http://cyberdissidents.org/bin/headlines.cgi?q=1&s=10 en http://cyberdissidents.org/images/logo.jpg http://cyberdissidents.org/bin/headlines.cgi?q=1&s=10 http://cyberdissidents.org/bin/content.cgi?ID=1105&q=1&s=10 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:38:09 +0500 On July 13, 2010, formerly imprisoned Egyptian democracy activist, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, wrote:   "A small group of activists in the Middle East have attacked CyberDissidents.org because some of its members are Israeli.  I serve as an advisory board member to this marvelous organization and I am saddened by the attacks on it.  CyberDissidents.org promotes freedom of expression in the Middle East, a cause which people of all faiths and nationalities should support....]]> info@cyberdissidents.org (CyberDissidents.org) http://cyberdissidents.org/bin/content.cgi?ID=1054&q=1&s=10 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:25:43 +0500 BAHRAIN King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa announced on March 20, 2012, that ?significant progress? has been made in implementing democratic reforms demanded by protesters during the Bahraini uprising last year, though the Kingdom?s opposition parties doubt that the future holds justice for the thousand-plus protesters who were imprisoned over the course of the past year. Prior to the King?s announcement, a government prosecutor released a statement saying that charges, including ?incitement to...]]> info@cyberdissidents.org (CyberDissidents.org) http://cyberdissidents.org/bin/content.cgi?ID=900&q=1&s=10 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:21:27 +0500 It did not take much courage in recent months to speak out against Moammar Gadhafi. The madman slaughtered tens of thousands and was making good on his threat to hunt down Libyan opposition ?alley by alley.? Much more important is to look back and ask why it took nearly 42 years for NATO, the U.S. and the Libyan people to unseat the tyrant. Think of all the time and energy wasted on rehabilitating Gadhafi into the international community. Imagine the tens of...]]> info@cyberdissidents.org (CyberDissidents.org) http://cyberdissidents.org/bin/content.cgi?ID=899&q=1&s=10 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:21:52 +0500 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 fate.? ??? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ?????? ???? ??? ???????? ???? ?? ? ????? ??. ?????? ???? ??? ? ?????? ?? ??? ????? #?????...]]> info@cyberdissidents.org (CyberDissidents.org) http://cyberdissidents.org/bin/content.cgi?ID=866&q=1&s=10 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:53:39 +0500 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 for defying the country?s ban on women driving two days later.  Reports surfaced of this sentence having...]]> info@cyberdissidents.org (CyberDissidents.org) http://cyberdissidents.org/bin/content.cgi?ID=823&q=1&s=10 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:48:17 +0500 Iranians reacted with joy to Gaddafi?s effective demise today.  Several Iranian online activists wrote notes about  ??how happy Libyans should be? and that ?the dictator?s time will soon be up.? From a plethora of comments on Facebook, blogs and Twitters, two stood out: ?It feels good to wake up and see that another dictator has gone to hell. It is finally becoming possible to think that a dictator?s life can end overnight. Only the dictators themselves don?t realize this yet!? wrote...]]> info@cyberdissidents.org (CyberDissidents.org) http://cyberdissidents.org/bin/content.cgi?ID=821&q=1&s=10 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:29:39 +0500 According to some reports, the Libyan rebel flag is now flying in Martyr?s Square in Tripoli.   After six months of civil war between  the rebels and pro-Qaddafi forces, it seems that the Libyan dictator has finally lost control of his stronghold. The Libyan Youth Movement posted a YouTube clip on its Twitter feed showing the rebel takeover of Tripoli and the celebrations that ensued. Following the news, several countries officially recognized the rebel National Transitional Council?s...]]> info@cyberdissidents.org (CyberDissidents.org) http://cyberdissidents.org/bin/content.cgi?ID=748&q=1&s=10 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:37:19 +0500 On July 11th, the Cairo Administrative Court ordered broadcasting company NileSat to shut down the Libyan State TV channels. Libyan citizens and Egyptian lawyers filed the lawsuit against NileSat for supporting Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi while he broadcasts propaganda that incites violence against the rebels. The stations will remain off the air unless they can find another company to broadcast them. The story has been unfolding on Twitter: @ShababLibya Libyan Youth Movement The ruling to ban...]]> info@cyberdissidents.org (CyberDissidents.org) http://cyberdissidents.org/bin/content.cgi?ID=698&q=1&s=10 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:54:51 +0500 As fighting between rebels and pro-Muammar Gadhafi forces continues in Libya, both sides are actively looking to get information about the conflict out to the world audience. The government?s official television station, Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation (LJBC), broadcasts pro-Gadhafi news to people inside the country and posts anti-rebel video clips on its website. These videos and other propaganda broadcast by the station prompted a petition that calls for the satellite broadcasting...]]> info@cyberdissidents.org (CyberDissidents.org) http://cyberdissidents.org/bin/content.cgi?ID=526&q=1&s=10 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:47:47 +0500 Libyan dictator Muammar Al Qadhafi recently voiced his opinion on the Tunisian uprising and the Internet on Al Jazeera. Al Qadhafi calls the web a ?garbage bin,? and claims that ?any dimwit, any dog, any liar, any drunk, any opium addict can say whatever he likes on the Internet.? In the four minute-long segment of the diatribe translated by MEMRI TV, the Libyan dictator also claims that ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is the ?best leader? for Tunisia and that the country is ?entering...]]> info@cyberdissidents.org (CyberDissidents.org)