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Meet one of Turkey’s original digital protesters — and see how she’s keeping up the fight for change
“Meryem” was a force on Twitter during the Gezi Park protests, tweeting news and information in Turkish and in English. She was covering the protests 22 hours a day — but that’s a difficult pace to maintain when protest movements lose steam.
How one woman stumbled into a violent uprising in Yemen
Laura Kasinof never expected to become a war correspondent, but her calm life in Yemen gave her a front-row seat to protests and violence as the Arab Spring reached the country. Now Kasinof has written a book about her experiences and shares her fears about Yemen’s future.
The Arab Spring was no failure, says one activist who refuses to give up
Four years since they began, the verdict seems clear: The Arab uprisings failed. But one online activist — who’s been deported, jailed and is now seeking asylum in the West — says not so fast. He refuses to give up on the original promise of the Arab Spring.
Laura Poitras’ new documentary tells the Edward Snowden story — with some free computer lessons thrown in
Filmmaker Laura Poitras was one of the journalists whom Edward Snowden selected last year to tell his story. Now Poitras has released a new documentary with footage from the meetings that made Snowden a global figure and digital security an everyday concern.
