Must-Reads from Around the World: March 14, 2012
Beware the Librarians — Newish online-only outfit Global Mail writes about the revolt against the director of the revived ancient Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt amid corruption claims. Ismail...
View ArticleBahrain’s attacks on protesting athletes shatters chances for Olympic glory
Nobody likes to be the one to say “serves you right” and certainly I am against the idea of punishing a nation for the failures of a few, but when Bahrain lost out to Japan yesterday in the Olympic...
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Bahrain Protests – The Guardian reports on a wave of demonstrations in Bahrain to coincide with the controversial Formula One Grand Prix this weekend. The government and organizers have insisted that...
View ArticleFormula 1 Racers, and Protestors, Get Ready for Bahrain’s Big Day
As international car racing teams finish up their final practice laps ahead of Bahrain’s Formula 1 Grand Prix tomorrow anti-government groups are preparing for their own big day in the international...
View ArticleMust-Reads From Around the World: April 23, 2012
Withdrawal Symptoms – In a pact reached after a year of negotiations between the U.S. and Afghanistan, Washington promised military and financial support for a decade after its formal troop withdrawal...
View ArticleMust-Reads from Around the World, May 3, 2012
Dependent Dissident – As Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng undergoes medical procedures at a Beijing hospital after leaving his refuge at the U.S. Embassy in China, the Washington Post poses questions...
View ArticleMust-Reads from Around the World, June 11, 2012
Rising Anger – The South China Morning Post reports on protests Sunday in Hong Kong demanding Chinese authorities investigate last week’s suspicious death of Tiananmen dissident Li Wangyang. The...
View ArticleBahrain Bans ‘V for Vendetta’ Masks
The Minister for Industry and Commerce in Bahrain, Hassan Fakhro, has announced the government’s decision to ban the importation of the V for Vendetta/Guy Fawkes masks, reports the Independent. The...
View ArticleAway From Egypt, Bahrain’s Own Arab Spring Uprising Heats Up Again
Correction appended: Aug. 25, 2013, 7:27 p.m. E.T. While violence rages in Cairo, the dysfunctional center of the Arab Spring, another unresolved conflict from that season of unrest in the region is...
View ArticleBahrain Makes Arrests Ahead of Uprising Anniversary
The government of Bahrain on Friday arrested 29 people as protesters sought to commemorate the third anniversary of anti-government demonstrations that briefly shook the country at the height of the...
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