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ARAB SPRING• AREVOLUTIONARYwaveofdemonstrationsforDEMOCRACYandagainstDICTATORSoccurringacrossmuchoftheARABworldthatbeganin2010andison-goinginmanyArabcountries.
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Causes of the Arab Spring• NoVOTE/NoVOICE• REPRESSIONbyGovernment/
HumanRIGHTSViolations• FAILINGEconomy/HIGHUNEMPLOYMENT• YOUNGPOPULATION• GovernmentCORRUPTION
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TheArabSpringprotestshavesharedtechniquesofCIVILRESISTANCEinsustainedcampaignsinvolvingstrikes,demonstrations,marchesandrallies,aswellastheuseofSOCIALMEDIAtoorganize,communicate,andraiseawarenessinthefaceofstateattemptsatrepressionandInternetCENSORSHIP&SPYING.
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ManyArabSpringdemonstrationshavemetVIOLENTresponsesfromauthorities,aswellasfrompro-governmentmilitiasandcounter-demonstrators.
Libya
Egypt
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Manyoftheorganizersoftheprotestsweretrackeddownbysecretpolice,ARRESTED,TORTUREDandevenEXECUTEDfordaringtoSPEAKOUTagainsttheirdictator.
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AmajorsloganofthedemonstratorsintheArabworldhasbeenash-shab yuridisqat an-nizam ("thePEOPLEwanttobringDOWNtheREGIME").
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What Next?Sharia? Democracy? Theocracy?
• BecausetheArabSpringhasNOTputforwardsleaderstoreplacethedictatorswhowerekickedout,itisUNCLEARwhatkindsofgovernmentswillcometopower.
People voting for the very first time in Tunisia
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Conflictanduncertaintycontinues• Syria iscurrentlyinacivilwarinvolvingtherebelmilitiatryingtooverthrowthecorruptleaderAssad,theSyriangovernment&militaryforces,andISIS.
• Egypt iscurrentlyhasapresidentialrepublicandhelditsfirstfreeelectionin2014.
• Yemen iscurrentlyatransitionalgovernmentwithtemporaryleaders.Onthevergeofwar.
• Tunisia iscurrentlyaparliamentaryrepublicandhasheld2freeelections.
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