Social Protests in Oman
Following successful revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, protesters in Oman came out to the streets on February 26. The protests demand an end to corruption, higher wages, changes in the government and jobs for unemployed youth. The young protesters were met with tear gas and rubber-coated bullets, leaving six of them dead. More
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Oman jails 12 more protesters, Oman General News - Maktoob News
08 Jul 04:19An Omani court jailed 12 protesters from the coastal city of Sohar for up to three and a half years, a local paper said on Wednesday, bringing the total number of people sentenced for taking part in the unrest to 80.
Oman jails 13 after protests
03 Jul 13:09An Omani court has jailed 13 protesters for up to five years in the industrial city of Sohar, site of demonstrations demanding better pay, more jobs and an end to corruption, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Tunisia Daily » Oman court jails 13 people after protests for jobs – Times of India
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Oman sentences 15 protesters for unrest - World - Macon.com
30 Jun 13:16Judicial authorities in Oman say 15 protesters have been sentenced to jail terms for taking part in violent demonstrations calling for more jobs and other reforms from the Gulf nation's rulers.
Oman jails 20 protesters on riot charges
21 Jun 19:01MUSCAT - Ten of 29 protesters accused of rioting in Ibri during the unrest in the country earlier this year have been sentenced to three years in jail. Nine were acquitted.
Sohar protests: judgment session on June 29 - Oman News|Muscatdaily
11 Jun 03:02Sohar protests: judgment session on June 29
gulfnews : Demonstration in Muscat to demand release of protesters
26 May 16:27A group of activists assembled outside Majlis Al Shura building in Seeb district of Muscat, demanding the release of protesters held in a recent swoop in three cities.
Oman pardons 234 arrested during protests
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Omani forces clear protest camps, arrest many| Reuters
14 May 03:01MUSCAT (Reuters) - Omani security forces cleared demonstrators' camps and arrested hundreds, witnesses and protesters said, stamping out two more centres of protests demanding improved living conditions
Protests planned in Oman over failure to act on jobs pledge - The National
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gulfnews : Demonstrations in three Omani cities
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Times of Oman
30 Apr 11:01Authorities have called upon Internet and discussion forum users to use the medium positively and for constructive criticism. – File photo
Omanis protest for jobs, higher wages, end to corruption - International Business Times
23 Apr 16:52At least 1,000 demonstrators have assembled and marched through the city of Salalah in southern Oman demanding more jobs, higher wages an end to co...
BBC News - Have Oman and Qatar escaped the Arab revolts?
23 Apr 16:52Outside the Majlis al-Shura, the consultative assembly, there is a permanent encampment of protesters demanding jobs. They say they will not budge until their demands are met.
Protesters outside the Majlis al-Shura in Muscat demand an end to corruption [AFP]
23 Apr 16:51Protesters outside the Majlis al-Shura in Muscat demand an end to corruption [AFP]
Omanis protest in Salalah to demand reform, IBN Live News
23 Apr 03:01Muscat, April 22 (AFP) About 1,000 demonstrators held a protest today in the southern city of Salalah to demand reforms, more than three weeks after police crushed protests in northern Oman, witnesses said.As police kept out of sight, the protesters...
Protesters stage Oman's biggest pro-reform demonstration| Reuters
23 Apr 03:01SALALAH, Oman (Reuters) - Some 3,000 protesters took to the streets after Friday prayers in Oman's southern port of Salalah in one of the biggest pro-reform demonstrations since scattered unrest began
Oman pardons 234 arrested during protests| Reuters
20 Apr 19:02MUSCAT (Reuters) - Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said has pardoned 234 protesters arrested during weeks of demonstrations in the Gulf Arab state, the official news agency said on Wednesday.Qaboos, a U.S.
Protestors to launch the Omani Association for Reform - Oman News|Muscatdaily
19 Apr 11:02The association plans to rope in media to cover the dialogue initiated with the government
Security forces break up Bait al Barka R/A protest - Oman News|Muscatdaily
13 Apr 11:02No injuries were reported in the action taken by the security forces to clear the roundabout
26 facing charges in Oman over protests in Sohar - The National
09 Apr 19:02Last Updated: Apr 10, 2011
XE.com - Heavy security prevents protests in Oman city
08 Apr 09:09Heavy security prevented fresh protests after Friday prayers in the Omani city of Sohar, where protesters camped out for over a month before security forces moved them out last week.
Man killed in Oman protests « Follow The Money
08 Apr 09:08Hundreds of Omani protesters seeking jobs and better wages clashed with security forces in the industrial town of Sohar on Friday and a man died after being hit by a rubber bullet, a government source said.
Heavy security prevents protests in Oman city| Energy & Oil| Reuters
08 Apr 08:57Heavy security prevented fresh protests after Friday prayers in the Omani city of Sohar, where protesters camped out for over a month before security forces moved them out last week.
gulfnews : Heavy security prevents Friday protests in Sohar, Oman
08 Apr 08:54Sohar: Heavy security prevented fresh protests after Friday prayers in the Omani city of Sohar, where protesters camped out for over a month before security forces moved them out last week.
gulfnews : Former army officer's car set ablaze in Oman
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Oman: Where Even the Hotbed of Revolution is Chill - TIME
05 Apr 11:01There has been a brief spasm of violence but Oman's protesters are polite and loyal compared to the rebels in the rest of the region
US embassy reissues notice on protests - Oman News|Muscatdaily
04 Apr 03:02Advising American expatriates to not travel through protests and other precautions