You are in the 214th Witness Revolution diary, bearing witness to pro-democracy movements in North Africa, the Middle East and beyond. We aim here to simply report, from as many reliable worldwide resources as possible, on the successes, challenges or failures of the brave people striving against oppression for representative democracy with civil and human rights. One small bit of assurance that they do not strive in obscurity. Please see the 200th edition where participants shared what this series means to them.
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
GOOD NEWS FROM BAHRAIN
h/t UnaSpenser - #Bahrain: video shows the released poet Ayat Alqormozi the moment she arrived home; more on her story here
GOOD NEWS FOR YEMEN TOO
We have been reporting on the growing humanitarian crisis in Yemen (see story here). Stories and photos of relief efforts are starting to emerge
(ht JustJennifer 7/14) - UK Yemen AidToday, Thursday 14th July 2011, 40 tonnes of mixed aid will be shipped from London to Yemen, where it will be distributed through local NGO networks to the poorest and neediest in Yemen.
SYRIA - THE GENERAL STRIKE
#Homs |Nationwide strike continues. 14.07.2011 #Syria
#Damascus | General strike in #Douma 14.07.2011 #Syria
General strike in #Deir el Zor 14.07.2011 #Syria
(ht JustJennifer 7/14) - Sabocat!
IWW Arabic General Strike poster