In a remarkable shift, the police, previously the enforcers of Mr. Ben Ali’s rule, organized a protest of their own on the city’s central artery, Bourguiba Boulevard. They wore red armbands in solidarity with the revolution, complained that Mr. Ben Ali and his family had put cronies in charge of the security forces and demanded a trade union that could negotiate for higher wages. Tunisians were stunned to see police officers, once silent and terrifying, complaining about their working conditions in interviews with Al Jazeera.
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Tunisia's Inner Workings Emerge on Twitter - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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“The most rapid revolution in history,” he wrote. “Because we are connected. Synchronized.”
Clinton shows where US stands on Egypt - Bikya Masr - 0 views
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The protester remembered when US President Barack Obama spoke out in favor of Iranian activists, but this time around, in Tunisia and Egypt, there is little overt support for the anti-government protests. “Our leaders are horrible, just as bad as Iran, but they are liked by Washington, so it is us who suffer twice, when we go to the streets and then when we try to have a voice internationally,” she said.
The Agenda - Broadcast - Lawrence Pintak | Zeynep Tufekci | Abbas Milani - 0 views
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Watch this - Pintak on Al Jazeera and Arabic satellite TV in general
Twitter network of Arab protests - interactive map | World news | guardian.co.uk - 3 views
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This is amazing. Its astonishing how far our technology has come in the last few years. I remember when Twitter first came out it seemed rather pointless, and I didn't think it would really catch on. Its fascinating to see how significant Twitter has become in terms of social networking and even in the realm of politics/social movements.
The Revolution Will Be Tweeted : NPR - 0 views
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