Israel continues to maintain a full, tight closure by land, sea, and air, on the only coastal enclave left to Palestine. This has become even worse since July, as the Egyptian government closes the Rafah crossing.

The region of Eastern Europe and the Caucasus have experienced some of the more massive and effective nonviolent revolutions in recent years. Grygorii Sorochan, one of the coordinators of OPORA, introduces us to the situation in Ukraine.

Egypt is the sign of convulsive transitions. The democratic process has overturned the forced deposition of the elected President Mohamed Mursi and the entry of the army as transient guarantor for social and political control.