caraobrien:

Amnesty International USA: Bahrain country profile

Amnesty International 2010 Report on Bahrain

Human Rights Watch: Bahrain

pantslessprogressive:

Here is a weekend news roundup for Libya, Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and other countries.

[Previously: March 4]

Libya - The People:

• Violence in Libya sows fears of long civil war; gunfire erupts in Tripoli | Washington Post
• Libya’s rebel council says forces fought off Gaddafi troops in Zawiyah, Misrata | Reuters
• At least 18 dead in Misrata fighting - doctor | Reuters
• Libya opp fighters regroup, head towards Bin Jawad | Al Arabiya
• Rebel Advance in Libya Set Back by Heavy Assault | NY Times
• Africans targeted as rebels hunt mercenaries | Sydney Morning Herald
• Free of Qaddafi, The City of Bayda Tries to Build a New Order | NY Times
• A Rebel Setback | New Yorker News Desk
• SAS soldiers ‘held by Libyan rebels’ | Telegraph
• 3 Bangladeshis Die During Evacuation From Libya | NY Times
• VIDEO: Gaddafi fighter bomber is shot down in Ras Lanuf | BBC
• INTERACTIVE: Libya Crisis Map: Social Media Mapping for Common Operational Datasets | OCHA

Libya - The Regime:

• “As I write I can hear volleys of gunfire hammering around Tripoli. It is around 1430 on Sunday and since early morning supporters of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have been out in the streets celebrating.” | BBC
• Gaddafi dismayed by lack of global support | ABC News AU
• Libyan loyalists celebrate Muammar Gaddafi’s phoney triumphs | Guardian
• Gaddafi forces mount fierce counterattack; witnesses describe ‘massacre’ in city under siege | Washington Post
• Qaddafi Forces Hit Besieged City but Lose Libyan Oil Port | NY Times
• Gaddafi’s forces encircle rebels in Zawiyah | Guardian
• Libya’s first lady owns 20 tons of gold: reports | Al Arabiya
• Mubarak’s sons got fee from Israeli gas deal: report | AFP
• Berlusconi ‘sent escorts to Gaddafi opponent as favour to Libya leader’ to gain the leadership of the African Union in 2009 | Telegraph
• A Libyan Leader at War With Rebels, and Reality | NY Times
• Argument: Harvard for Tyrants - How Muammar al-Qaddafi taught a generation of bad guys. | Foreign Policy

Libya - The International Response:

• UN: Libya must stop attacks on civilian targets | Reuters
• U.N. readies for fresh Libya influx to Tunisia | Reuters
• Gaddafi asset freeze hit by name confusion | The Independent
• Libya refugee aid operation intensifies | AFP
• Libyan diplomats urge Arab League to recognize opposition | Al-Masry Al-Youm
• Obama’s Choice: To Intervene or Not in Libya | NY Times
• U.S. Senators Call for No-Flight Zone Over Libya | NY Times
• US contributes to humanitarian aid on Tunisian-Libyan border | Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
• Libyan opposition ‘refused’ talks with UK delegation | Al Arabiya
• SAS-backed Libyan diplomatic mission ends in humiliation | Guardian
• Libya: diplomats in botched operation cause embarrassment for Cameron | Guardian
• In Venezuela, Chavez tries to boost Gaddafi | Washington Post
• Chavez garners support from allies for ‘goodwill commission’ to Libya | CNN
• Algeria denies supporting Kadhafi | Magharebia
• Libya Unrest Holds Threat of Economic Toll for Italy | NY Times
• LSE professor was forced to quit Saif Gaddafi foundation | Guardian
• LIST: Singers change their tune on the Gaddafis | Washington Post
• Libya’s Late, Great Rights Record | NY Times
• PHOTO: Libya Oil Exports | Yahoo
• Editorial: UK and Libya: Fumbling in the desert | Guardian
• Op-ed - Yoaz Hendel: International Court’s probe against Libya’s Gaddafi has nothing to do with justice | YNET News
• Comment: TV coverage of the Libyan crisis is just a snapshot. We need to know more. | Guardian

Bahrain:

• Shiite protesters in Bahrain besiege PM office | Washington Post
• The women of Bahrain take to the streets in protest | AFP
• Thousands gather outside Bahrain palace | Telegraph
• In Bahrain, a key opposition leader signals openness to compromise | Washington Post
• Bahraini Opposition Refuses to Concede; Interior Ministry seeks hiring 20,000 people | NY Times
• Workers in Bahrain are being urged to ignore anonymous calls for a nationwide strike. | Gulf Daily News
• Bahrain: Dialogue only solution says Crown Prince | Gulf Daily News
• New Sunni coalition raises sectarian fears in Bahrain | Al-Masry Al-Youm
• Women on the Frontlines in Bahrain | Ms. Magazine (h/t afternoonsnoozebutton)

Egypt:

• Protesters raid on Cairo state security HQ | BBC
• VIDEO: Secret apartment of Minister of Interior inside Secret Service HQ | loai111 (h/t neighborhoodr-cairo)
• Egypt asks for return of security files | Telegraph
• Million Woman March scheduled for Tuesday | Al-Masry Al-Youm
• Egypt’s new PM appoints six new ministers | Ikhwan Web
• Egypt’s Ex-Interior Minister Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption Charges | NY Times
• Egypt’s Elaraby accepts foreign minister post | Al Arabiya
• Knives and petrol bombs return to Cairo streets | Reuters
• U.S. offers aid for Egyptian democracy, but quietly | Washington Post
• Work resumes at free trade zones with Egypt | AFP
• Women Seek to Maintain a Role in Rebuilding Egypt | NY Times
• Diplomat says Egypt could ease Gaza blockade | AP
• Cairo 1.5: The Arab world that Barack Obama addressed in his famous speech two years ago is history. It’s time for him to speak to the new one. | Foreign Policy
• VIDEO: Inside the Egypt Revolution | Wael Ghonim @ TED

Saudi Arabia:

• Saudi Arabia bans all marches as mass protest is planned for Friday | The Independent
• 26 Shiite Muslims detained in Saudi Arabia | Telegraph
• Saudi Arabia drafts in up to 10,000 troops ahead of protests | Telegraph
• Saudi Arabia: Protests won’t be tolerated | AP
• Saudi clerics condemn protests and “deviant” ideas | Reuters
• Saudi Arabia releases Shiite cleric after Shiites staged protests | Canadian Press

Yemen:

• Yemen President reiterates to stay in power until 2013 | Reuters
• Four Yemeni soldiers killed in attack as U.S. cautions against travel | CNN
• Government supporters attack protesters in Yemen | AP
• Yemen ruler digs deeper | AP
• Premier, Saleh Panel for Dialogue Fail to Talk Sit-Inners | Yemen Post
• Amid Yemen’s unrest, some quit president’s party | Washington Post
• US State Dept. issues Travel Warning for Yemen, citing ‘high security threat level’ | State Dept
• Shooting in Yemen May Widen Tensions | NY Times
• The US in Yemen: Valleys of Blind Men | Big Think
• Yemen Friday Prayers: Last (Wo)man Standing | Iona Craig, Frontline Club

Algeria, China, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Turkey:

• Police, pro-gov’t activists block Algerian protest | AFP
• Algerian opposition calls for “peaceful struggle” | AFP
• Algerian pro-democracy march put down by police | AP
• Algerian journalists urge greater press freedom | Magharebia
• Beijing says “jasmine protest” calls doomed to fail | Reuters
• China Tracks Foreign Journalists | NY Times
• VIDEO: Political crackdown in China | Sky News
• China paper blasts Middle East protest movements | AP
• China Unveils Economic Plan With Focus on Raising Incomes and Reining in Pollution | NY Times Magazine
• Iran’s supreme leader accused of abducting key opponents | Guardian
• Maliki’s Broadened Powers Seen as a Threat in Iraq | NY Times
• Ivory Coast: parts of Abidjan resemble war zone - UN | BBC
• Ivory Coast crisis worsens as police loot homes of new cabinet | Guardian
• Ivory Coast Rebels Claim to Have Expanded Their Advance | NY Times
• U.N. force in Ivory Coast to be reinforced - official | Reuters
• In Kuwait, a long battle to oust the prime minister | Washington Post
• Lebanon: Protest against sectarian system draws large crowds | LA Times
• Oman’s ruler dismisses ministers | AJE
• Oman Reshuffles Cabinet, Investigates Unrest Amid Protests | Dow Jones Newswires
• Turkish journalists jailed over alleged coup plot | AP

Other good reads:

• The slap heard round the world | CS Monitor
• U.S. Wavers on ‘Regime Change’ | WSJ
• How to Lose a Country Gracefully | NY Times Magazine
• House of Coups | NY Times Magazine
• The Tyrant Tax | New Yorker
• What WikiLeaks revealed about Leila Ben Ali’s excesses in Tunisia | The National
• Five myths about the Muslim Brotherhood | Lorenzo Vidino, Washington Post
• Q+A - Can the Jasmine Revolution reach North Korea? | Reuters
• We need democracy in the Middle East – and Israel | The Observer, Guardian
• Comment: The Arab uprisings demand strong support from the British government | Guardian
• Comment: It must be bliss to be alive, young and Arab in this dawn of revolution | Guardian
• VIDEO: A historic moment in the Arab world | Wadah Khanfar @ TED
• PHOTO: Map of education, internet-connectivity and sociopolitical unrest in the Middle East | @fouad_marei (h/t neighborhoodr-cairo)

(Source: pantslessprogressive)

pantslessprogressive:

Here is a news roundup for Libya, Bahrain, China, Ivory Coast, Yemen and other countries for Wednesday, March 2. 

[Previously: March 1]

Live Blogs:

• Live Blog - Libya | AJE
• Live Blog - Libya | LibyaFeb17.com
• Live Blog - Middle East and North Africa protests | CNN
• Live Blog - Libya and Middle East Protests| Guardian
• Live Blog - Libya and Middle East protests | The Lede
• As it happened - Libya: Wednesday | BBC
• Live Blog - Libya | EA Worldview
• Live Blog - Iran | EA Worldview
• Blogs of War: Bahrain, Iran, Libya, Yemen (realtime results from Twitter + AJE live stream)

Libya:

• Gadhafi speaks at a televised gathering in Tripoli, warns of ‘another Vietnam’ if foreign countries intervene | Reuters
• Libya: Gaddafi’s speech in quotes | Telegraph
• Libya: rebels in desperate battle to hold ground | Telegraph
• Battle for Bregga could mark start of real war in Libya | Guardian
• Libya refugee crisis worsens | AJE
• Crisis building on Libyan border | Washington Post
• Migrant Workers Pile Up at Libya’s Borders | NY Times
• Gaddafi launches land, air offensive | National Post
• Inside Gadhafi’s Secret Underground Arsenal | Wired
• Gaddafi family asset probe has only just begun | BBC
• Libya’s oil exports cut as companies hedge their bets | Guardian
•  Explainer: What the turmoil in Libya means for oil prices | Globe and Mail
• Comment: Intervention in Libya would poison the Arab revolution | Guardian
• INTERACTIVE: Map of How the Rebellion Is Unfolding in Libya | NY Times
• PHOTOS: Battles Across Libya | The Atlantic
• Nicholas Kristof: Here’s What We Can Do to Tackle Libya | NY Times

What Officials Say - Libya:

• ICC to launch Libya probe | AJE
• Spain Freezes Libyan Assets | Corruption Currents - WSJ
• Cameron retreats from Libya no-fly plan after US shows caution | Guardian
• Britain sends planes to help with mass airlift of refugees | Guardian
• Britain, France Help Egyptians Flee Libya | VOA News
• Chinese military transporters carry evacuees from Libya | Xinhua
• Libya rebels should ask UN for no-fly zone, says Libyan diplomat | Reuters
• Robert Gates: Notion of force against Libya ‘loose talk’ | USA Today
• Despite reluctance, U.S. could be forced to act in Libya | McClatchy
• Qaddafi’s Libya: from pariah state to U.N. luminary and back again | Foreign Policy

Bahrain:

• Protesters in Bahrain march on government institutions, demand release of political prisoners |AP
• UAE backs Bahrain ruler | Sify
• In Bahrain uprising, there’s no turning back | AFP
• Saudi, Bahraini debt insurance costs rise | Reuters

China:

• Missing Before Action: Following a call for peaceful protests in China, Beijing is arresting and disappearing activists in perhaps the most exhaustive crackdown in recent memory. | Foreign Policy
• China: renewed calls for a Jasmine Revolution | France24
• China sets up ‘no reporting zones’ in Beijing, Shanghai | AHN
• Cracking down on the foreign press in China | BBC
• China toughens stance on media | The Australian
• China warns journalists on ‘Jasmine’ rallies | AFP
• Wake Up and Smell the Jasmine | Human Rights Watch

Ivory Coast:

• Ivory Coast: Power, water cut for millions in the north | GlobalPost
• Victims of Ivory Coast conflict overflowing morgue | CTV.ca
• Bloodshed and Misery Prompt Ivory Coast Exodus | NY Times
• Ivory Coast Unrest May Spark Regional Food Crisis, Fewsnet Says | Bloomberg
• UN Says Ivory Coast Incumbent Government Arming Civilians | VOA News
• Ivory Coast fighting spreads to southern Abidjan | Reuters
• BBC and RFI go off air in Ivory Coast | BBC
• Nine newspapers in Ivory Coast have announced suspension of their publication in protest against what they described as continued “threats and harassment” by supporters of incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo. | RTT News
• US warns against Ivory Coast travel | Channel News Asia

Yemen:

• Yemen leader reportedly reaches tentative pact with opposition | LA Times
• Yemen’s President Calls White House Over Comments | VOA News
• Saleh Assigns Four new Governors | Yemen Post
• Two People Killed and others Wounded in Lahj | Yemen Post
• Yemeni Authorities Arrest Dozens in Aden | Yemen Post
• U.S. Mission Urges Yemen to Respect Freedom of Press | Yemen Post
• Cleric adds fuel to ire at Yemeni president | Sydney Morning Herald
• Yemen students to politicians: Don’t hijack our revolution | CS Monitor
• Anti-Saleh protests sweep Yemen | AJE

Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Zimbabwe:

• Algeria Keeps Lid on Social Unrest - for Now | AP
• Egypt to release Muslim Brotherhood leaders | AFP
• Mubarak ‘getting cancer treatment in Saudi Arabia’ | AFP
• Egyptian military jails activist | AJE
• Comment: Egypt’s revolution has been 10 years in the making | Guardian
• Iraq cracks down on media; violations in Yemen, Libya | Committee to Protect Journalists
• Behind Iraq’s protests, a call for better democracy | Washington Post
• Iran opposition says over 200 arrested in Tuesday protests | BBC
• Iran ships to return via Suez Canal, says official | Reuters  
• Iran contacting Arab opposition movements: Clinton | AFP
• Saudi Arabia: early stirrings of revolt? | GlobalPost
• Saudi Arabia ‘planning cabinet reshuffle’ | AFP
• Starting a Saudi Revolution Without Revolutionaries | Sabria Jawhar
• Tunisian migrants land in Italy | AJE
• Tunisia’s Ennahda party may join interim government | Reuters
• Zimbabwe’s Mugabe tightens grip to prevent Mubarak-style sendoff | CS Monitor
• Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Launches Campaign Against Sanctions, Urges Boycott | VOA News

Other good reads:

• Comment: The people on the street document casualties – why can’t governments? | Guardian
• Pakistani minister who was assassinated was ‘ready to die’ | The Lede
• Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: Al Jazeera is ‘real news’, U.S. losing ‘information war’ | ABC News
• Al Jazeera in talks with Comcast, Time Warner | Fast Company
• Hijab in the U.S.A. | Mother Jones
• Arab Uprisings and American Intervention | The Nation
• Russian Revolution? No Thanks. | Foreign Policy
• Bahrain and Yemen: Two different revolutions | Washington Post
• Mideast revolts inject life in moribund Arab League | Reuters
• Crazy fact of the day: Howtotalktogirlsatparties points out that Hosni Mubarak wears a suit with pinstripes that spell out his name.

Resources:

• What’s happening in Libya Explained (and updated) | Mother Jones
• Middle East Protests: A Country-by-Country Look | NY Times
• A Guide To Protests In Middle East, North Africa | NPR
• Mapping Pro-Democracy Protests in Libya | Google Maps
• Map of How the Protests Are Unfolding in Libya | NY Times (h/t newsflick)
• Twitter network of protests | Guardian (h/t thepoliticalnotebook)
• Iran News on Tumblr: SeaofGreen; StandWithFreeIran
• [Iran Event Link Portal via Soup]
• [Yemen News Resource List h/t Soup]
• [Algeria, Bahrain, Libya, Resource List]

(Source: pantslessprogressive)

pantslessprogressive:

Here is a news roundup for Libya, Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen and other countries for Monday, February 28.

[Previously: Weekend Roundup]

 Live blogs:

• Live Blog - Libya | AJE
• Live Blog - Libya | LibyaFeb17.com
• Live Blog - Middle East protests | CNN
• Live Blog - Libya | Guardian
• Live Blog - Libya and Middle East protests | The Lede
• EAWorldview Live Blog
• Live Updates: Middle East Uprisings | HRW
• Blogs of War: Bahrain, Libya, Yemen (realtime results from Twitter + AJE live stream)
• Also: As it happened - Libya: Monday | BBC

Libya:

• VIDEO: Christiane Amanpour’s interview with Gadhafi
• Qaddafi’s Army and Jets Strike at Rebels | NY Times
• Libyan attacks could be crime vs humanity: ICC | Reuters
• Africans fleeing Libya say they were attacked | Reuters
• Refugee Agency Speaks of ‘Emergency’ on Libya’s Borders | NY Times
• Libya’s Rebellion Spawns A Trio Of Unlikely Heroes | NPR
• Amid pro-regime chants, some tell a different tale in contested Libyan town | Guardian
• Libya unrest: pressure mounts at Tunisia border crossing | Telegraph
• Protests continue, death toll rises | LA Times
• Libyan Rebels: Oil Will Keep Flowing, ‘No Problem’ | NPR
• ‘Voice of Free Libya’ battles Qaddafi – on air | CS Monitor
• The Case Against a No-Fly Zone in Libya | The Atlantic
• A no-fly zone over Libya would be a complex operation | LA Times
• In Depth: Keeping Up With The Gadhafis | AJE
• Libya: The Iron Fist that Failed | Arabist
• Pop singer Nelly Furtado says she will donate $1 million she received from the Gaddafi family to perform a 2007 concert. | Washington Post
• VIDEO: Libyan doctor describes Misrata under air attack | BBC

What Officials Say - Libya:

• U.S., U.N., U.K., E.U. Freeze Gadhafi’s Assets | Corruption Currents - WSJ
• Canada to ban all financial dealings with Libya | LeaderPost
• Germany calls for 60-day freeze on all payments to Libya | AFP
• Treasury Says Libyan Sanctions Blocked $30 Billion | Corruption Currents - WSJ
• French Aid Bolsters Libyan Revolt | NY Times
• UN worried over Libya access | AJE
• World mulls military options on Libya | MSNBC
• West ready to use force against Col Gaddafi amid chemical weapon fears | Telegraph
• Foreign ministers urge end to violence | BBC
• U.S., Europe Allies Discuss Libya No-Fly Zone | WSJ
• US military says moving ships closer to Libya | Al Arabiya
• White House tempers call for Muammar Gaddafi to face justice | Guardian
• Clinton: Gadhafi Using ‘Mercenaries And Thugs’ | NPR
• US Envoy Calls Gadhafi ‘Delusional’ | NPR
• Canadian Forces planes on standby as Tripoli hunkers down | National Post
• Sarkozy: Europe must help Arab Nations | National Post
• Glenn Greenwald: U.S. continues Bush policy of opposing ICC prosecutions | Salon

Bahrain:

• Bahraini protesters move to parliament building | Reuters
• Protests at Bahrain’s parliament | AJE
• A setback for business-friendly Bahrain | Washington Post
• Barack Obama urges Bahrain to embrace reform | Guardian
• Barack Obama extended US support for a “national dialogue” in Bahrain | Gulf Daily News
• Demanding equal rights in Bahrain | AJE

Egypt:

• Egypt imposes travel ban on Mubarak | AJE
• Egypt ex-interior minister ‘to go on trial March 5’ | AFP
• Egypt to call referendum, open up politics | Reuters
• Egypt’s Quest for Economic (Not Just Political) Legitimacy | The Atlantic
• A great resource for information regarding Egypt’s constitutional reform: Comparative Constitutions (thanks, Ilya)

Yemen:

• Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh has vowed to defend his three-decade regime “with every drop of blood” | The Australian
• Yemen to declare ‘unity government’ | AJE
• Yemen opposition rejects unity deal | AJE
• Tens of Thousands Protest in Yemen | Telegraph
• Yemen’s Opposition Backs Protesters | NY Times
• Yemen’s Ruling Party Calls its Supporters to Hold Rallies Tomorrow | Yemen Post
• Military Reinforcements Sent to Aden | Yemen Post
• Outside Yemen’s capital, anger and grievances run deep | Washington Post

China, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Tunisia, Zimbabwe:

• China tamps down Middle East-inspired protests before they can gain momentum | Washington Post
• American and other foreign journalists were “illegally detained or harassed” while covering protests in Beijing over the weekend, says US envoy | GlobalPost
• LinkedIn access restored in China | CBR
• Iran: Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi ‘arrested’ | BBC
• Failure and Frustration Mar Baghdad’s Day of Protest | The Atlantic
• Iraq PM gives ministers 100 days to shape up | CNN
• Iraq may be safest Arab country: PM Maliki | Al Arabiya
• Key Kuwaiti opposition group calls for PM’s ouster | Al Arabiya
• Morocco protests fail to take hold | Washington Post
• Two protesters killed by Omani police | Reuters
• Oman protests: More unrest despite sultan’s reform vow | BBC
• Looting reported amid Oman protests | AJE
• Protests in Oman spread | NY Times
• More ministers quit in Tunisia | Gulf Daily News
• Torture of Zimbabweans is Reported | NY Times

Other good reads:

• Yes, It Could Happen Here: Why Saudi Arabia is ripe for revolution | Foreign Policy
• Remember Rwanda | The Atlantic
• As Regimes Fall in Arab World, Al Qaeda Sees History Fly By | NY Times
• The Middle East’s Feminist Revolution | Project Syndicate
• Rumor Debunked: The upheaval in Egypt revealed the true divide between Israelis and U.S. neocons | The New Republic
• Human Rights Last: China’s diplomats have the ear of the world’s bad guys. So what are they telling them? | Foreign Policy
• Comment: Arab revolutions: The limits of intervention | Guardian
• Commentary: The West, the Arabs, and the Real Qaddafi | National Interest
• Op-Ed - Anne Applebaum: Westerners, be careful the company you keep
• Op-Ed - Richard Cohen: Can the Arab world leave anti-Semitism behind?
• Opinion: We are not the enemy: An Arab Jew argues for bridging East and West with peace and justice for all | AJE

Resources:

• Middle East Protests: A Country-by-Country Look | NY Times
• A Guide To Protests In Middle East, North Africa | NPR
• What’s happening in Libya Explained (and updated) | Mother Jones
• Mapping Pro-Democracy Protests in Libya | Google Maps
• Twitter network of protests | Guardian (h/t thepoliticalnotebook)
• Map of How the Protests Are Unfolding in Libya | NY Times (h/t newsflick)
• [Iran Event Link Portal via Soup]
• [Yemen News Resource List h/t Soup]
• [Algeria, Bahrain, Libya, Resource List]

(Source: pantslessprogressive)