The West and Libya: Selective Vigilantism

by TARIQ ALI, source The US-Nato intervention in Libya, with United Nations security council cover, is part of an orchestrated response to show support for the movement against one dictator in particular and by so doing to bring the Arab rebellions to an end by asserting western control, confiscating their impetus and spontaneity and trying [...]

Palestine: Settlers raid Kifl Hares, clashes in Silwan, arrests, & Hamas not leaving Syria

Jewish settlers raid Kifl Hares in bid to claim shrine SALFIT, (PIC)– Thousands of Jewish settlers raided Friday the West Bank town of Kifl Hares north of Salfit to perform traditional prayers at what they have claimed is the tomb of Joshua the son of Nun. Israeli Radio put the number of settlers that raided [...]

Bahrain: Boy suffocated by tear gas, support for Bahrainis & crimes at The Hague

“Bahrain is free, GCC forces out…” Bahraini boy suffocated by tear gas Press TV A 6-year-old Bahraini boy has died after being exposed to tear gas fired by Saudi-backed Bahraini security forces in the east of the country. The victim, named Mohammad Abdul-Hussain Farhan, lost his life on Saturday as a result of the police [...]

Libya: Fighting continues and Gaddafi ceasefire offer rejected

Gaddafi forces kill six civilians Press TV At least six Libyan civilians have been killed in a deadly raid by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s loyalists on a town south of Benghazi, which is a stronghold for revolutionaries. Revolutionary fighters say seventy cars entered the town of Jalu from the south on Saturday. The attack comes hours [...]

Further Media Restrictions in Saudi Arabia…

Al Manar Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has imposed new media restrictions and threatened hefty fines and closure of news organizations allegedly undermining national security, press reports said on Saturday. Under a decree issued on Friday, the media will be prohibited from reporting anything that contradicts the strict Islamic sharia law or serves “foreign interests and [...]

Six killed as strike chokes Yemen

Press TV Two servicemen and four civilians have been killed and 23 people wounded in southern Yemen during a general strike called by anti-government protesters. The defense ministry said an officer and a soldier were killed and two more soldiers were wounded, but gave no further details as tension mounted in the restive region, AFP [...]

“Israel” arrests writer, activist Ahmad Qatamesh, again

by Jillian Kestler-D’Amours, The Electronic Intifada It was 1am on 21 April when Suha Barghouti and her family were awakened by the sound of heavy banging on their front door. A few moments later, between thirty to forty soldiers stormed into Barghouti’s home in al-Bireh, near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, and demanded that [...]

Bahrain: Forces shoot protesters, deploy tanks & people enraged over verdicts

Bahrain shoots protesters, deploys tanks Press TV Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have deployed tanks and armored vehicles in Diraz, shortly after attacking a peaceful protest march in the western village of Karzakan. Witnesses say regime forces fired live bullets and tear gas at anti-government protesters and that army helicopters have been flying over protesters in Karzakan [...]

Yemen: Protests for Saleh ouster and over deaths

Yemenis want immediate Saleh ouster Press TV Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters take to the streets in Yemen to demand the immediate departure of President Ali Abdallah Saleh, instead of the phased handover of power. In the capital, some 100,000 demonstrators took to the streets to mark a “Friday of Loyalty to the Martyrs” [...]

Palestine: Facilitating settlers to desecrate Al Aqsa Mosque, 4 wounded in Gaza & pledges to lift siege

Aqsa foundation accused IOA of facilitating settlers’ desecration of Aqsa Mosque Occupied Jerusalem, (PIC)– The Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage (AFEH) has accused Thursday that Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) of helping and protecting Israeli settlers desecrating the Aqsa Mosque. According to sources in AFEH, a group of Israeli female soldiers were seen roaming the [...]

Libya: NATO hits Feb17 forces again and border post retaken by opposition

Gaddafi forces’ attack on the city of Nalut (mosque, houses, etc.) Libyan opposition retakes border post Press TV Libyan revolutionary forces have recaptured a post at Dehiba on the country’s border with Tunisia after fierce fighting with forces loyal to long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi. The anti-Gaddafi fighters retook the Dehiba-Wazin border crossing, The Associated Press [...]

Woman sues Saudi govt. for vote ban and 5 protesters injured in Qatif

Woman sues Saudi govt. for vote ban Press TV In a rare protest to Saudi electoral system, a woman has filed a lawsuit against the government for keeping a ban on women taking part in polls in the monarchy. Samar Badawi said she filed the suit at the administrative court in Mecca against the municipal [...]

Remembering Palestinian prisoners, renewing our struggle

by Ameer Makhoul, The Electronic Intifada Palestinian Prisoners Day was marked on 17 April, an annual day to contemplate the individual and collective suffering and impossible pain of political prisoners and their families. It is also a day to recommit to our struggle for liberation and human dignity. I feel like I am engaged in [...]

Bahrain: Four death sentences issued, admissions under torture & other regime crimes

Report: Two Innocent Defendants Falsely Admit Under Torture The Attempted Murder of the Editor-in-Chief while he Denies their Offence! —————————————————————————————- Bahrain issues four death sentences (see video in original source for names) Press TV Bahrain’s military court has sentenced four anti-government protesters to death, in a move to further crush the ongoing revolutionary movement in [...]

Palestine: Israelis complete work on city under Aqsa Mosque, settler attacks & Pal. agreement

Israeli occupation completes works on Jewish city under Aqsa Mosque RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Israeli occupation has finished works on one of the largest and most important excavation sites, a tunnel linking the southern and western parts of an alleged historic Jewish city under the Aqsa Mosque and surrounding areas. Under the almost complete project, Israel can [...]