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{ Libya, Bahrain, Yemen News Roundup: February 24. }

quick fyi to readers: i have not been to many of these links yet but due to the subject matter there’s probably some seriously triggering violence at some of them, and also i’m not sure if any of them have ableist language used to refer to dictators (i.e. associating people with mental disabilities with violent evil motherfuckers again) but that does happen a lot.

pantslessprogressive:

Here is a news roundup for Libya, Bahrain, Yemen and other countries for Thursday, February 24. Also check out NewsFlick’s Middle East Situation Update: 24th Feb

[Previously: Feb. 22; Feb. 23]

Live blogs:

• Live Blog - Libya | AJE
• Live Blog - Libya | LibyaFeb17.com
• Live Blog - Middle East protests | CNN
• Live Blog - Libya | Telegraph
• Live Blog - Libya | Guardian
• As it happened: Thursday | BBC
• Live Blog - Libya | The Lede
• EAWorldview Live Blog
• Mapping Pro-Democracy Protests in Libya | Google Maps
• Blogs of War: Algeria, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen (realtime results from Twitter + AJE live stream)
• Twitter network of protests | Guardian (h/t thepoliticalnotebook)

Libya:

• VIDEO: Gadhafi speaks via telephone on Libyan State TV, blames Al-Qaeda and Bin Laden for unrest | AJE
• Battles rage as rebels seize Libyan towns | Reuters
• Gadhafi facing final stand in Tripoli | ABC Australia
• Libya’s divided capital: Face to face with Gaddafi’s militiamen | Guardian
• Benghazi holds “mercenaries”, readies defence | Reuters
• AUDIO: Martin Chulov in Benghazi: ‘All government institutions have been ransacked’ | Guardian
• Kadafi will remain nation’s ‘big father’, son says | LA Times
• Tunisian, Algerian and Moroccan opposition parties have made a join statement on the killings in Libya, calling on their governments to intervene. | AJE Live Blog
• In a Libyan Town, Elders Take Charge: At a Town Hall Meeting in Baida, Prominent Citizens Mark a Return to Freedom and a Shift Away From Youth Movement | WSJ
• Amid Exodus From Libya, Europe Braces for Refugees | NY Times
• Libyan chaos raises worries over chemical weapons stockpile | CNN
• Libya’s oil output cut by up to 75 percent | Reuters
• Why the Disruption of Libyan Oil Has Led to a Price Spike | NY Times
• Wikileaks cables: Gaddafi family riddled by greed and jealousy | Reuters
• The Many Qaddafis | NY Times
• BBC News website readers talk about their experiences of the unrest in Libya
• Libya dropped as African Under-20 host due to unrest | BBC
• VIDEO: CNN’s Ben Wedeman at massive rally in Benghazi | CNN
• VIDEO: Libyan protesters target sniper | Reuters

What Officials Say - Libya:

• Ahmed Gadhaf al-Dam, one of Gaddafi’s top security officials and a cousin, defected on Wednesday evening, saying in a statement issued by his Cairo office that he left the country “in protest and to show disagreement” with “grave violations to human rights and human and international laws”. | AJE
• Libyan Ambassador to Jordan resigns | Al Ahram
• Gaddafi will take his own life Hitler-way: ex-minister | Al Arabiya (h/t newsflick)
• Ahmadinejad calls on Qaddafi to bow to people’s demands | FNA (h/t mohandasgandhi)
• The UN security council will meet again tomorrow to consider further action against Libya and Gaddafi | Guardian Live Blog
• List of evacuation plans of foreign governments | BBC
• Swiss order freeze of Gadhafi assets | Corruption Currents - WSJ
• Gaddafi’s billions to be seized by Britain | Telegraph
• David Cameron and Barack Obama discussed “possible multilateral measures” against Libya before the Prime Minister stressed the importance of “seizing this moment of opportunity for change in the region” | Telegraph Live Blog
• President Obama seeks consensus over Libya | BBC
• Prime Minister David Cameron said he is “incredibly sorry” for the government’s handling of the evacuation of British nationals from Libya. | BBC
• Italy Seeks E.U. Aid to Cope With Libyan Refugees | NY Times
• International response gathers pace after Gadhafi counterattacks | Guardian

Bahrain:

• Bahrain activists push for opposition talks to commence | Arabian Business
• In Bahrain, Sunni activist’s plight seen as a cautionary tale | LA Times
• In Bahrain, worries about a Gulf domino effect | AP
• 16 miles away, Saudi Arabia’s watchful eye looms over Bahrain unrest | Washington Post
• Bahrain government funded British MPs’ trip | Guardian
• US lawmaker: US Fleet can stay in Bahrain | AFP
• U.S. Military Keeps Close Eye On Egypt, Bahrain | NPR
• Bahrain Analysis: A Revolution Paused | EA Worldview

Yemen:

• Yemen’s Saleh orders protection for protesters | Reuters
• Yemen president forms committee tasked with holding dialogue with opposition | Canadian Press
• Anti-Government Protests Continue in all Yemen’s Province | Yemen Post
• 1 killed when grenade hurled at Yemeni protesters | AP
• Arab League: Situation in Yemen More Complicated Than in Others | Yemen Post
• Yemen: Bring Attackers on Rights Group’s Guard to Justice | HRW
• Where does Yemen sit in the Middle East domino theory? | Tom Finn

Algeria, Egypt, China, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Uganda:

• Algeria officially lifts 19-year emergency law | Bloomberg
• Egypt corruption probe: Ex-minister, state TV boss held | BBC
• Egypt re-opens museums and sites to draw back tourists | BBC
• Online activists calling for Jasmine revolution arrested in China | Telegraph
• LinkedIn access in China disrupted amid protest calls | Reuters
• As protests spread across the Middle East, China keeps a firm hand on protests at home | CS Monitor
• Prime Minister Urges Iraqis to Call Off Nationwide Protests | Washington Post
• Anxiety and hope ahead of Iraq ‘Day of Rage’ protest | Washington Post
• Ivorians flee street clashes, fighting hits west | Reuters
• Ivory Coast: army and ex-rebels ‘breach ceasefire’ | BBC
• UN: Tunisia must work for human rights | UPI
• The king of Saudi Arabia last night announced $36 billion in extra benefits for his people in an attempt to stave off uprisings | Telegraph
• Comment: If the Saudis revolt, the world’s in trouble | Telegraph
• Uganda election: Opposition leader Besigye calls for peaceful protests | BBC

Other good reads:

• Middle East Protests: A Country-by-Country Look | NY Times
• In the Middle East protests, a seismic shift | Fareed Zakaria
• Help Tunisia First | Foreign Policy
• Arms deals still made amid Middle East crackdowns | NY Times
• How Much Does It Cost To Hire an African Mercenary? | Slate
• Al-Qaida Will Adapt To Mideast Changes, Experts Say | NPR
• Nepal’s Stalled Revolution | NY Times
• Is Cameroon Next After Libya? | TPM
• Upheaval Jolts Israel and Raises New Worry | NY Times
• Editorial: Libya’s neighbours have a duty to help its people | Telegraph
• Room for Debate: Why Didn’t The U.S. Forsee the Arab Revolts? | NY Times
• Grasping the new online reality | AJE
• Egypt’s Social Media Revolution by the Numbers | Jess Esposito
• From The Vault: GQ’s 2004 Interview With Seif Qaddafi | GQ

Resources:

• [Algeria, Bahrain, Libya, Resource List]
• [Iran Event Link Portal via Soup]
• [Yemen News Resource List h/t Soup]

(Source: pantslessprogressive, via kadalkavithaigal)

{ The UN bombed my neighborhood in Abidjan , now tell me who’s killing the Ivorian people. }

praisethelorde:

First, thank you, God, for protecting my family. Thanks a lot.

Second, I’m seriously wondering what it’s going to take the imperialists to put this man on the throne … When they’ll kill all of us, will they import citizens from neighbor countries just like they import them as rebels ?

You want Gbagbo to leave, okay, then why don’t you go and take him ? Why do you have to kill all those innocent people ? And then why do you blame it on Gbagbo ? You are destroying our country, it’s not just his, it’s not even Ouattara’s country. The man has no village here, that’s why he thinks it’s okay to go and exterminate us and destroy our homes.

I really sincerely hope that God will support us in this war. I know God is supporting us anyway, because those people are the devil. No reason to look for it in hell, it’s here on earth with us, and it sent soldiers against Africans fighting for their freedom. What the devil doesn’t understand yet is that this is not about Gbagbo, it’s about us fighting for our freedom, and we have no other choice but win.

(via so-treu)

cobracunt:

Please pray for my country

rudolove:

There is a war going on right now in Ivory Coast, most of the fighting is happening in Abidjan which is where I was born, raised and where the rest of my extended family lives. It started because after the elections, the president that had been in power for 10+ years refused to leave and let his opponent who actually won take over. He’s been told by everyone to leave, France, United States, many more European countries, even the UN told him to leave but he just won’t. Now both sides are fighting each other, but this doesn’t only involve them, it also involves civilians who are being killed and kidnapped. Houses are being robbed, girls are being raped, there is no water in certain parts of the city, food is running out in most homes, everything is closed,fathers are killed in front of their whole families just because they support a certain political group, women are giving birth in the most unsanitary conditions in their homes because they can’t make it to the hospitals…There are French soldiers there and they gave out numbers to call if you get injured or you need help or food but when you do call the number they ask if you are French (from France, not Ivory Coast) and when you say no, they never come…Please pray for my country guys, we need all the prayers we can get, I have my uncle there who works for the UN therefore he is in so much danger of getting hurt by all this. I have cousins, nieces, nephews whom I’ve never met because they were born after I left…I have aunts and uncles and cousins and friends there…I wish it would all stop right now but all I can do is pray and trust God.

Please reblog if you could, it doesn’t have to be this post, it could be any news you get about the Ivory Coast, I just want to raise awareness to what’s happening there so that hopefully somewhere someone is able to do something.

(Source: missprecious27, via juthikaforpresident-deactivated)