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TikTok Meets Its Arab Spring Moment Amid US Race Protests
Just a few months ago, 17-year-old Taylor Cassidy was spending hours flailing her arms in an attempt to pick up the latest dance move the "Renegade."
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Chennai's Arab Spring Moment? Not Just About Jallikattu At Marina Beach
Even though thousands have gathered at Chennai's Marina Beach and at other places in Tamil Nadu, some say these unprecedented protests are not just about Jallikattu. Most people who are demanding that the bull taming sport should be allowed, have possibly never even been a part of a Jallikattu event, even as audience. And yet, they are protesting w...
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No 'Arab Spring' In Zimbabwe, President Mugabe Warns Protesters
President Robert Mugabe warned protesters on Friday there would be no "Arab Spring" in Zimbabwe after anti-government demonstrations descended it to some of the worst violence seen in the southern African nation for two decades.
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No Arab Spring In Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe Warns Protesters
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Friday warned that the Arab Spring style of protests would fall flat in Zimbabwe after police fired teargas and beat up protesters staging the latest of a string of highly charged demonstrations.
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Egypt's Security Forces Disperse Small Protests Against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Egyptian security forces fired tear gas and arrested scores of people to disperse small protests against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday, deterring what activists had hoped would be large demonstrations, witnesses and security sources said.
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Al Qaeda Militants Take Over 2 South Yemen Towns, Residents Say
Al Qaeda have retaken the two major southern Yemeni towns of Zinjibar and Jaar that had fallen briefly to militants four years ago, residents and local fighters said today.
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YouTube Launches Eyewitness Video 'Newswire'
YouTube announced plans today for a "newswire" of eyewitness videos and a separate project on videos related to social justice and human rights.
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Hosni Mubarak to be Retried Over 2011 Killing of Protesters: Egyptian High Court
Egypt's high court said today that former president Hosni Mubarak would be retried in the case of the 2011 killing of protesters.
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Oman Jails Rights Activist Who Wrote Letter to Barack Obama
An Omani court jailed a prominent activist for three years on Sunday for a range of offences including undermining the state, a charge a newspaper said was related to an open letter to US President Barack Obama about human rights in the country.
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516 'Brotherhood Elements' Arrested on Egypt Anniversary
Egyptian police arrested more than 500 supporters of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood when deadly violence erupted on the anniversary of the 2011 uprising, the interior minister said on Monday.
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Thousands Stage Anti-Houthi Protests Across Yemen
Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets on Saturday in the biggest demonstrations yet against the Houthi group that dominates the country, two days after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's resignation left the country in political limbo.
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Hosni Mubarak Verdict Fuels Protests, Mockery in Egypt
Protests erupted at universities across Egypt on Sunday, condemning a court decision to drop criminal charges against Hosni Mubarak, the president whose ouster in the 2011 uprising raised hopes of a new era of political openness.
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Egyptian army field marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi poised to announce presidency bid
Three years after the "Arab Spring" toppled Hosni Mubarak, a secretive field marshal with a cult-like following is expected to announce his candidacy for the presidency of Egypt ahead of elections which he is expected to win easily.
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Protesters swarm Istanbul square after clashes that injured hundreds
In a scene reminiscent of the Arab Spring, thousands of people on Saturday flooded Istanbul's main square after a crackdown on an anti-government protest turned city streets into a battlefield clouded by tear gas.
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Jordan protesters call for 'downfall of the regime'
Thousands of protesters chanted the Arab Spring slogan "the people want the downfall of the regime" in Jordan's capital on Friday, as demonstrations against rising prices gather force in a country so far spared the brunt of Middle East unrest.
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TikTok Meets Its Arab Spring Moment Amid US Race Protests
Just a few months ago, 17-year-old Taylor Cassidy was spending hours flailing her arms in an attempt to pick up the latest dance move the "Renegade."
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Chennai's Arab Spring Moment? Not Just About Jallikattu At Marina Beach
Even though thousands have gathered at Chennai's Marina Beach and at other places in Tamil Nadu, some say these unprecedented protests are not just about Jallikattu. Most people who are demanding that the bull taming sport should be allowed, have possibly never even been a part of a Jallikattu event, even as audience. And yet, they are protesting w...
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No 'Arab Spring' In Zimbabwe, President Mugabe Warns Protesters
President Robert Mugabe warned protesters on Friday there would be no "Arab Spring" in Zimbabwe after anti-government demonstrations descended it to some of the worst violence seen in the southern African nation for two decades.
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No Arab Spring In Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe Warns Protesters
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Friday warned that the Arab Spring style of protests would fall flat in Zimbabwe after police fired teargas and beat up protesters staging the latest of a string of highly charged demonstrations.
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Egypt's Security Forces Disperse Small Protests Against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Egyptian security forces fired tear gas and arrested scores of people to disperse small protests against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday, deterring what activists had hoped would be large demonstrations, witnesses and security sources said.
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Al Qaeda Militants Take Over 2 South Yemen Towns, Residents Say
Al Qaeda have retaken the two major southern Yemeni towns of Zinjibar and Jaar that had fallen briefly to militants four years ago, residents and local fighters said today.
-
YouTube Launches Eyewitness Video 'Newswire'
YouTube announced plans today for a "newswire" of eyewitness videos and a separate project on videos related to social justice and human rights.
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Hosni Mubarak to be Retried Over 2011 Killing of Protesters: Egyptian High Court
Egypt's high court said today that former president Hosni Mubarak would be retried in the case of the 2011 killing of protesters.
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Oman Jails Rights Activist Who Wrote Letter to Barack Obama
An Omani court jailed a prominent activist for three years on Sunday for a range of offences including undermining the state, a charge a newspaper said was related to an open letter to US President Barack Obama about human rights in the country.
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516 'Brotherhood Elements' Arrested on Egypt Anniversary
Egyptian police arrested more than 500 supporters of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood when deadly violence erupted on the anniversary of the 2011 uprising, the interior minister said on Monday.
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Thousands Stage Anti-Houthi Protests Across Yemen
Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets on Saturday in the biggest demonstrations yet against the Houthi group that dominates the country, two days after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's resignation left the country in political limbo.
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Hosni Mubarak Verdict Fuels Protests, Mockery in Egypt
Protests erupted at universities across Egypt on Sunday, condemning a court decision to drop criminal charges against Hosni Mubarak, the president whose ouster in the 2011 uprising raised hopes of a new era of political openness.
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Egyptian army field marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi poised to announce presidency bid
Three years after the "Arab Spring" toppled Hosni Mubarak, a secretive field marshal with a cult-like following is expected to announce his candidacy for the presidency of Egypt ahead of elections which he is expected to win easily.
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Protesters swarm Istanbul square after clashes that injured hundreds
In a scene reminiscent of the Arab Spring, thousands of people on Saturday flooded Istanbul's main square after a crackdown on an anti-government protest turned city streets into a battlefield clouded by tear gas.
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Jordan protesters call for 'downfall of the regime'
Thousands of protesters chanted the Arab Spring slogan "the people want the downfall of the regime" in Jordan's capital on Friday, as demonstrations against rising prices gather force in a country so far spared the brunt of Middle East unrest.
