Whats going on in Yemen

8 months and the massive anti-government protestors are continuing to PEACEFULLY protest. Unfortunately, in the recent months we have seen an increase in violence that has involved mass graves, brutuality, and carnage,

Yemen is litterely on the brink of well, yes Hell.

 A recent article, Yemen on the brink of hell sparked much controversy and whether we like it or not,  it's true..Yemen, is on the brink of hell. It has had it's share of  separatist conflicts, tribal battles and let's not forget its  "small" but "large to America" al-Qaida presence and now, the country is divided. 

SO?...

Today,  you're either with Saleh or against him. It's quite obvious that Saleh's family, regime is provoking this violence as a way to stay in power, but  I am so inspired by the youth of Yemen that i remain hopeful that the longtime leader Ali Abdullah Saleh will soon be ousted.

Mashable, is kickass. They’ve collected ten beautiful videos displaying famous quotes through typography and motion graphics..gotta love it!

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

it just isnt fair

http://yemenrightsmonitor.blogspot.com/

Ridiculous news: Egyptian women & virginity tests

this is pretty damn insane..

Egyptian women protesters forced to take ‘virginity tests’ | Amnesty International

the invisible : DRC, Uganda, and Sudan

 I introduce you.....Marcus Bleasdale an iconic photojournalist that lives to share the voices of the invisible.  This guy's  not only talented but inspirational.  I have actually attended an event, hosted by Resolve in GWU last month, where he was able to unravel his story and share with us his most recent works. Over the past ten years he has covered the ongoing humanitarian conflict in DRC, Uganda and Sudan ...check one of his beautiful stories out :


VII The Magazine - Player

President eases on violence

Yemen's president, Ali abdullah Saleh has promised protestors that the army will guard them from violence.. hard to believe because in the south an activist was killed by a land mine


Yemen to 'protect protesters' - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

a Superb blogger unleashes the truth of Gaza

This is good coverage on the bloodshed of Gaza. Laila El-Haddad is a Palestinian journalist, a mother, and a blogger. Back and forth from the U.S. to Gaza, she is currently in North Carolina, where she's lived since the borders were closed in '06.
She blogs about the how day-to-day life is being impacted for ppl in Gaza. You can read her on the the Guardian which i posted below and u can read or watch her at Al Jazeera English.


Laila El-Haddad | guardian.co.uk

Update on Yemen's unrest

it's their 12th day and continuous shots have been fired at demonstrations in Sanaa.

Thousands of people have staged sit-ins in the cities of Ibb and Taiz, demanding the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh,

it's been confirmed that 7 employees of the parliament have resigned. GREAT NEWS ! A step in the right direction!

Yemen MPs resign over violence - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

The unrest of the arab region creates a domino effect, West bank next?

This is a great article i found on al Jazeera .. Iran's leader, Ahmedinejad asks "how can a ruler kill his own people?"

What a fantastic question! I look forward to him, as a ruler who does just that, to answer it.. and as for prime minister Netanyahu who too has criticized Qaddafi's violence must be blinded by his own hypocrisy.

Ahmedinejad oppresses his people and in the past has used violence as his approach to silence his people and how can anyone forget the worlds biggest humanitarian crisis, PALESTINE in which israel IS responsible for the war on gaza along with it's refusal to accept a peace deal, and continuous settlements being built in palestinian territories....

Is the West Bank next? - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

VIDEO: DC RESOLVE TO REMEMBER

On December 14, Resolve organization invited friends in the DC area to stand with them and remember the lives that have been taken during the Christmas Massacres of 2008 and 2009. Ofcourse i attended :)

DC: Resolved To Remember from Brian Pappalardo on Vimeo.

p.s. that's me with the stripped gloves and the light pinkish hat looking down on the floor ;)

current events on Libya's unrest.

Live Blog - Libya Feb 22 | Al Jazeera Blogs


1
at 6pm Muammar Gaddafi gave a speech on Libyan State Television:
In his defiant speech, Gaddafi said he will "cleanse Libya house by house" if protesters did not surrender.
"will not leave Libya and will die a martyr. He criticised 'Arab media', saying it painted an insulting picture of Libyans."
" "when they are prosecuted they will be begging for mercy".

at 7.12pm: Gaddafi's speech finally finished. He gets his hand kissed by a loyalist and waves to what appears to be about half a dozen senior officers still listening. State TV now showing thousands of people cheering...

Libya gets suspended , from the Arab League

0.43pm: Disturbances rocking Libya have killed 300 people, including 58 soldiers, according to figures provided at the venue of a press conference to be given by Gaddafi's son, the AFP news agency reports.

10.00pm: Gaddafi spoke to Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi via telephone, telling him that Libya is fine and the truth about events in the country are being shown on state media. he's delluisonal


10.30pm: After growing unrest and violent crackdowns in Libya, a group of hackers has launched a way navigate the censors and route information to those affected in the north African nation. Red more here

10.39pm: Saif Gaddafi gives a press conference in Tripoli.

John Kerry, a US politician, called the Libyan government's use of force "beyond dispicable". He called on Barack Obama to reconsider sanctions against Libya, and hops these were Gaddafi's last hours in power. also urges international community must send a message to Gaddafi that his "cowardly actions will have consequences".


DISGUSTING Nicaragua's president, Daniel Ortega, says he has telephoned Muammar Gaddafi to express his solidarity with the embattled leader.

Abdul Fatah Younis, Libyan minister of interior and army general is "Gaddafi's No.2" and he resigned.
he was interviewed on Al Arabiya. Here's a rough translation of some of his comments, provided by @SultanAlQassemi:

"the Libyan people have suffered too long. We have so much oil, the people could have lived as in a 5 star hotel.

Al Arabiya asks him: What happened? "There was a crowd of people outside my office, I was with my cousin. A bullet then went next to my right cheek, it hit my cousin who is in a very bad case now.Gaddafi, that dirty man, wanted to say that I was killed by protesters so that my tribe, the Obeidat, will stand by him."

The King of King's speech... Check out this analysis of Gaddafi's speech by Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's senior policy analyst. a chilling warning from Gaddafi as he reads from his copy of the Green Book.

Defiant Gaddafi vows to fight on - Africa - Al Jazeera English

Robert Fisk on Gaddafi

Cruel. Vainglorious. Steeped in blood. And now, surely, after more than four decades of terror and oppression, on his way out? - Robert Fisk, Commentators - The Independent

Bahrain's hero....

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Media: sustainability? or lack there of...

from good magazine

Do you buy organic apples because you think they taste better or because you're trying to buy redemption for your own participation in a pernicious capitalist system? In this lecture, compellingly illustrated by the RSA Animate crew, the philosopher Slavoj Zizek criticizes charity and what he calls "cultural capitalism"—think TOMS shoes or Fair Trade coffee—as palliatives that only perpetuate an immoral economic system.


Zizek's views actually aren't that radical. His point isn't that socially or environmentally enlightened buying habits aren't good. He's just arguing that there's an "element of hypocrisy" involved because those acts also support the economic structures that cause environmental and social problems in the first place.

As far as I can tell, Zizek would prefer you to buy Fair Trade coffee as long as you recognize it isn't the ultimate solution to the injustices suffered by coffee growers.

U.S. Vetos on Israeli Settlements; hypocrisy at it's finest

Anyone who thought that the U.S. has learned anything from these past sucessfull revolutions in the arab region should start to think otherwise.

We didn't.

On Thursday, as the Egyptian revolution was at it's peak with the collapse of the Mubarak regime, the Obama administration announced that it intends to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution, sponsored by 122 nations, condemning Israeli settlement expansion.

why on earth would the U.S. VETO a U.N. resolution to the conflict. this is too insane.. Hypocriscy of our govt once again emerges.

This is so frustrating, anyway here's the article.


Josh Ruebner: U.S. Veto on Israeli Settlements Resolution Would Be Nadir for Obama

Music: social awareness + good music.. tell me more

Music collective Black Iris joined forced with MTV EXIT and Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino to do “When Will I Love.” The song is about human trafficking, especially the human trafficking of young women, who are forced into prostitution or slavery away from their homes and families. MTV EXIT is MTV Europe’s anti-human-trafficking foundation. Check out the short song and awareness-raising video below:

MTV EXIT full version: "When Will I Feel Love" - Black Iris featuring Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast from MTV EXIT on Vimeo.

you can also get the track from iTunes. The proceeds go to charities that fight human trafficking and rehabilitate victims.

Chocolate The Bitter Truth 1 of 5 Child Trafficking

what kind of nightmare has a distant monster forcing mothers to sell their children? this is what is happening for a kit kat bar. poverty in africa + evil of corporations = spoiledness of the western world. slavery & exploitation hasn't stopped, it's only changed names and hidden far away. we've a long way to go to equality.

john rees, an activisit, a humanist, a believer.

I know of few who speak and write more wisely of the danger we face from rapacious power, and what we should do about it, than John Rees" clearly this quotes is nothing but exceptionally true. This video demonstrates why i thinks so,


John rees, i love you.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1881382598269&comments

This guy is awesome!

LOWKEY: EGYPT REVOLUTION- "Man on horseback running into people"

The invisible yemeni.

Waleed is one of the many victims of injustice. U won't hear about him or about the other abductee's simply bc they are Yemeni.W/out a foreign passport nobody seems to care. His whereabouts continue to be away from the public & media. He is ignored bc the yemeni govt denies everything & like many corrupted govt, have the ability to twist things around. Let's be their voice.




Victim of Political Conflicts and Warfare - Yemen - Waleed Sharaf Addin