Jon Snow
The Arab Spring's forgotten pearl
Baharin’s uprising has never stopped, but you wouldn’t know it, such is the lack of attention it gets, writes Jon Snow.
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Comedian Bassem Youssef on the Israel-Gaza war, the Arab Spring, and why we can’t change the world
Comedian Bassem Youssef talks about his view that Israel should be held accountable for the war in Gaza, how the Egyptian revolution was a turning point in his life, and why he feels disillusioned with the West’s “lecturing” on human rights and international law, in this episode of Ways to Change the World.
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What happened to the Arab Spring?
As Egyptians get deja vu at the trial of another deposed president, a Channel 4 News interactive graphic looks at what has happened more than two and a half years on from the Arab Spring.
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Egypt’s vote is another Arab Spring shockwave
The consequences of the 2011 Arab uprisings are still being felt. Some countries, like Egypt, appear to be moving towards a democratic settlement, while others, like Syria, are mired in civil war.
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Tunisians honour Arab Spring hero who set himself on fire
Crowds of well-wishers mark the first anniversary of a desperate act of self-immolation that lit the flame of revolution across North Africa.
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First Arab Spring election in Tunisia
Tunisian voters are pouring into polling stations as the country holds its first free elections since the Arab Spring uprising.
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After Gaddafi, where next for the Arab Spring?
As the death of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is confirmed, Channel 4 News looks at where this leaves Libya as well as the progress in the rest of the “Arab Spring” nations.
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Arab Spring gives way to an Autumn Grand Prix
Formula One is no stranger to political controversy – but this one is different, and will be telling, writes Krishnan-Guru Murthy.
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Vodafone denies using Arab Spring to sell phones
A video suggesting Vodafone inspired the revolution in Egypt is disowned by the phone giant as the firm refuses to talk about its relationship with the advertising agency behind it.
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Billions in G8 aid promised for Arab Spring nations
The G8 summit in France has ended with a pledge of billions of dollars of aid for countries involved in the Arab Spring uprisings.
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Bin Laden praises Arab Spring from beyond the grave
Al-Qaeda releases a tape said to feature Osama bin Laden praising this year’s uprisings in the Middle East and calling for more Muslim “tyrants” to be toppled.
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Burkina Faso ‘Black Spring’ protests: parliament set ablaze
Anti-government protesters set fire to the parliament building in the capital of Burkina Faso, leading President Compaore to declare a state of emergency.
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First British womb transplant ‘by spring’
It was the first live birth from a womb transplant – baby Vincent had been born from a womb donated by a 61-year-old friend of the new mother. But when will such transplants come to Britain?
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Arab uprisings through the eyes of cartoonists
Cartoons have been playing a major role in delivering powerful messages from within the Arab spring. Channel 4 News meets the illustrators “escaping censorship”.
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As Brazil’s protests spread, is this a Tropical Spring?
What began as a protest over rising bus fares has become a far wider movement, bringing more than a million people on the streets of Brazil. How will the government respond?
