This Day in Arab Spring (2011)

Events and stories that were part of the Arab Spring and happened 10 years ago, told in real-time. عربي: @ArabSpringToday

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🇪🇬Giving in to pressure from both SCAF & massive protests following Friday prayers in many #Egyptian cities, VP Omar Suleiman read a terse, 32-word statement at 6 pm today announcing #Mubarak has resigned & passed on power to SCAF, to great jubilation of protesters in #Tahrir.

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🟩🟥On what was dubbed "Great Friday," referencing easter holiday, anti-gov. protests erupted yesterday throughout #Syria. 1000s in #Damascus countryside and suburbs attempted reaching the central Abbasiyyin Square, only to be faced w/ sniper fire leading to tens of casualties.

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Authorities blamed "saboteurs," & security forces used tear gas and live bullets, killing two civilians in #Daraa: Hussam Ayyash and Mahmoud al-Jawabra. In addition to Daraa, demonstrations took place in several Syrian cities, including #Baniyas, #Homs, #Deir_ezZor & #Damascus.

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🟩🟥On what was dubbed (Friday of Dignity), several hundreds of protesters gathered after Friday prayers in #Daraa, #Syria (south), with chants such as “Freedom, freedom!", "our rulers are thieves," and "after today, there is fear no more!"

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🇾🇪On what was dubbed (Friday of Dignity), demonstrations erupted throughout #Yemen today. At Change Square in #Sanaa, protesters were gunned down, leading to more than 50 deaths and 600 wounded. #Saleh announced emergency law to the condemnation of opposition.

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🇧🇭Two days after GCC-sponsored (Peninsula Shield Force) entered #Bahrain, security forces embarked on dispersing the now one-month-old sit-in at the Pearl Roundabout, while simultaneously attacking and occupying Salmaniya Hospital, leading to resignation of minister of health.

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🟩🟥After al-Hamidiyeh protest yesterday, more than 100 #Syrians gathered today in front of the Ministry of Interior in #Damascus to demand reforms, including release of political prisoners. Security forces brutally attacked protesters, arresting at least 32 of them.

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The protest was seemingly in response to a call that started end of February by the Facebook page (The Syrian Revolution against Bashar al-Assad) for a popular uprising, to be started by a "Day of Rage" on March 15.

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🟩🟥A few people were arrested after dozens of #Syrians gathered in the historic Hamidiyah market near the Umayyad Mosque in #Damascus, around noon today, chanting political slogans such as "Freedom, freedom!", "He who kills his people is a traitor", and "God, Syria, Freedom!"

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🇧🇭 With escalation of #Bahrain protests, including a women's demonstration exceeding 100,000 a few days ago, chanting against the ruling family & government corruption, the GCC announced yesterday a $20B aid package for "development purposes" directed at Bahrain and #Oman.

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🇾🇪Mass protests today rejected #Saleh's proposal to "solve #Yemeni crisis" by changing the system from presidential to parliamentary & voting on a new constitution by end of year. Opposition parties joined in rejecting the proposal while (Popular Congress) MPs resigned en masse.

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Protesters chanted "Revolution, revolution everywhere, It's your turn, Lebanon", in addition to the landmark Arab slogan "the people want to topple the regime," which uniquely refers to sectarian power-sharing that has stifled Lebanese democracy since the end of the civil war.

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🇱🇧Under a continued campaign seeking to "topple the sectarian regime," thousands of #Lebanese protesters marched yesterday from the Dora neighborhood towards the Électricité du Liban HQ in Beirut, a symbol of corruption and dysfunction in the country.

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This is the second protest of its kind since last Sunday. Protesters took aim at the elites of March 14 and 8 coalitions dominating Lebanese politics since the withdrawal of the Syrian regime in 2005, with the pro-Syria Mikati government failing to form after two months.

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The week also witnessed an agreement between leaders of the Southern Movement and Joint Meeting Parties in #Aden to unify the anti-regime demands, thus intensifying pressure on #Saleh. This coincided with the arrest of Qasim Da'ari, a leader in the Southern Movement, near Aden.

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🇾🇪As opposition rejected #Saleh’s offer to form a national unity government, protests expanded in numerous regions, while Sheikh Abdul Majeed al-Zindani, head of Yemeni Scholars Association, confirmed his support for the revolution and demand for the president's departure.

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This came after a week of mass protests, beginning with clashes between supporters and opponent of #Saleh at #Sanaa University. National Solidarity Council, led by Sheikh Hussein al-Ahmar, announced joining the protesters, as nine parliamentarians resigned from ruling party.

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🇴🇲In Oman, protests that started Feb 26 went on for 2 days in multiple cities, with 2 deaths due to rubber bullets in #Sohar. Authorities ordered releasing protesters recently arrested & promising to expand Shura Council powers & independence of the Public Prosecution office.

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🟩🟥After political graffiti with slogans such as "Freedom" and "Depart!" appeared on walls of al-Arba'een School in #Syrian city of #Daraa (south), a large group of students were arrested today on order of the Political Security branch in the the city.

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This came on heels of #Gaddafi latest appearance in #Tripoli's Green Square, addressing a crowd of supporters, and saying he'd "arm the people" if necessary to "defeat any aggression." Gaddafi finished by calling on the crowd to "Dance, sing, and get ready. This is the spirit."

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🇱🇾Following an impassioned speech by #Libyan amb. to UN, Abdel Rahman Shalgam, calling on members to "Save Libya!" 2 days earlier, UNSC voted unanimously to impose sanctions, assets freeze & arms embargo against #Libya's authorities/leaders, in addition to referring it to ICC.