] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Prematurely and exaggeratedly highlighted by the regime and belatedly and reluctantly acknowledged by the opposition, the presence of a powerful Salafi strand among Syria’s rebels has become irrefutable. That is worrisome, but forms only part of a complex picture. To begin, not all Salafis are alike; the concept covers a gamut ranging from mainstream to extreme. Secondly, ...
Keep Reading »The Struggle for Palestinian Rights is Incompatible with Any Form of Racism or Bigotry: A Statement by Palestinians
![[Crop of image of Palestinian flag, held by a protester in Ramallah. Image by Tony Kane.]](/content_images/3/sm_8062729378_95ba8ea38b_c.jpg "[Crop of image of Palestinian flag, held by a protester in Ramallah. Image by Tony Kane.]")
[The following statement was originally published on 12 October 2012 in Electronic Intifada.] We the undersigned, as Palestinians living in historic Palestine and the diaspora, in the spirit of past statements, and in light of recent controversies, write to reaffirm a key principle of our movement for freedom, justice, and equality: The struggle for our inalienable rights is one opposed to all forms of racism and bigotry, including, but not limited to, anti-Semitism, ...
Keep Reading »Report Back on The Freedom Bus: First Palestine Freedom Ride
[The following is a report back on The Freedom Bus project in the West Bank, which ended its nine-day tour on 1 October 2012. Click here to view the original press release.] The Freedom Bus project has just completed its first Freedom Ride, bringing together Palestinians and internationals on a tour to communities all over the West Bank of occupied Palestine. During the ride, The Freedom Bus visited some of the most besieged areas in the West Bank. Palestinian actors ...
Keep Reading »HRW Call for Investigation and Punishment of Lebanese Army Attackers on Migrant Laborers
[The following statement was issued by Human Rights Watch on 10 October 2012.] Lebanon’s judiciary should investigate and prosecute any army and intelligence officials responsible for the beating and serious abuse of at least seventy-two male migrant workers on the evening of 7 October in the Beirut neighborhood of Geitawi, Human Rights Watch said today. According to victims and other witnesses, those beaten include at least forty-five Syrian, twenty Egyptians, and ...
Keep Reading »Appeal to Defend Freedoms of Expression and the Press in Jordan
![[Jordanian flag on display in Amman. Image by marc's pics&photos via Flickr.]](/content_images/3/sm_jordanflagweb.jpg "[Jordanian flag on display in Amman. Image by marc's pics&photos via Flickr.]")
[The following statement was issued by the Jordanian Coordination Group of Electronic Websites (CGEW) on 13 September 2012 and published on Ammon News.] Despite King Abdullah II's repeated assurances that Jordanians enjoy unrestricted freedom of expression and free media, successive Jordanian governments for the past three years have attempted -- and succeeded -- in passing laws designed to undermine the freedom of the press, particularly the now widespread electronic ...
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