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Arab World: The Uprisings Continue

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Yemen, Digital Activism, Economics & Business, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Politics, Protest, Technology

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It's revolution time across the Arab world, with people rising and calling for political, economic and social reforms. Rallies, demonstrations and protests across the region are flooding our timelines, with heartbreaking news of how one Arab government after the other is using the same tactics to quash protests and silence the voices of dissent.

Anti and Pro Gaddafi factions protest outside their embassy in Knightsbridge, London, UK. Image by Mario Mitsis, copyright Demotix (17/02/2011). [8]

Anti and Pro Gaddafi factions protest outside their embassy in Knightsbridge, London, UK. Image by Mario Mitsis, copyright Demotix (17/02/2011).

Social networks have been an important tool for people from across the world to keep tabs of the situation the ground, as many protesters and on-lookers are recording the fast-paced developments and uploading them for people from around the world to witness the atrocities committed against the right of assembly and freedom of expression in real time.

Here are reactions from Twitter users following the revolution trail across the region:

@taiwomise [9]: 2011, year of the Arab REVOLUTION!

@Liberty4arabs [10]: its great whats happing in arab countries, revolution is spreading like an epidemic disease

@ozo [11]: I love hearing people passionately discussing the Arab Revolution in coffeeshops. Feels like the world has woken up.

@matvic [12]: Interactive Twitter Map of #bahrain #egypt #algeria #libya protests http://ow.ly/3ZH3t

@Mfungwa [13]: Egypt,Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Uganda we r all together all one! African.

@andrewshears [14]: My thoughts are with the people of #Wisconsin, #Bahrain, #Libya, #Algeria… (how many more will we add to the list?) #wiunion

@HuriyaAkhdar [15]: #Egypt, #Tunisia #Algeria #Morocco help #Libya and free North Africa from dictators from the Med to the Red Sea.

@khaake [16]: .@StateDept, your military aid has an ugly, bloody footprint. Stop arming states against their people! #Egypt #Yemen #Bahrain #Algeria

@bgffrd [17]: Denial isn't only a river in #Egypt, but also #Bahrain, #Libya, #Algeria, #Yemen, #Iran. You'd think they would have learned by now.

@marayat41 [18]: Go Yemen go Go Libya go Go Bahrain go Go Algeria go Allah bless you all

@Saphsaf [19]: This is no Intifada, this is BLANKET RAGE – #Tunsia #Egypt #Yemen #Libya #Algeria #Bahrain and surely more to come

@AhmadHKh [20]: Another day, & more protests in #Algeria #Yemen #Libya #Bahrain The message is clear, the people are fed up with injustice & opression

@nadaAmourad [21]: Support #Bahrain #Yemen #Libya #Algeria

@dipayand [22]: Trends of Arab revolution. Block internet, kill protestor, kill doctors, block reporters, gather around square and say Go go.

@SuperAmar [23]: NYT: built-in mobile cams are the revolution weapon. I guess arab leaders are gonna ban those too.

@Aubar [24]: God Damn it! Why can't us poor Pakistanis attract 3G or 4G investors !!!The Arab world is facing a broadband revolution http://bit.ly/gzCYkO

@MAdamohsen [25]: If I were a bird , I wouldn't want to spend my whole life in a CAGE!!! #Tunis #Egypt #Libya #Yemen #Algeria #Bahrain #Kuwait……………

لاتبرير لأي نظام يقوم بإطلاق النار على المتظاهرين!! #bahrain #egypt #algeria
@Dee_Nuwaylati [26]: “There is no excuse for a regime that shoots protesters”

@ZimActivist [27]: Tweeple in #Egypt shoutout for people in #Libya #Algeria #Yemen # Bahrain. Raise your voice #Mubarak #Tahrirsquare

@_Capitalism_ [28]: I am capitalism and the Arab Revolutions are dangerous because they show kids that revolution is far more interesting than video games.

@Zoulfakar [29]: Are there still people who believe that #Aljazeera is Arab revolution channel? Look how they cover #Bahrain protests!

@bibas_ [30]: OOPPAA! China calling for Jasmine Revolution. #cn220 Arab Uprising going global

@sorin [31]: The revolution has jumped from the Arab World to China? Reports of revolt starting in 13 cities at 14:00 today. #tcot #p2

@DulceVendetta [32]: Revolution: Is 1848 Repeating Itself in the Arab World? http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=23096

@luqmantalk [33]: Despite borders, and corrupt regimes Arab people are all one. A revolution in Tunis ignites the whole Arabic Land. #arab

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