Arab Spring Weekly Update
Fri Nov 4 2011
Bahrain Riot police in Bahrain brutally beat 70 year-old Ali Hussein Al Dihi while he was on his way home. Activists on Twitter and other social networks have called for a mass funeral for Dihi before 8:00 AM tomorrow. Dihi’s picture was posted on Facebook and Twitter to show support for his family on Wednesday, when Diti passed away at A Naim Medical Center. Syrian online...
Arab Spring Weekly Update
Fri Oct 21 2011
Iran Muammar Gaddafi’s death sparked hope and happiness among Iranians. Ali Hamedani, Iranian reporter, updated his Facebook status, simply asking: “Who’s next?” Ehsan Norouzi, another journalist said: “After governing for 40 years, he was trampled to death in his own town. God willing, soon Asad [Syria’s president] and Seyed Ali [Khamenei, Iran’s leader] will have the same...
Arab Spring Weekly Update
Fri Oct 14 2011
Iran “Most people around the world go to church on Sundays to pray in favor of other people in the world. In Iran, people go on Friday to pray, and on Fridays they chant death to most people in the world,” an Iranian Facebook user posted on his page this week. بیشتر مردم دنیا یکشنبه ها میرن کلیسا,برای سلامتی مردم جهان دعا میکنن تو...
Arab Spring CyberDissidents.org Weekly Update
Mon Oct 10 2011
Saudi Arabia: Protests broke out in the Saudi Arabian town of Awamia in the Qataif province over the arrest of two elderly citizens. The authorities detained the senior citizens, not because of any crime they committed, but because they were the parents of a fugitive. One Saudi posted this video of the incident, showing the protest with audio of gunshots in the background. Reportedly, Saudi...
Arab Spring CyberDissidents.org Weekly Update
Fri Sep 30 2011
Iran Following the release of two American hikers in Iran, Niusha Boghrati, asked on Facebook: “If they were not spies, why did you give them eight years in prison? And, if they were spies, how dare you to release them? It just doesn’t work well together.” Saudi Arabia While Saudi women were granted the right to vote in municipal elections in 2015, a woman was sentenced to 10 lashes...



