Middle East Freedom Uprisings:
On Ground Updates
Freedom Protests Spread To Libya
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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* CNN.com brings us the following report with great news videos and more... Unprecedented demonstrations sweeping the Middle East and North Africa spread Wednesday to Libya, where police clashed with anti-government protesters in the coastal city of Benghazi, an independent source told CNN... About 200 protesters came out to show support for human rights activist and lawyer Fathi Terbil, who had been detained earlier, the source said. Several people were arrested after police confronted the protesters, the source added... But Libya -- ruled by Moammar Gadhafi since 1969 -- is not Egypt, said a highly placed Libyan source close to the government who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to talk to the media... "There is nothing serious here," he said. "These are just young people fighting each other."... Driven by discontent and fueled by social media, protests in the region spread this week not just to Libya but to Iran and Bahrain. Anti-government sentiment has also manifested itself on the streets of Algeria, Jordan, Syria and Yemen... Read the full report HERE
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* VOANews.com reports...
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Yemen violence after Egypt protests
About this News Video: Thousands demonstrating in Yemen and Bahrain following the uprising in Egypt
About this News Video: Thousands demonstrating in Yemen and Bahrain following the uprising in Egypt
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Clashes after protest death in Iran
About this News Video: There have been fresh clashes in Tehran at the funeral of a student killed in anti-government protests on Monday
About this News Video: There have been fresh clashes in Tehran at the funeral of a student killed in anti-government protests on Monday
This Video Posted on YouTube by Euronews
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Iran's protests: What follows?
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About this News Video: Following Monday's protests, in which at least two protesters died, the Iranian government is moving to hold the two opposition leaders who called for the demonstration to be held accountable.
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About this News Video: Following Monday's protests, in which at least two protesters died, the Iranian government is moving to hold the two opposition leaders who called for the demonstration to be held accountable.
This Video posted on YouTube by AlJazeeraEnglish
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More to come as Israel and Iran head towards a possible showdown...
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