A Yemeni girl is held up by anti-government protestors during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Saleh in Sana’a, Yemen on April 12, 2011. [Photo: Muhammed Muheisen / AP]
Bahrain, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland, Syria, Yemen News Roundup: April 12
Bahrain:
List of people killed in Bahrain since 14th February | Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Bahrain opposition figure ‘dies in custody’ | AJE
Daughter of jailed Bahrain human rights activist says she’s on hunger strike until his release | AP
Bahrain questions 3 reporters, may charge activist | Reuters
Bahrain urged to drop charges against editor | AFP
Hospital Is Drawn Into Bahrain Strife | NY Times
Bahrain Ambassador to the U.S.: CNN Report on Bahrain flawed
U.S. Stays Mum as Bahrain Unleashes Brutal Crackdown | ProPublica
Human Rights Watch: Suspicious Deaths in Custody
Ivory Coast:
Gunfire in Abidjan despite Gbagbo arrest | BBC
EU urges national unity government in Ivory Coast | Reuters
Obama Congratulates Ivory Coast’s Ouattara on Assuming Power | Bloomberg
UN names Cote d’Ivoire rights probe team | AJE
France sees no long military role in Ivory Coast | Reuters
Group Sees Ivory Coast Sanctions Lifted Soon | Corruption Currents - WSJ
New Leader Consolidates His Control In Ivory Coast | NY Times
Search for Lasting Ivorian Peace Begins | AllAfrica
Danger stalks streets of tired, angry Abidjan | Reuters
Sen. Inofe defends Gbagbo with ‘happy face’ | TPM
Why France must tread carefully in Ivory Coast | BBC
Analysis: Ouattara unlikely to salve Ivorian wounds | Reuters
Jordan:
Jordan tries 81 over March 24 demonstration | AFP
Jordan releases 4 jailed members of radical Islamist group in effort to stave off protests | AP
Saudi Arabia:
Why the United States should push Saudi Arabia toward democracy | PRI/WNYC
Swaziland:
Swaziland Police Beat, Arrest Protesters | VOA
Swazi forces fire at crowds to halt anti-king protest | Reuters
Unions’ Leadership Arrested | AllAfrica
Swaziland security forces target journalists | Committee to Protect Journalists
University of Swaziland Students Unanimously Endorse Uprising | AllAfrica
Syria:
Syrian soldiers shot for refusing to fire on protesters | Guardian
Syrian protesters ‘barred from medical care’ | AJE
Syrian forces arrest 200 in rebellious town, says lawyer | Reuters
Witnesses say Syrian gunmen attack 2 villages as regime tries to quell uprising | AP
Syrian University Protests Violently Suppressed | NY Times
Video shows Syria clash from two angles | The Lede
No end in sight | The Economist
Comment: White House finally condemns Syria | Guardian
Yemen:
Yemenis protest against mediation deal offering president immunity from prosecution | AP
Yemen opposition seeks details on Gulf plan | Reuters
Yemen protesters vow to stay in Sanaa square | AFP
Argument: Who’s Really In the Yemeni Opposition, Anyway? | Foreign Policy
(Source: pantslessprogressive)
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