Latest in Tag: Opposition Highlight
Latest in Tag: Opposition
Syria opposition talks intensify as bombs hit army
The SNC was due to give its delayed response on Saturday to proposals for a new broader-based body
Defeatism cannot be allowed to overcome Syria
“Today our revolution enters its toughest stages and the cruelty of the regime against our people is proven limitless.” For all the issues that the Egyptian revolution has yet to resolve, Egyptians did not pen the above words. Representatives of the Local Coordination Committees in Syria did, and even as Egyptians have continued to be …
Kuwait hit by Arab spring
The Arab world was taken by surprise when 150,000 or so Kuwaitis took the small country’s streets in protest on 21 October. The protest was mobilised against a new electoral law designed to reduce opposition, which was passed by the emir without parliamentary approval (as parliament was dissolved). The Kuwaiti political experience is regionally exceptional …
Kuwait opposition to go ahead with ‘illegal’ march
Opposition leaders insist they have no desire to undermine the Al-Sabah ruling family and on Friday pledged their loyalty to the emir while renewing their demand for the new electoral law to be repealed.
Thousands of Turks defy ban to mark Republic Day
Republic Day is a national holiday in Turkey but it has in recent years become a platform for opposition groups worried that the current regime is expunging the country’s secular tradition
Opposition rejects draft constitution and boycotts Morsy talks
Opposition calls for consensual constitution representing the 25 January revolution
Police battle protesters in Kuwait, witnesses say
Riot police earlier prevented protesters from gathering at three sites set by organisers, using tear gas and batons to disperse them and arresting several people including former Islamist MP Waleed al-Tabtabai.
Civil groups to take a stand against Islamist domination in constitution
Meeting to plan pressure on Constituent Assembly and president
UN envoy mulls Syria peacekeepers, opposition says
Qatar’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani told reporters that any such force must be “well-armed.”
Most illicit arms in Syria go to Islamists: report
Classified reports voice frustration as there is no apparent effective way of vetting groups receiving weapons
FJP Candidates launch their election campaigns
Essam El-Erian and Saad El-Katatny compete for party’s presidency after Sabah Saqary withdraws
Who can oppose the Muslim Brotherhood?
Morsy’s administration and the Muslim Brotherhood’s blatant domination, vulgar exclusion of other forces and sheer propaganda will end up facing the Brotherhood militias that were mobilised last Friday.
Call for unified action
Statement released by 20 parties and movements demands dissolution of Constituent Assembly
Graffiti: an alternative expression of dissent
Asyut University holds graffiti workshop
Former Al-Shaab journalists begin hunger strike
Former employees of the old Al-Shaab newspaper are demanding the government uphold an agreement made under Mubarak’s reign
Bahrain imprisons activist for defacing poster of king
Prominent activist has eight charges pending and three more trials in progress
Former PM Abe wins Japan opposition party vote
Shinzo Abe might secure PM position in the next general elections
Saudis end two-day protest over release of prisoners
Most arrested for political opinions and religious beliefs
Iranian female ex-parliamentarian sentenced over “anti-state propaganda”
Faezeh Rafsanjani sentenced to six months in prison
Indian PM heckled over reforms
Supreme Court lawyer shouted for the prime minister to “roll back” the liberalisation measures at an international legal conference
Jordan passes law restricting internet freedom
New online media laws to increase censorship in Jordan
Syrian forces clash on Turkish border
Shots fired between Syrian army and opposition wound civilian in Turkey
Georgia prison scandal highlights widespread torture
Georgia’s president vows to eradicate torture after videos depicting rape and torture in a Georgian prison spark anger and protest
Ethiopia’s next ruler to be sworn in Friday
Opportunity or status quo?
Reward offered for capturing Al-Assad
Meanwhile Syrian army reported to have tested chemical weapons
Attack in east Turkey: seven dead
Kidnappings and attacks on civilians: PKK hardliners gaining upper hand
Aung San Suu Kyi visits the United States
Aung San Suu Kyi arrives to the US, with hopes of easing the import ban on her country
Anti-Putin rally held in Moscow, member of the opposition in parliament expelled
Thousands of Russians take to the streets in a “Russia without Putin” demonstration
Crackdown on UAE reformists continues
Over 60 now detained in government crackdown
Tunisian journalists protest government appointed directors
“We don’t want police mentality in our newspaper”