Tag Archives: Aljazeera
Photo Essay: Mauritania mass rally 12 March 2012
Just amazing to see so many women at a protest I added some new photos to the gallery, too. A very nice one of @mejdmr holding a sign saying “Irhal” – “Leave!” Video and photographs from the rally shows the incredible numbers who took part. you can hear them chanting “al-sha’b yurid isqat al-nizam” (the […]
Mauritania’s Feb25 Movement 1st Anniversary
The movement of February 25 in Mauritania celebrated it’s first anniversary with a peaceful demonstration in the capital, Nouakchott. What marks the major difference between protests organised by m25fev and other activist groups, such as the students of ISERI for example, is their total commitment to non-violence, even in the face of extreme provocation. In the […]
Mauritania ISERI Student’s “Day of Rage” in Pictures
The latest in a series of protests by the students of the Islamic Institute in Nouakchott, echoed by similar protests in other regional institutes in Mauritania, took place on Wednesday 22 February. It seems the government hoped to defuse the tension, despite still holding about 30 students in detention, announcing on Tuesday 22 February denying that they ever planned to close the […]
Gallery: ISERI Student Protests in Mauritania
مناضل واحـــد فـي مـواجــهــة كتيبــة شــرطــة بـكـاملـهـا… كم أنـتـم جبنــاء يــا شرطتنــا الــوطنــيــة.. Police response has been excessive since the start of the protests against closure of the Nouakchott institute in December 2011. See also: Meet Mauritania’s Future More Injustice and Intrigue in Mauritania AlJazeera Journo Harassed at Mauritania #ISERI Protest
Murder in Tehran – Listening Post – Al Jazeera English
[Al Jazeera English] Murder in Tehran could be the title of the latest Hollywood blockbuster, but this is not a movie. On January 11, the fourth Iranian nuclear scientist to be assassinated in two years was blown up by a magnetic bomb attached to his car door. And while the media did not reveal Mostafa Ahmadi […]
