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by _ August 03, 2011

Syria Video Essay: 2nd Day of Defiant Ramadan Protests

Posted in Featured, Foreign Policy, Headlines, Middle East, Video

The opposition & the regime have a routine. Each night, protesters leave prayers to march. Each night, the regime beats, arrests, & shoots civilians.

by _ August 02, 2011

Breaking News & Updates: Middle East & North..

Posted in Featured, Foreign Policy, Headlines, Iran, Live Blogs, Live Blogs: Iran, Media, Middle East, Politics, Video

UN closer to condemning Syria, funerals for protesters held, Assad tries to voer up atrocities. Iran’s Supreme Leader tries to save the hardliners from themselves.

by _ August 02, 2011

A Bloody Dawn for Syria’s Ramadan: Video Essay

Posted in Featured, Foreign Policy, Headlines, Media, Middle East, Video

As Ramadan begins in Syria, a new wave of oppression, atrocity, and defiance is also beginning. A video essay of night 1.

by _ August 02, 2011

Egypt Military Breaks Up Tahrir Square Protest

Posted in Featured, Foreign Policy, Headlines, Media, Middle East, Video

On Monday, the 1st day of Ramadan, the Egyptian military cleared Tahrir Square, Cairo, of all protesters, breaking the long-standing sit-in protest.

by _ July 22, 2011

A Turning Point for Syria?

Posted in Featured, Foreign Policy, Headlines, Live Blogs, Media, Middle East, Video

With protests breaking out in every major city and every region of Syria, the Assad regime may be close to becoming the next victim of Arab Spring.

by _ June 13, 2011

Sunday Protest in Iran: The Election, Two Years Later..

Posted in Featured, Foreign Policy, Iran, Middle East

We don’t know how many protested, but what we do know is that without leaders, two years after the election, the opposition in Iran refuses to go away.

by _ June 12, 2011

Angry Birds V Dictators

Posted in Featured, Foreign Policy, Iran, Media, Middle East, Video

In a clever advertising campaign, France 24 illustrates how angry (Twitter) birds have got the bad guys running scared.

by _ June 12, 2011

Iran Liveblog: June 12, 2011 – Election Anniversary

Posted in Featured, Foreign Policy, Iran, Iran Videos, Live Blogs, Live Blogs: Iran, Media, Middle East, Politics, Video

Two years ago today the Iranians took to the polls, and when that didn’t work they took to the streets. Our coverage of today’s protests…

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