- Egypt’s new prime minister told tens of thousands of demonstrators in Tahrir Square on Friday he was committed to the goals of their revolution and promised to take to the streets in protest if he could not deliver.
- More than 100,000 protesters gathered in the Bahraini capital today for the largest demonstration since protests erupted in the Sunni-ruled kingdom almost three weeks ago, escalating pressure on the ruling Al-Khalifa family to accept sweeping political reforms.
- Tens of thousands of protesters gathered today at main squares of major Yemeni provinces to reaffirm their demand of ending the 33-year rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
- At least 1,000 people protesting against the rule of Muammar Gaddafi have taken to the streets of Tripoli, the Libyan capital, raising fears of fresh conflict between anti-government protesters and loyalist forces.
- In Iraq, thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets to demand economic progress and an end to corruption. Protests are reported in Baghdad, Basra, Nineveh, Anbar and Salaheddin.
- Eleven Texans in wheelchairs, denouncing proposed state budget cuts, were ticketed late Tuesday night after refusing to leave a sit-in outside Gov. Rick Perry’s office in the state Capitol.
- Last Friday close to one thousand Chicagoans turned out at the Illinois State Office Building to protest planned federal budget cuts proposed for HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development). Their anger overflowed into civil disobedience as they blocked traffic at one of downtown’s busiest intersections during rush hour.
- On Monday, hundreds of students across Idaho organized a walk-out in protest of Superintendent Tom Luna’s plan to overhaul education.
- Fears are growing a civil war could break out in Ivory Coast after seven female protesters were shot dead Thursday as they called on President Laurent Gbagbo to step down.
Thank you for these links. Our newspaper in Austin carried only a photo and caption about the Texans March for Independence, but not the news about the sit-in, so I appreciate knowing about that.