However, he complained that his request to call his wife and children had been denied.

Women and children during a peaceful sit in.

It was the latest of a series of protests that have taken place in Mauritania.

The situation escalated rapidly when the administration threatened to call state security to break the sit in, but employees confirmed they will continue their open strike till their demands are fulfilled.

Among those who were arrested were two of Mrs. al Duhayan's sons, Yasser and Rayan.

Families brought children to protect them from the police forcibly dismantling the sit in.

In Ceará, in the northeast, 56 schools have been occupied.

The following is an eye witness account by blogger Bassem Zakaria El Samragy, who was at the sit in.

Anyway, I passed through the sit in, and I found people from our side occupying and guarding the bridge (I won't say revolutionaries and thugs , I will say from our side and from their side ).

Urutau resisted for 26 hours at the top of a tree in protest against the removal of the occupation of Aldeia Maracanã.

In his initial statement to the investigating judge, he complained of the acts of torture to which he had been subjected, but the judge took no action.

In a reply to the sit in call, Ahmed el Gizawy who like Dalia, also believes Obama is coming to Egypt with good intentions towards the Islamic and Arab world, asked the people to listen first to the speech then decide whether they want to proceed with a sit in or not.

The police confiscated bedding, electronics, and provisions from the camp site, and were later seen dividing up the food and drink between themselves.

Mauritanian blogger Ahmed Jedou wrote من أحزاب وقوى سياسية وحركات شبابية مثل حركة 25 فبراير التي دخلت في سمر ليلي صاخب .

Nadia El Awady, an ex journalist for IOL, was closely following the situation and posted a statement issued by IslamOnline striking employees on her blog

In their eight months of peaceful revolution, Yemenis have been an inspiration to many, not only to Arabs but to the world at large.

In another post, Saudi Jeans writes about the reactions he received when he announced the strike

Following the attacks, members of Quetta's Hazara community gathered on Alamdar Road and started their peaceful sit in.

Supporters of the occupation, who witnessed Uruatu's resistance, tried to circumvent the blockade by throwing food to him.

The final eviction took place peacefully after police received a court order to vacate the building.

Hossam Al Hamalawy from Egypt is writing about a workers strike. After the first day of the strike and sit in, the picture inside the factory is really amazing.

Finally, there sure will be debates all over the Egyptian media about the legality and the reasons for the sit in, but Sarah tweeted that at the end of the day, there are no excuses for attacking the protesters.

The sit in in front of the palace was attacked on December 5th, which resulted 6 deaths and much more left injured.

To conceal the alcohol, Bin Kerishan orders a Buck's Fizz (a champagne orange juice mixture).

In a letter dated 9 June 2002, the author complains of further physical assaults similar to those that occurred in 1999.

The protesters action last night was a reaction to the police clearance of the barricades in major sit in sites in the past few days.

Pro Beijing law makers passed a motion on October 10 demanding an investigation of the mobilization of the massive sit in action under the Legislative Council Powers and Privileges) Ordinance.

According to a twitter message left on the blog, it seems that his equipment was returned to him without the memory camera's card that had the pix of the strike.

Two other activists, Ali Dahna and Hussam Zein, were arrested today for holding the same banner during a sit in near Qasr el Adli, in Damascus.

The first initiative that made this group of women stand out within the civil movement was a sit in to demand the release of prisoners of conscience, in April 2011.

The birthday song, which was sang by the sit in protesters, when they were surrounded and bombarded by the anti occupation groups, was depicted as the most evil weapon.

The edifice they have built will always fill their minds with perturbation ( which will not cease ) till their hearts are rent to pieces , for God is all knowing and all wise .

The building which they erected will constantly keep disturbing their hearts unless their hearts are torn to pieces and Allah is All Knowing , Wise .

The buildings they have built will not cease to be a point of doubt within their hearts , unless it be that their hearts are cut into pieces God is All knowing , All wise .

And their building which they have builded will not cease to be a cause of doubt in their hearts unless it be that their hearts are cut asunder and Allah is Knowing , Wise .

The building which they built will never cease to be a cause of hypocrisy and doubt in their hearts , unless their hearts are cut to pieces . ( i.e. till they die ) . And Allah is All Knowing , All Wise .

The structure which they built will remain questionable in their hearts , until their hearts are stopped . God is Knowing and Wise .

And the structure which they have erected will ever inspire their hearts with doubts unless it be that their very hearts are cut into pieces . Allah is All Knowing , All Wise .

The building which they built will never cease to be a misgiving in their hearts unless their hearts be torn to pieces . Allah is Knower , Wise .

The building they have built will never cease to be a source of disquiet in their hearts until their hearts are cut into pieces , and Allah is all knowing , all wise .

The buildings they have built will always cause doubt in their hearts , unless their hearts are torn into pieces . Allah is Knowing , Wise .

Their building which they built will not cease to be a cause of skepticism in their hearts until their hearts are stopped . And Allah is Knowing and Wise .

The building ( mosque ) which they have built always motivates mischief in their hearts until their hearts are cut into pieces . God is All knowing and All wise .

The building which they have built will ever continue to be a source of disquiet in their hearts , except that their hearts get cut into pieces and Allah is Knowing , Wise .

the building which they have built will never cease to be a source of deep disquiet in their hearts , until their hearts are cut to pieces . God is all knowing and wise .