When the Americans were still in charge, he used to wield an effective veto over political decisions, but he had remained relatively silent since the April uprisings.
When the Americans were still in charge, the ayatollah used to wield an effective veto over political decisions, but he had remained relatively silent since the April uprisings.
The hundred-year anniversary of "The Invaders," a silent film about an Indian uprising — a very different story about the birth of a nation.
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The administration has faced criticism from all quarters — that it has not done enough to support Israel or has done too much, that it has supported some Arab uprisings, while remaining silent on the repression in Bahrain.
After initially backing a 2012 populist uprising in that country, the United States was silent when the Egyptian military ― led by el-Sissi, then a general ― replaced the democratically elected government in what many scholars describe as a military coup.
"The government can keep people silent for a time, but they cannot guarantee that another uprising will not come at any moment".
Mr. Jumblatt was largely silent on events in Syria at the outset of the uprising but has since voiced support for the Syrian opposition.
BEIRUT, Lebanon — On the bloodiest day of Syria's uprising, Rami Nakhle's fingers drifted over the keyboard in a room silent but for the news bulletins of Al Jazeera, yet filled with the commotion on his computer screen.
