Before Watchdog Mission, a Trail of Videos Warned of Chlorine Gas Attacks in...
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said that it was sending a mission to Syria, where activists have been posting video showing civilians coughing and struggling to breathe after...
View ArticleN.B.A. Players, Coaches and Executives React on Social Media to Sterling’s Ban
N.B.A. players, coaches and executives took to Twitter and Facebook to support the ban of Donald Sterling by Commissioner Adam Silver.
View ArticleTributes and Mourning on Social Media as an Egyptian Voice Goes Silent
Friends and dignitaries shared on social media memories of Bassem Sabry, who died in Cairo at age 31, as an influential and principled thinker.
View ArticleEgyptian TV Cites ‘Simpsons’ Episode as Proof Arab Spring Was Foreign Plot
According to a recent Egyptian television report, a close reading of a 2001 "Simpsons" episode "suggests that what is happening in Syria today was premeditated."
View ArticleCan Hashtag Activism Save Kidnapped Nigerian Girls?
A campaign to draw attention to a terrifying crime in Nigeria prompts reflections on the limits of hashtag activism.
View ArticleConcern for Health of 2 Political Prisoners in Egypt
Two young Egyptians detained during the military-backed government's deadly crackdown on dissent face serious threats to their health after more than 100 days on hunger strike, according to medical...
View ArticleTurkish Prime Minister Jeered After Mine Disaster
Following a disaster in a coal mine, anger at the authorities boiled over during a visit by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was booed and called a "killer" by protesters.
View ArticleVideo Message From Jailed Egyptian Journalist
Al Jazeera released a brief video message from its detained West Africa correspondent, Abdullah Elshamy, recorded on the 106th day of his hunger strike in an Egyptian jail.
View ArticleImages of Turkish Official Kicking Protester Fuel Anger Online
The behavior of senior officials in Turkey remained under the social media microscope on Thursday, as an aide to the prime minister acknowledged that he did kick a protester the day before.
View ArticleBritish Candidate Clarifies Just Which Immigrants Disturb Him
In a contentious radio interview, a British nationalist politician from an anti-immigrant party denied being racist.
View ArticleVideo Shows Killing of Palestinians on ‘Nakba Day’
Security-camera footage obtained by a rights group appears to show the fatal shooting of two young Palestinians during a demonstration in Beitunia, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
View ArticleYoung Iranians Arrested for Being Too ‘Happy in Tehran’
Six young Iranians were arrested and forced to repent on state television Tuesday for the grievous offense of proclaiming themselves to be "Happy in Tehran," in a homemade music video they posted on...
View ArticleIranians Detained for ‘Happy’ Video Are Released on Bail
One of the stars of "Happy in Tehran," an exuberant music video that offended the sensibilities of Iran's conservative judiciary, reported on Instagram Wednesday that she was free.
View ArticleFamily of Detained Egyptian Journalist Says Leaked Images of Him Were Staged
The family of an Egyptian journalist detained for nine months without charge expressed outrage that images of him were leaked to a Facebook page run by Interior Ministry sympathizers.
View ArticleThe Lede Is Going Dark
The Lede will no longer be updated, but the blog’s regular features will remain a part of The New York Times news report.
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