Category Archives: Rumores de la calle árabe

Un herido de bala en una de las manifestaciones pro Bashar en la capital libanesa

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Natalia Sancha

Las protestas sirias se suman a los levantamientos que protagonizan los diferentes pueblos de la región, afectando también al vecino Líbano. Continue reading →

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Mubarak: ¿Sí, no o hasta cuándo? en La Voz de Galicia

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Natalia Sancha

La diversidad caracteriza al país árabe más poblado con 80 millones de habitantes que, venidos de clases sociales, económicas e incluso religiones diferentes, discrepan en sus ideas. En Tahrir, todos coinciden en que se vaya Mubarak, pero no en cómo ni cuándo. Entre los simpatizantes de Mubarak, todos coinciden en que se quede, pero muchos abogan por reformas. Otros son totalmente indiferentes ya sea en lo político o económico. Quieren sus vidas de vuelta y que el país vuelva a funcionar.
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News from Egypt

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Natalia Sancha

You can still follow dmeonstrators post in Egypt at: http://www.elshaheeed.co.uk/home-khaled-said-full-story-background-truth-what-happened-torture-in-egypt-by-egyptian-police/ We are all Khaled Said Facebook group seems blocked. Tweet

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The Days in Tunisia by Dina K. Hussein on Friday, January 21, 2011

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Natalia Sancha

I began writing these words under curfew in the heart of the Tunisian capital, one day after the Tunisian popular uprising forced the dictator Zeinalabedein Ben Ali to flee the country. The sounds of gunshots, sirens and roaming helicopters around us echoed the struggle for security in a country whose police force was co-opted by the regime. Ben Ali gave the police force preferential treatment, in return he turned many of its members into his personal guards/militia. After his fall, the militia cum gang terrorized the people, in an attempt to abort the popular revolution. Despite the confusion and fear created by the militia that arbitrarily loots and destroys public and private establishments, the popular reactions and the role of the military were reassuring.
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Taxi driver wisdom over the Special Tribunal for Lebanon

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Natalia Sancha

Coming back to Lebanon from holidays, and on my way back home from the airport the taxi driver made a very accurate summary of how politics were going in the country with the Hariri Tribunal. I asked him about how negotiations were going to what he replied: “Well everyone is moving, Americans and French will meet. Continue reading →

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