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Morocco: A Personal Tale of Protest · Global Voices
This post is part of our special coverage Morocco Protests 2011 . Since February 20, 2011 , Moroccan activists have been campaigning to demand democratic reforms in their country. The February 20 Movement was born on the Internet and quickly became a mobilizing force on the ground.
North Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa . Geopolitical, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , South Sudan , Sudan , Tunisia , and Western Sahara . [ 1 ] Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania , and Libya together are also referred to as the Maghreb or Maghrib , while Egypt is a transcontinental country by virtue of the Sinai Peninsula , which is in Asia . North Africa also includes a number of Spanish possessions , Ceuta and Melilla (tiny Spanish exclaves or islets off the coast of Morocco). The Canary Islands and the Portuguese Madeira Islands , in the North Atlantic Ocean northwest of the African mainland, are sometimes included in considerations of the region. [ citation needed ]
Libya: Security Forces Kill 84 Over Three Days | Human Rights Watch
(New York) - Government security forces have killed at least 84 people in three days of protests in several cities in Libya, Human Rights Watch said today, based on telephone interviews with local hospital staff and witnesses. The Libyan authorities should immediately end attacks on peaceful protesters and protect them from assault by pro-government armed groups, Human Rights Watch said. Thousands of demonstrators gathered in the eastern Libyan cities of Benghazi, Baida, Ajdabiya, Zawiya, and Derna on February 18, 2011, following violent attacks against peaceful protests the day before that killed 20 people in Benghazi, 23 in Baida, three in Ajdabiya, and three in Derna.
Mubarak intensifies press attacks with assaults, detentions - Committee to Protect Journalists
SIPA Press agency photojournalist Alfred Yaghobzadeh is treated by anti-government protesters after being wounded during clashes in Cairo. (AP) New York, February 3, 2011-- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak unleashed an unprecedented and systematic attack on international media today as his supporters assaulted reporters in the streets while security forces began obstructing and detaining journalists covering the unrest that threatens to topple his government. "This is a dark day for Egypt and a dark day for journalism," said CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon. "The systematic and sustained attacks documented by CPJ leave no doubt that a government-orchestrated effort to target the media and suppress the news is well under way.Background Analysis
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Les violences policières qui ont caractérisé les années les plus sombres de l’histoire du Maroc, les années de plomb, persistent encore aujourd’hui en toute impunité. Plusieurs personnes sont mortes des suites de tortures infligées dans les centres de détention et dans les commissariats de police, et aucun procès n’a inculpé les auteurs de ces crimes. La dernière victime en date est Fodail Abrkane, décédé le 18 Septembre suite aux coups qui lui ont été porté à la tête. Combien d’autres victimes devons-nous déplorer avant que le Maroc ne commence réellement à respecter la justice et les citoyens ? Les officiers de police sont censés faire respecter l’ordre. L’impunité des auteurs de violences et de crimes contre les citoyens les encourage à réitérer et renforce leur sentiment d’être au-dessus des lois.
Pétition pour un Maroc sans torture ni violences policières Petition
The Tunisian government says 14 people have been killed in clashes with security forces, in the latest rioting during an unprecedented wave of unrest sparked by widespread unemployment and high food prices. The interior ministry, in statements issued directly or reported by the official TAP news agency, said the deaths have occurred since late Saturday in the western towns of Kasserine, Thala and Regueb, near the border with Algeria. The government said several police officers were wounded in the clashes. Riots in the North African nation were triggered last month when a 26-year-old university graduate in the central city of Sidi Bouzid who could only find work as a street merchant set himself on fire after authorities confiscated his produce. The man, Mohammed Bouazizi, later died of his burns.
VOA | Tunisian Government: 14 Killed as Rioting Continues | News | English
Tunisie : “Il faut dire au monde que Kasserine est en train de mourir !” · Global Voices
[Liens en anglais et en arabe] Les internautes tunisiens travaillent jour et nuit pour faire connaître au reste du monde le carnage en cours dans leur pays. Ce qui avait débuté comme une protestation contre le chômage lorsqu'un jeune Tunisien de 26 ans s'est immolé par le feu à Sidi Bouzid le mois dernier a enflammé le pays entier en déchaînant une vague de manifestations. Malgré le fait que les manifestants dans la rue se heurtent à une sévère riposte des autorités, et que les cyber-activistes se trouvent devant le même dilemme , photos, témoignages et vidéos montrant les désordres quotidiens apparaissent en ligne. Les informations d'aujourd'hui indiquent qu'au moins 20 personnes ont été tuées tant dans la ville de Tala, à 200 km au sud-ouest de la capitale Tunis, que dans la région de Kasserine - et la Twitterosphere est en feu. Une rapide recherche sur le hashtag #sidibouzid a tissé une histoire d'horreur - et un élan de solidarité des honnêtes gens du monde entier.
À la veille du 23e anniversaire de l’arrivée au pouvoir du président Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, Reporters sans frontières rappelle la situation dramatique de la liberté d’expression en Tunisie. Prisonnier de conscience en danger Emprisonné depuis le 15 juillet 2010 à sa sortie de l’hôpital Ferhat Hached de Sousse, où il était venu chercher les résultats de ses examens médicaux, le cameraman de la chaîne privée El Hiwar Ettounissi , Fahem Boukadous , entame aujourd’hui son 115e jour de détention.