Anti-government protests continued in Bahrain’s capital Manama on Sunday. Hundreds of protesters spent the night in Pearl Square after the withdrawal on Saturday of security forces, a day after firing on marchers trying to reach the site. (Feb. 20)
Continue reading …Budget problems are forcing state governors across the US to propose drastic measures to balance the books. In the state of Wisconsin, roughly 100000 people turned up for a fifth straight day of protests. Public sector workers accuse the state’s Republican governor of using the crisis as a reason to attack their union rights. Roger Wilkison reports.
Continue reading …From Manama’s Pearl Roundabout, Robert Fisk, Middle East Correspondent for the UK’s Independent newspaper talks to Al Jazeera about the situation in Bahrain and the wider region.
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Continue reading …Egyptian officials say emergency laws in the country will be lifted within six months and proposals to amend the constitution are almost ready. Those were some of the demands of pro-democracy campaigners who ousted president Mubarak more than a week ago. With the unrest now over, the country has also reopened its Rafah border to the Gaza Strip. Al Jazeera’s Nicole Johnston reports.
Continue reading …Tens of thousands of protesters gathered outside the Wisconsin Capitol for a fifth day of demonstrations on a budget bill that would strip public employees of most of their collective bargaining rights. (Feb. 19)
Continue reading …On Saturday, Yemeni riot police shot dead a protester and injured at least five as thousands gathered in the capital Sanaa for a ninth day of protests. What are the risks of a political void in this volatile region?
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