Showing posts with label demonstrations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label demonstrations. Show all posts
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Jewish Voice For Peace Protest Request
16 November 2012
Jewish Voice for Peace requests protests to be organized around the world. You can start your own in your area, or find others to join. It is time to stop this mess and take action.
To find locations click here
To Start Your Own
Search the Stop the Bombs, Stop the Siege, Stop Payment events already scheduled to take place around the country in the coming days as Israel continues its military assault on Gaza. If you don't see a protest listed in your area, consider organizing your own by clicking the link! We'll provide you with resources for your demonstration that you can easily download and print, as well as connecting you with any others in your area who are also interested in attending and organizing a demonstration. Together we will say: Stop the Bombs. Stop the Siege. Stop Payment on the Israeli Military’s Blank Check!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Israel Protests-News Analysis-08-01-2011
What are the Israeli protests about and how is the regime going to deal with this crisis?
Sunday, May 08, 2011
Syria: Revolution 2011
The demonstrations started on the 26th of January and are ongoing. The protesters demands are against inflation, unemployment, government corruption, the 48 year emergency law. They ask for more freedoms and the release of all political prisoners and trials for those who shot and killed the protestors. Some have been asking for the resignation of Assad.
The demonstrator’s tactics are in the forms of demonstrations, self-immolations, civil resistance and hunger strikes. The demonstrations have been escalating from a few hundred that started in Daraa to thousands in different cities throughout Syria. By March 15th they had organized simultaneous demonstrations across Syria and on March 25th it is reported that 100,000 protestors demonstrated in Daraa.
As in other Middle East revolutions, the youth used Facebook , YouTube and Twitter as a means to organize the demonstrations. It has been since the 1st of January the Syrian government permitted citizens to sign up for high speed internet, and after that the use of Facebook, YouTube and Amazon were available to the citizens. Only 26 days after the permission to use the social networks, the revolutions began.
The government resistance to the revolution has been the most violent so far, in the Middle East where as May 8th, 183 to 708 protesters and 111 plus security forces killed, hundreds of injuries and as many as 8,000 protesters have been arrested.
The Syrian army has placed a siege on Baniyas, built checkpoints into Daraa, confiscated flour and food, patrolling the streets with tanks and have used snipers to shoot at any person walking in the streets. They have also shut of the electricity and water in Daraa.
The organizers of the Revolution say that they will not stop until they see a change, have more freedom, and the Al-assad family is oust.
Human Rights Watch has stated that Syria has one of the worst human rights situations in the world. The emergency rule gives security forces powers of arrest and detention as they please. They have imprisoned human rights activists, suppressed the rights of expression, and assembly are strictly controlled. Women and ethnic minorities face discrimination and the situation has not improved since al-Assad has come into power 10 years ago. The Shabbiha are 3,000 paid members of the Alassad family who have the authority to do anything towards the people protesting against the government. They have been accused for breaking human rights from the viewing of videos on Facebook and YouTube.
The demonstrators have seen a few results from their efforts: 19th of April, the government approved lifting the country’s emergency laws, however the date has not been set. On 20th March, the government said that it would release 15 children who had been arrested for writing pro-democracy graffiti.
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Oman, Sohar and Muscat Revolution 2011 Summary
Susan Brannon
May 1, 2011
The protests started on the 17th of January and are ongoing.
They want salary increases, more jobs, against local corruption, to lower the costs of living, increasing the minimum wage, less media control, better living conditions, abolition of taxes, a trial for ministers against corruption, the limitation of cabinet members terms to four years and the reduction of foreign workers.
They are protesting in the forms of demonstrations, riots and sit-ins.
As of 28th of April there have been 2-6 deaths(see below) and 20 injured.
The demostrations started small with around 200 people and increased as the protests continued, by the 1st of March over 2,000 protesters were in the street and blocked the port in Sohar. There were riots, and vandalism. Because some of the citizens complained, the police were asked to crackdown on the protests and sit-ins.
The government denied that six protesters were killed, but Reuters visited the hospital and quoted the hospital saying that six people were killed after the police fired rubber bullets in Sohar north of Muscat.
Oman: Insurgency and development (Conflict studies)
Conflict and change in the Persian Gulf: The smaller GCC states : Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
May 1, 2011
The protests started on the 17th of January and are ongoing.
They want salary increases, more jobs, against local corruption, to lower the costs of living, increasing the minimum wage, less media control, better living conditions, abolition of taxes, a trial for ministers against corruption, the limitation of cabinet members terms to four years and the reduction of foreign workers.
They are protesting in the forms of demonstrations, riots and sit-ins.
As of 28th of April there have been 2-6 deaths(see below) and 20 injured.
The demostrations started small with around 200 people and increased as the protests continued, by the 1st of March over 2,000 protesters were in the street and blocked the port in Sohar. There were riots, and vandalism. Because some of the citizens complained, the police were asked to crackdown on the protests and sit-ins.
The government denied that six protesters were killed, but Reuters visited the hospital and quoted the hospital saying that six people were killed after the police fired rubber bullets in Sohar north of Muscat.
Oman: Insurgency and development (Conflict studies)
Conflict and change in the Persian Gulf: The smaller GCC states : Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
Jordan Revolution 2011 Summary
The first 2011 Jordanian revolution started on 28th of January and has been ongoing. There are two parties for the Jordanian conflict, pro King Abdullah and those asking for Samir Rifai to step down as prime minister, against low salaries, unemployment, regressive taxes, inflation. They want protection for human rights. The revolution has been through protests and counter protests, where the police need to stand in between the two parties. As of April 15th, there has been 71 injured civilians, 141 injured policeman and 1 death.
There have been some results, King Abdullay II has asked Marouf alBakhit to form a new cabinet. He feels that this reform will put Jordan on the "path to strengthen democracy" and provide the Jordanians with the "dignified life they deserve"
The university graduates are asking for reform in the government and more freedom giving more power to the people. They would also like to vote for the Prime minister.Economic and Political Impediments To Middle East Peace: Critical Questions and Alternative Scenarios (International Political Economy)
There have been some results, King Abdullay II has asked Marouf alBakhit to form a new cabinet. He feels that this reform will put Jordan on the "path to strengthen democracy" and provide the Jordanians with the "dignified life they deserve"
The university graduates are asking for reform in the government and more freedom giving more power to the people. They would also like to vote for the Prime minister.Economic and Political Impediments To Middle East Peace: Critical Questions and Alternative Scenarios (International Political Economy)
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
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