Patterns of Repression – New Mexico Police practice impunity like Bahrain Police Force

The “Bounty” Police Force? Albuquerque Officers Face Protests, Probe over Spate of Fatal Shootings 1 April, 2014 – Democracy Now Outrage is growing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after the latest incident in a spate of police shootings. Video footage captured by a police helmet camera shows officers killing James Boyd, a homeless man who appeared more »

Bahrainis fill streets with protests as inept regime fusses with pretense of reconciliation

Bahrain Shias protest against government 22 March, 2014 – Al Jazeera Thousands of Bahrainis, mainly from the Shia majority, demonstrated near Manama on Friday against what they described as sectarian discrimination in the Sunni-ruled kingdom. “No to discrimination,” chanted protesters brandishing Bahrain’s red-and-white flag as they marched along Budaiya main road, which links Shia villages more »

Videos, Photos Offer Evidence of Press Corruption by Gross Understimation of Protest Size in Bahrain

The Western Press has deliberately underestimated the size of Bahrain Anniversary Protest. They have consistently reported the crowd size at 10s of thousands, when photo evidence suggests crowds in the 100s of thousands. This is an indication that Al Khalifa Public Relations Dollars have effectively bought “Western Media” outlets to “contrive a false reality” about more »

Revolutionary Youth – Insights from Stuart Hall's Revolutionary Legacy

Hall’s work in cultural studies offers unique insight into the role of the youth in the Arab revolutions. Stuart Hall’s revolutionary legacy 16 February, 2014 – Mark LeVine – AlJazeera Of all the insights offered by the seminal Jamaican-British cultural theorist Stuart Hall, who passed away on February 10 this year, one of the most more »

Bahrain Regime to UN – "Small Group of 500 Thousand Terrorists are Causing all the Shit…"

Bahrain sends letter to UN chief 16 February, 2014 – Gulf Daily News BAHRAIN yesterday sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, highlighting the systematic campaign of terror faced by the kingdom. Minister of State for Information Affairs and official government spokeswoman Sameera Rajab submitted the memo to United Nations Information Centre director more »