a revolutionary wave of demonstrations for democracy …

ARAB SPRING• AREVOLUTIONARYwaveofdemonstrationsforDEMOCRACYandagainstDICTATORSoccurringacrossmuchoftheARABworldthatbeganin2010andison-goinginmanyArabcountries.

Causes of the Arab Spring• NoVOTE/NoVOICE• REPRESSIONbyGovernment/

HumanRIGHTSViolations• FAILINGEconomy/HIGHUNEMPLOYMENT• YOUNGPOPULATION• GovernmentCORRUPTION

TheArabSpringprotestshavesharedtechniquesofCIVILRESISTANCEinsustainedcampaignsinvolvingstrikes,demonstrations,marchesandrallies,aswellastheuseofSOCIALMEDIAtoorganize,communicate,andraiseawarenessinthefaceofstateattemptsatrepressionandInternetCENSORSHIP&SPYING.

ManyArabSpringdemonstrationshavemetVIOLENTresponsesfromauthorities,aswellasfrompro-governmentmilitiasandcounter-demonstrators.

Libya

Egypt

Manyoftheorganizersoftheprotestsweretrackeddownbysecretpolice,ARRESTED,TORTUREDandevenEXECUTEDfordaringtoSPEAKOUTagainsttheirdictator.

AmajorsloganofthedemonstratorsintheArabworldhasbeenash-shab yuridisqat an-nizam ("thePEOPLEwanttobringDOWNtheREGIME").

What Next?Sharia? Democracy? Theocracy?

• BecausetheArabSpringhasNOTputforwardsleaderstoreplacethedictatorswhowerekickedout,itisUNCLEARwhatkindsofgovernmentswillcometopower.

People voting for the very first time in Tunisia

Conflictanduncertaintycontinues• Syria iscurrentlyinacivilwarinvolvingtherebelmilitiatryingtooverthrowthecorruptleaderAssad,theSyriangovernment&militaryforces,andISIS.

• Egypt iscurrentlyhasapresidentialrepublicandhelditsfirstfreeelectionin2014.

• Yemen iscurrentlyatransitionalgovernmentwithtemporaryleaders.Onthevergeofwar.

• Tunisia iscurrentlyaparliamentaryrepublicandhasheld2freeelections.

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