“Jasmine Revolution”
Symbol of peace: Flowers placed on the barrel of a tank
in very much calmer protests than in recent days in Tunisia

'The Protester' - Time Person of the Year 2011

'The Protester' - Time Person of the Year 2011
Mannoubia Bouazizi, the mother of Tunisian street vendor Mohammed Bouazizi. "Mohammed suffered a lot. He worked hard. but when he set fire to himself, it wasn’t about his scales being confiscated. It was about his dignity." (Peter Hapak for TIME)

1 - TUNISIA Democratic Change / Freedom of Speech (In Transition)


How eyepatches became a symbol of Egypt's revolution - Graffiti depicting a high ranking army officer with an eye patch Photograph: Nasser Nasser/ASSOCIATED PRESS

2 - EGYPT Democratic Change / Freedom of Speech (In Transition)


''17 February Revolution"

3 - LIBYA Democratic Change / Freedom of Speech (In Transition)

5 - SYRIA Democratic Change / Freedom of Speech (In Transition)

"25 January Youth Revolution"
Muslim and Christian shoulder-to-shoulder in Tahrir Square
"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) -
(Subjects: Egypt Uprising, Iran/Persia Uprising, Peace in Middle East without Israel actively involved, Muhammad, "Conceptual" Youth Revolution, "Conceptual" (without a manager hierarchy) managed Businesses, Internet, Social Media, News Media, Google, Bankers, Global Unity,..... etc.)
"The End of History" – Nov 20, 2010 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll)
(Subjects:Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, Muhammad, Jesus, God, Jews, Arabs, EU, US, Israel, Iran, Russia, Africa, South America, Global Unity,..... etc.) (Text version)

"If an Arab and a Jew can look at one another and see the Akashic lineage and see the one family, there is hope. If they can see that their differences no longer require that they kill one another, then there is a beginning of a change in history. And that's what is happening now. All of humanity, no matter what the spiritual belief, has been guilty of falling into the historic trap of separating instead of unifying. Now it's starting to change. There's a shift happening."


“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.

They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."



African Union (AU)

African Union (AU)
African Heads of State pose for a group photo ahead of the start of the 28th African Union summit in Addis Ababa on January 30, 2017 (AFP Photo/ Zacharias ABUBEKER)

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela
Few words can describe Nelson Mandela, so we let him speak for himself. Happy birthday, Madiba.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Ivory Coast: Odinga makes fresh AU mediation attempt

BBC News, 17 January 2011

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga is due to arrive in Ivory Coast for a new round of mediation talks on behalf of the African Union.

Mr Gbagbo and his supporters are refusing
to hand over power
This is the latest attempt to persuade incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo to step down.

Mr Gbagbo is refusing to hand power to Alassane Ouattara, seen internationally as the winner of November elections.

Mr Ouattara and his government-in-waiting remain under siege by Mr Gbagbo's forces in an Abidjan hotel.

After Mr Odinga's failure to make much progress on his first visit, little is now expected from yet another mediation effort, says the BBC's John James in Abidjan.

Neither side is backing down on claims to the presidency, and the option of a Kenyan-style power-sharing deal has been dismissed by all sides - not least by Mr Odinga himself, our correspondent adds.

The West African regional body, Ecowas, has threatened to use military force if Mr Gbagbo does not make way for Mr Ouattara.

But while experts debate how realistic such a force would be, diplomats are keen to pursue negotiations, to avoid an intervention that would inevitably cause bloodshed and possibly weaken the legitimacy of a future Ouattara presidency - installed by foreign force, our correspondent says.

The fact that West African military chiefs are planning to meet over the next couple of days in neighbouring Mali may concentrate minds, and the increasing financial pressure on Mr Gbagbo's government is making it more and more difficult for his administration to continue; but the true impact of these sanctions will take weeks and months rather than days to be felt, he adds.

Supporters of Mr Ouattara have called for a fresh general strike to force Mr Gbagbo to stand down.

Western violence

In the west of the country, thousands of people have been fleeing their homes over the past week, as the political stalemate revives old ethnic tensions, reports the BBC's Karen Allen, the first foreign journalist to visit the area since the disputed election.

Ethnicity is often a marker for the way votes are cast, our correspondent says.

More than 13,000 people have sought sanctuary in makeshift camps in the town of Duekoue, a rise of 10,000 in just the past week.

Ivory Coast crisis

And the local hospital is packed with patients with machete and gunshot wounds - victims on all sides of the political divide, our correspondent reports.

A senior UN figure is warning mediators that the political stalemate is creating an environment of humanitarian crisis and reports that foreign mercenaries who are being hired are making things worse.

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