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Pirmdienas vakarā vairāk nekā 100 cilvēki Rīgā piedalījās akcijā, godinot politieslodzītos un protestu laikā Baltkrievijā cietušos. Pieminot Baltkrievijas prezidenta vēlēšanu gadadienu, akcija sākās Esplanādē pie objekta "Pārmaiņu laukums". Vairums akcijas dalībnieku bija ietinušies Baltkrievijas baltsarkanbaltajos karogos. Atsevišķiem akcijas dalībniekiem bija plakāti "Free Belarus" un "9.08.2020 Baltkrievijas tauta izdarīja savu izvēli&quo...

A Belarus activist has cut his own throat during a court hearing after being warned that if he didn't plead guilty to participating in mass protest, his family and neighbors would face prosecution.

14.05.2021, 9:54 Walls, poles and asphalt in the city remind us that Long Live Belarus! Communal workers spend kilos of grey, red and green paint to repaint the city in ideologically correct colours, judges give 24 hours even for a painted heart, and security patrols walk around the city, trained to see wrw even where it does not exist. But the walls, poles and asphalt in the city are still alive, reminding Minskers that Long Live Belarus. The Village Belarus publishes photos of Minsk walls an...

"What do these officers feel? They realize that they fought against the girls and lost..." These are the words of journalist Yekaterina Andreeva, convicted for streaming. She said those words to her husband during his visit to Zhodino prison. Igor Ilyashwrites: "Katya also said that on November 15, they had the opportunity to finish the broadcast earlier and hide out in another, undisclosed apartment. Get-away routes had been available. Most likely, they wouldnt have been found there. However,...

Ten years ago today, government forces opened fire on protesters in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, killing 12 people. It was not the most deadly display of violence against protesters since demonstrations calling for the removal of the country’s dictator of 33 years, Ali Abdullah Saleh, had begun, but it was the moment when it became clear to many that he would refuse to cede power. As such, it marked a crucial turning point in the uprising. Taha al-Jalal, who I met in Sana’a in 2014 and late...

Futile: Saudi’s Decade-Long Attempt to Bottle Up Yemeni Youth Revolution Is Failing “Saudi Arabia has crushed our revolution, turned our lives into hell because our uprising was interpreted by the ruling family as a threat to [their] influence and because of their fear of the revolution spreading to the Saudi interior.” — Yemeni artist Aisha Ali Saeed By Ahmed ABDULKAREEM SANA’A, YEMEN — A decade has passed since a massive popular uprising was sparked in Yemen by the wa...

Women increasingly setting the tone in Yemens protests Unlike in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, popular uprisings in Yemen have not brought down the countrys ruler. But with more and more women protestors taking the lead in demonstrations, that might change. Yemeni women are beginning to flex their political muscles Anti-government protestors have nicknamed the grey asphalt space in front of Sanaa University "Change Square." Demonstrators have been camping out there for several months, and among th...

Yemen Arab Spring unity torn asunder by hunger and war Reuters 1/28/2021 SANAA/TAIZ, Yemen, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Ten years after joining an uprising in Yemen against autocratic rule and an economy in shambles, the same activists find themselves on opposite sides of a war that has pushed the country to the brink of famine with dim prospects for peace. Ahmed Abdo Hezam, 35, a fighter with government forces known by his nom de guerre Ahmed Abu Al-Nasr, had been a university graduate in the agro-in...

spending cuts, much of it from medicare and medicaid but also the 1.5 trillion in tax revenue, more than 1 trillion in war savings as operations in iraq and afghanistan draw down and interest savings amounting to more than $400 billion. texas governor rick perry may be asked more about this on the campaign trail. census data shows more than 18% of texans live below the poverty line. thats 3 points higher than the national average. the state also has the highest share of people withou...