The Arab Spring

IWPR in-depth coverage of the revolutions and protest movements breaking out across the Middle East provides a platform for Arab journalists and activists to air their views on and analysis of the turmoil.

If you would like to contribute your stories, photographs or videos please contact IWPR editor Daniella Peled, or for more information see the Arab Spring Project Profile.

Latest Reports

Moroccan army colonel Ahmed Himmiche, head of the UN Military Observers team deployed in Syria, is approached by Homs resident as he and his officers patrol the city. (UN Photo/Neeraj Singh)
1 May 12
Rate of shelling has fallen since United Nations team arrived in the area, but locals fear government forces will hit back with a vengeance when monitors leave.
1 May 12
Although National Transitional Council has presided over period of calm, critics say it hasn’t lived up to high hopes placed in it.
25 Apr 12
Opposition may be diverse, but it shares common distress about the past and hope for the future.
Armoured Vehicles for Syrian Observer Group Arrive in Beirut. (UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz)
20 Apr 12
Number of monitors too small to affect regime’s actions.
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is leading a joint UN-Arab League peace effort for Syria. (Photo: Geirix/WikiCommons)
16 Apr 12
Critics of peace plan warn it might give President Bashar al-Assad breathing space to consolidate control.