More than 40 Americans, Europeans and Egyptians were convicted in 2013, becoming symbols of the post-Arab Spring official backlash against civil society.
Tag: Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- )
Activist Who Used Humor to Highlight War is Gunned Down in Syria
Raed Fares’s videos and protest placards drew international attention to the plight of Syrians while angering both the government and extremists.