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Sep212011
Syria, Yemen, Bahrain (and Beyond): A "Win-Win" Protest?
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 22:05 | James Miller in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
2056 GMT: An activist in Bahrain writes, "the innovation of the Bahraini protesters never stops." The Bahraini government had renamed the road that led to the Pearl Roundabout Monument "Alfaroq junction" after they tore down the monument. This video, reportedly taken yesterday, shows the protesters giving the square what they believe is a more adequate name, by covering up the government's sign with their own that reads "Martyr Square."
2049 GMT: Protesters in the important and central Midan district of Damascus, chant "Long live Syria, down Bashar Assad":
2043 GMT: Evening protests in Khalidiya, Homs, led by students:
A large night protest in the Waer section of Homs: