Arab Spring

Protests and revolutions in the Arab world in the 2010s

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The Arab Spring was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s. It began in response to oppressive regimes and a low standard of living, starting with protests in Tunisia. From Tunisia, the protests then spread to five other countries: Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, and Bahrain, where either the ruler was deposed or major uprisings and social violence occurred including riots, civil wars, or insurgencies. Sustained street demonstrations took place in Morocco, Iraq, Algeria, Iranian Khuzestan, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, and Sudan. Minor protests took place in Djibouti, Mauritania, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and the Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara. A major slogan of the demonstrators in the Arab world is ash-shaʻb yurīd isqāṭ an-niẓām!.

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Bahrain Arab Spring: Ten-year anniversary of popular uprising Bahrain ten years on. Al Jazeera look back at the only Gulf country to see protests during the 2011 Arab Spring. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:44Published 3 weeks ago

A look back at the Arab Spring 10 years later Ten years ago, mass protests demanding freedom and dignity rocked the Arab World and for a while, hope soared that decades of decay and dictatorship were coming to an end. But internal divisions,.. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 06:13Published on February 11, 2021

The Arab Spring, ten years on Egyptian novelist Ahdaf Souief and Amnesty International’s Amna Guellali discuss how the region has changed since the revolutions one decade ago. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 15:39Published on January 29, 2021

Tunisians protest after Arab Spring anniversary Hundreds of youths clashed with police in cities across Tunisia late on Monday, throwing stones and gasoline bombs in the capital as security forces used tear gas and water cannons to try to quell the.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:29Published on January 19, 2021

The Arab Spring, 10 years on: A look back at the events that led to the fall of Ben Ali Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 02:02Published on January 14, 2021

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Timeline: Tunisia's bumpy path to democracy Tunisia's vote for president on Sunday is the next step in its transition to democracy after a revolution that triggered the "Arab Spring" uprisings of 2011. Reuters - Published on October 11, 2019

Disillusioned Tunisians vote as economic woes loom Tunisians voted in a parliamentary election on Sunday, with public annoyance at years of ineffective coalitions fuelling a sense of disillusionment eight years after a revolution that introduced.. Reuters - Published on October 6, 2019
Factbox: Tunisia's main candidates for presidential elections Tunisia's presidential election on Sept. 15 has a crowded field of candidates, all vying to lead the only democracy to emerge from the 2011 "Arab Spring" uprisings. Reuters - Published on September 9, 2019
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