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Syria's Mutating Conflict
![[Classroom of teacher Ghaleb Radi in Al-Qusair after mortar shelling. 31 July 2012. Via Lens Young Homsi.]](/content_images/3/sm_schoolcopy.jpg "[Classroom of teacher Ghaleb Radi in Al-Qusair after mortar shelling. 31 July 2012. Via Lens Young Homsi.]")
[The following report is the latest from the International Crisis Group (ICG) on Syria.] Syria's Mutating Conflict Executive Summary At a distance, Syria’s conflict can resemble a slow, painful slog, punctuated by intermittent accelerations and apparent tipping points, influenced by international activity. Zoom in, and one can cast such impressions aside. Diplomatic manoeuvrings have ended up being little more than inertia masquerading as motion. The West used ...
Keep Reading »Weaponizing Tear Gas: Bahrain's Unprecedented Use of Toxic Chemical Agents Against Civilians
![[Bahraini women flee tear gas in February 2011. Photo by Al Jazeera English via Flickr]](/content_images/3/sm_5445906254_f8dcbde902.jpg "[Bahraini women flee tear gas in February 2011. Photo by Al Jazeera English via Flickr]")
[The following report was issued by Physicians for Human Rights on 1 August 2012.] Weaponizing Tear Gas: Bahrain's Unprecedented Use of Toxic Chemical Agents Against Civilians The Bahrain government’s indiscriminate use of tear gas as a weapon has resulted in the maiming, blinding, and even killing of civilian protesters and must stop at once while the government reassesses its use, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) declares in a report issued ...
Keep Reading »Iraq's Secular Opposition: The Rise and Decline of Al-Iraqiya
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[The following report was issued by International Crisis Group on 31 July 2012.] Iraq's Secular Opposition: The Rise and Decline of Al-Iraqiya Executive Summary A key player in the political crisis currently unfolding in Baghdad is the Al-Iraqiya Alliance, a cross-confessional, predominantly Sunni, mostly secular coalition of parties that came together almost three years ago in an effort to replace Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in the March 2010 ...
Keep Reading »Debate Over Open Data in Yemen
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[The following statement was published by Global Integrity on 5 July 2012. The statement responds to on an April Guaridan blog post by Yemeni journalist Walid Al-Saqaf claiming that open data in Yemen would facilitate democratization. Following the Global Integrity article is the original blogger's response, also dated 5 July 2012.] The Case Against Open Data in Yemen (By Global Integrity) In a recent blog post on the Guardian, renowned independent ...
Keep Reading »Beirut Event: Public Meeting on Arab Feminist Knowledge Production (29 July 2012)
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This weekend, a group of Arab feminist activists, scholars, and writers are gathering in Beirut to discuss a range of issues related to feminist knowledge production. While the general meeeting sessions are closed to the public, there will be a public meeting held at Nasawiya Cafe (see below for directions) on Sunday, 29 July 2012, at 7pm to highlight some of the participating organizations/projects and invite discussion and reflection on their particular work and the ...
Keep Reading »Employees of Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation Protest (Video)
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On 15 July 2012, employees of the Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation marched from the gate of the Port of Mualla to the Governor's office in Aden to protest mismanagement of the company. Specifically, the employees called for the abolition of the Corporation's partnership with Dubai World and the release of Yemeni sailors who have been kidnapped by Somali pirates. The following video features the groups statement as read by Abdul-Nasser Wasel, a spokesperson for the ...
Keep Reading »Reports of Cluster Munitions Use in Syria
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[The following statement was released by the Cluster Munitions Coalition on 12 July 2012.] If confirmed, reports would mark first use of these indiscriminate arms by Syria. The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) is deeply concerned by reports that Syrian government forces have used cluster munitions after submunitions were reportedly found in Jabal Shahshabu, near Hama. This evidence came to light as two videos were posted online showing at least fifteen ...
Keep Reading »Press Release: UK Company Helps Bahrain Government Spy on Activists
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[The following press release was issued by Bahrain Watch on 25 July 2012.] UK COMPANY HELPS BAHRAIN GOVT SPY ON ACTIVISTS Malicious E-Mail Attachments Sent to Activists Steal Passwords, Record Skype Calls Bahrain’s government is spying on Bahraini activists with a malicious computer program apparently supplied by a UK firm. Bahrain Watch founding member Bill Marczak, and Citizen Lab security researcher Morgan Marquis-Boire analyzed a string of ...
Keep Reading »Syrian Refugees: Anxious Neighbors Stretched Thin
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[The following report was issued by Refugees International on 10 July 2012.] Syrian Refugees: Anxious Neighbors Stretched Thin Since early 2012, Lebanon and Jordan have seen a dramatic increase in the number of refugees crossing their borders as the Syrian government intensifies its crackdown on opposition groups. Despite the fact that neither country has signed the 1951 Refugee Convention or the 1967 Protocol, both have accommodated those fleeing Syria, ...
Keep Reading »Iraq: Cybercrimes Law Violates Free Speech
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[The following report was issued by Human Rights Watch on 12 July 2012.] Iraq's Information Crimes Law: Badly Written Provisions and Draconian Punishments Violate Due Process and Free Speech Summary Iraq’s government is in the process of enacting what it refers to as an Information Crimes Law to regulate the use of information networks, computers, and other electronic devices and systems. The proposed law had its first reading before Iraq’s Council ...
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