Current Events- Mass Protest

Libya
" Everything will burn if the rebellion continues" -- the words of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi today, as he went on state TV and vented his fury against the uprising that's shaken his 42-year rule. He called protesters rats and mercenaries and urged his supporters to attack them." PBS~Jeffery Brown
Read more @ www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/world/jan-june11/libya_02-22.html


Egypt
" Mass protests have forced President Hosni Mubrak to stand down following 30 years in power."After the euphoria of Hosni Mubarak's exit Egypt is beginning a new era but already there are reports of skirmishes between protesters and the army" Guardian UK
Read more @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Egyptian_revolution
http://www.zcommunications.org/crisis-in-egypt-by-hossam-el-hamalawy


Yemen
" Supporters of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh opened fire and attacked with stones and sticks anti-government protesters in the southern city of Ibb, wounding more than 40 protesters. Yemeni protesters in several cities call for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a key US ally in the campaign against al-Qaida." M&C
Read more @ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/world/middleeast/28yemen.html
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/2/16/defying_govt_repression_yemeni_protests_continue


Ivory Coast
" All-women marches have sprung up here over the past week in response to Mr. Gbagbo’s refusal to cede power after losing a presidential election last year. But on Thursday, Mr. Gbagbo’s forces responded to the demonstration in the tense Abobo neighborhood by shooting into the marching crowd of hundreds of women killing six and leaving others wounded."
NY Times
Read more @ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/world/africa/04ivory-coast.html
www.globalconflictmaps.com/2011/03/03/at-security-forces-shooting-protesting-women-abidjan-ivory-coast-at-least-7-dead