by Tom MeadeWar crimes and political issues were at the centre of last night's Frontline Club event 'Sri Lanka: reconciliation and justice.' The debate proved challenging for panel chairman Stephen Sackur, who nevertheless managed to steer a course through the......more
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Is it time for a global conversation on free speech?
By Helena WilliamsSocial media. Free speech. Democracy. These were the buzzwords of 2011, where international movements like the Arab Spring were said to have been fuelled by the power to communicate with one another without hindrance. The year of unrest has put......more
#FCBBCA: Crisis in Syria - what can be done?
Almost a year since the uprising began in Syria, 7000 people are estimated to have died at the hands of President Bashar al-Assad's regime. The death this week of the revered journalist Marie Colvin - a founding member of the Frontline Club - has intensified the media spotlight on what has become a humanitarian crisis. A panel of experts on the situation came to the Frontline Club on Friday for a #FCBBCA event exploring possible solutions to the situation....more
Wael Ghonim in conversation with Ben Hammersley: Revolution 2.0
By Emily Wight A key element to the Arab Spring was the role of social media in giving momentum to the revolution. In countries such as Egypt, Facebook and Twitter have been used as a democratizing force, a platform for......more
#FCBBCA Part 1: Women of the Revolution
By Helena WilliamsThe uprisings that shook the Middle East this year have been a focus of relentless debate. ‘Revolutionary Arab women’ – activists, bloggers and academics - took to the streets and fought both for their country and their rights,......more
#FCBBCA Part 2: Women of the Revolution
by Ivana Davidovic Maryam Alkhawaya from the Bahrain Center for Human Rights comes from a family of activists, many of whom have been on the receiving end of the police brutality in the Kingdom. So much so that she joked......more
#FCBBCA: Should Israel fear the Arab spring?
By Eva Dumontet Should Israel fear the Arab spring? When asked the same question, the majority of the audience agreed that Israel should be concerned about the changes that were taking place across the region. Yitzhak Lior stressed the “physical and......more
#FCBBCA Israel and the Arab Spring: will democracy bring peace?
By Thomas Lowe The focus of this lively and at times tempestuous debate was whether democracy would be the endpoint of the Arab Spring and how this would impact Israeli relations in the region. “Who could speak against democracy”? asked former Israeli......more
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