Syria, Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Prayers, Protests, and Pressures
Friday, September 2, 2011 at 14:05 | James Miller in EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
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Interactive Map of today's protests in Syria posted by The Syrian Uprising 2011 Information Centre.
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Syria Video Special: A Protest Movement Renewed
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0030 GMT: Scott Lucas dropping in to post this video from Al Jazeera English of Friday's demonstrations by women in Martyrs Square in the heart of the Libyan capital Tripoli, celebrating the fall of the Qaddafi regime:
2007 GMT: That wraps up our liveblog for the evening. We will be posting analysis of today's developments in Syria, but the bottom line is that the opposition movement has taken some significant steps forward in recent days, and it has shown by how large and widespread the protests were today.
And they are far from over. We'll also collect more videos and reports and make those available soon.
Please tune in tomorrow, and enjoy our features (links above).