In the wake of Egypt’s successful political revolution, pro-democracy protests continue across the Middle East and North Africa. From Bahrain to Libya, citizens are taking to the the streets and using social media to communicate and coordinate.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced new initiatives to improve cyber-freedom in countries like Iran. Lisa Mullins speaks with Iranian cartoonist and editor Nikahang Kowsar of Khodnevis.org about what the best use of the money would be and how both Iranian online activists and Iranian authorities use social media to thwart each other. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Iranian security forces clubbed and tear-gassed demonstrators who marched today in Tehran and other major cities in Iran to protest against the regime. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with a protester who used the pseudonym “Behzad” about today’s events. Download MP3
Video: Iran protests
Live: Updates from the streets of Tehran
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The Iranian opposition has been energized by events in Cairo. In a rare interview with a dissident inside Iran, an activist who uses the pseudonym Behzad speaks with anchor Lisa Mullins about the very different struggle Iranian opposition faces. Download MP3
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Political cartoonists across the Middle East are drawing pyramids, camels, chairs, empty chairs, pharaohs, heiroglyphs and contemporary images like smartphones and tweets to comment on the political revolution unfolding in Egypt.
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The Facebook Site of Alireza Pahlavi
Azadeh Moaveni: Iran Reacts to Suicide of the Shah’s Son
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An ice cream parlor franchise is opening a store near the Green Zone in Baghdad. But the franchise is neither Iraqi or American, it’s Iranian. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to The Washington Post’s Baghdad Bureau Chief Liz Sly. Download MP3
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says he is worried about an attempt to extradite him to the United States. Assange is free on bail in the UK while facing extradition proceedings to Sweden over sex allegations. Assange denies the Swedish allegations, made by two women, and says the case is politically motivated. Laura Lynch reports. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
When Wikileaks released a huge tranche of US diplomatic cables recently, the behind-the scenes machinations of one country in particular caused some headlines. That’s Saudi Arabia. But, long-term Saudi watchers caution against reading the cables on their own. The World’s Alex Gallafent reports. Download MP3Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Reporter Betto Arcos has the story of two Iranian sisters who make Persian pop music in Stockholm and Los Angeles. Their group is called Abjeez, which is slang for “sister” in Farsi. Download MP3
