Yoav Haifawi

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Protests in Lebanon demanding that the government resume trash collection in Beirut, August 29, 2015. (Joelle Hatem /CC 2.0) Demonstrators have also begun to demand an end to the sectarian nature of their government.

Five years on: Why the Arab Spring is here to stay — and win

Despite highly destructive counter-revolutionary forces like a-Sisi in Egypt and ISIL in Iraq and Syria, there are grassroots movements across the region demanding governments that serve the people — all of the people. By Yoav Haifawi* On Friday, August 28, 2015, demonstrators in southern and central Iraq (those parts of the country not under “Islamic…

By +972 Magazine September 16, 2015

Palestinian Activist Razi Nabulsi hugs his mothers following his release from jail, in Haifa court, October 16, 2013. (Photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Israeli police lock up Haifa activist for Facebook statuses

Police detained and held Razi Nabulsi, a young Palestinian from Haifa for a week for statuses he posted to Facebook and Twitter, claiming they constituted incitement. The catch? Even though the statuses were posted publicly on the Internet, police declared them to be secret evidence and refused to publicly say in court what he was…

By +972 Magazine October 17, 2013