VINTAGE MOSAIC PRESENTATION

Henrique Antunes n.º 1211ºSE2Subject: English

Human rights and social activism in the Middle East

Index

1. Cover

2. Index

3. Introduction

4. Arab Spring

5. Human Rights apologists

6. Armita Gerevand's case

7. Interactive Activity

8. Conclusion

9. Webgraphy

Introduction

• Complex history and sociopolitical landscape;

• Key challenges:

-Restricted freedom of expression, -Gender and minority discrimination, -Criminalization of LGBTQ+ identities.

Caused mostly by:Authoritarianism Human rights violations

Arab Spring

It was a series of anti- -government protests, uprisings and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s.

Goals:Democracy Human rights

Methods:Internet activism Civil disobedience

Human Rights apologists

Alaa Abdel Fattah

Raif Badawi

Tawakkol Karman

Shirin Ebadi

Political freedoms, democracy, anti-authoritarian activism

Women's rights, children's rights, human rights

Freedom of speech, freedom of religion

Women's rights, democracy, freedom of expression

Armita Gerevand

Teenager girl who died after entering a train;Iranian authorities says that she died from a shock caused by low blood pressure; Human Rigths groups are skeptic about the veracity of that information.

Conclusion

Webgraphy

• "Tara Ramanathan" https://www.britannica.com/event/Arab-Spring (cons. 14/11/2024)
• https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/report-middle-east-and-north-africa/ (cons. 14/11/2024)
• "Ruth Comerford" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67248449 (cons. 16/11/2024)

• "Janet Afary" https://www.britannica.com/biography/Shirin-Ebadi (cons. 16/11/2024)
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tawakkul-Karman (cons. 16/11/2024)
• "Caroline Hawley" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39l9ljmypro (cons. 16/11/2024)

Thank you!

Alaa Abdel Fattah

Raif Badawi

Tawakkol Karman

Shirin Ebadi