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bilalr:

Remember Mohammed Nabbous - known to all as Mo - his mission: to get the news about what’s happening in #Libya out to the world.

Mo was the founder of Libya AlHurra TV and was killed this morning while reporting on the attacks from the pro-Gaddafi forces. He provided regular live reports and recordings at this site: http://www.livestream.com/libya17feb

We often followed him, using his info and news in our reporting. Today, when attacks were reported in Benghazi, I was tuned in to his livestream for hours - at some point this morning he said that he was not afraid to die. And in one his first video’s that I saw, he said:

“I am not afraid to die, I am afraid to lose the battle.”

All day, everyday, we report on deaths around the world - a week ago, when Al Jazeera cameraman was killed in Libya, it forced us to pause for a moment cos the loss was closer to home. With Mo’s death, even though I’ve never met him, I feel like its a loss of someone I knew. 

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. We are told that Mo’s objective in founding Libya AlHurra was to help his countrymen by getting the word out about what is happening in Libya.  

Let us honor this courageous man and help him realize his dream by directing our efforts to get news from Libya out.

nationalpost:

Graphic: How much radiation is being released by Japan’s runaway reactors?
Japan continues to struggle to control  a number of nuclear reactors whose cooling systems were damaged in last week’s devastating quake and tsunami. But just how much radiation is being pumped out by the malfunctioning reactors in Japan? The graphic above puts the numbers in context.

Japan Earthquake Graphic: Monitoring a meltdown
Photos: Crisis deepens in Japan
Japan Earthquake Graphic: The battered coastline
Graphic: Nuclear plant blasts
Graphic: Meltdown fears: Inside a boiling water reactor
Graphic: Disaster in Japan ­ The Aftermath
Videos of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami

pantslessprogressive:

Anti-government protesters form the words “Game Over” with bricks as they block access to Bahrain Financial Harbour in Manama. [Picture: REUTERS]

merosezah:

Bahrain protests escalate: In Photos

Bahraini anti-riot police fire rubber bullets at an opposition protester at close range

Picture: EPA

itsending:

Fukushima infographic, courtesy of Reuters, to visualize what has happened up to 2011-03-15.

newsflick:

Bahraini National guard arrest a man believed to be a journalist as he walked towards Pearl Square in the Bahraini capital Manama, on March 16. (via msnbc)

pantslessprogressive:

An antigovernment demonstrator in Bahrain raises a banner that reads “Get out” at the gate of the Saudi embassy in Manama, Bahrain. [Photo: HAMAD MOHAMMED / REUTERS]

pantslessprogressive:

Bahrain. March 16. [Photograph: AFP/Getty Images]

At least five were killed Wednesday - three demonstrators and two security officers -  after riot police cleared Pearl Square. Witnesses say security forces stormed Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) - Bahrain’s largest hospital - and beat doctors. Other witnesses say violence in the roundabout escalated as riot police shot from different angles. [AFP; CNN; Amnesty International]

Read more on Wednesday’s clashes at NY Times, AP, Reuters, The Atlantic and The Guardian. Watch a report from AJE’s Alan Fisher.

A doctor at SMC gives The Telegraph an eyewitness account of the difficulties they faced as they were trapped in the hospital and dealt with the injured. [Telegraph]

Mother Jones’ Ashley Bates, the master of explainers, breaks down what’s happening in Bahrain. [Mother Jones]

All public and private schools in Bahrain are closed until further notice. The nation’s stock market has also shut down.  [TradeArabia; MarketWatch]

Bahrain’s health minister resigns and Bahrain’s housing minister plans to boycott cabinet meetings, according to an opposition newspaper. [Reuters]

‘Reform, not repression,’ says UK Prime Minister David Cameron. [AFP]

Two phone calls President Obama made today: one to King Hamad (Bahrain) and one to King Abdullah (Saudi Arabia). [AFP]

‘There is no room for anyone to be pursuing their own agenda in Bahrain, no matter who it is,’ says Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. [CNN]

Foreign Policy’s Marc Lynch argues that the focus on secretarian strife is purposefully overblown. Andrew Sullivan adds commentary to Lynch’s piece. [Foreign Policy; The Daily Dish]

NY Times’ Nicholas Kristof puts it plain and simple: ‘Bahrain Pulls a Qaddafi’ [NY Times]

Videos:

• Security forces attack protesters in Manama. [RT America]
• Warning: Graphic - A man is shot by a sniper while standing far away from security forces. [RT America; originally uploaded by almajed414]
• Warning: Emotionally disturbing -  A woman cries over the body of a deceased man, who is supposedly her brother, in a morgue. [Bahrainicitizen]
• Warning: Graphic and emotionally disturbing: A Bahrain TV host cries on air as a woman pleads for help in a phone interview. (h/t darling80m)

Learn more about human rights in Bahrain. (h/t caraobrien)

From the archives: A full list of Bahrain Wikileaks documents. [Telegraph]

And a list of Bahrain live blogs.

nationalpost:

Find the latest news and analysis from today’s Japan earthquake: from market impact, to photos of the devastation, here is what you need to know.

Follow our live coverage of the Japan earthquake
Live coverage of the Japan earthquake, featuring updates from the National Post’s Brian Hutchinson in Vancouver, as well as the latest news and analysis of the devastation. http://natpo.st/ePbkrr

The latest news from Japan
The biggest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years struck Friday, triggering a 10-metre tsunami that pounded the country’s east coast and prompted advisories along Canada’s West Coast. http://natpo.st/gmXxNk

The latest photos from Japan
We will continue to update our photo gallery as new content becomes available — so be sure to check back often for the latest from the devastation. http://natpo.st/gntscj

Japan earthquake: First person account from Sendai
“It’s pitch dark in my neighbourhood,” said Makiko Tazaki in Sendai, Japan, speaking to AFP by telephone, as aftershocks continued. “We don’t have power or clean water. We have no heating either. It’s cold.” http://natpo.st/hJ3dEF

Japan declares emergency at nuke plant, no radiation leak now
Japan started to evacuate thousands of residents from an area around a nuclear reactor after damage caused by a powerful earthquake raised fears of a radiation leak, although officials said there was no sign of leakage at present. http://natpo.st/g0M3YN

Japan quake sparks economy fears
Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties pushed for an emergency budget to help fund relief efforts after Prime Minister Naoto Kan asked them to “save the country”, according to Kyodo news agency. http://natpo.st/e9DRsk

The Facts: What’s the damage to the economy, markets
Key events on Friday after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake shook skyscrapers in Tokyo, the Japanese capital, and devastated northeastern coastal regions.
http://natpo.st/eLKmh1

Quake ‘worst thing at worst time’ for Japanese economy: Roubini
Nouriel Roubini, the economist who predicted the global financial crisis, said the earthquake in Japan comes at the “worst time” as the country struggles to lower its budget deficit. http://natpo.st/dHJKJS

Japan’s deadly history with earthquakes
The biggest earthquake to hit Japan since records began 140 years ago struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-metre tsunami that swept away everything in its path. Here are a few facts about Japan and earthquakes. http://natpo.st/hzMYVG