After violent riots by Salafists in Tunisia, the State must confess colour in Tunisia are currently so calm as often once the nights. Because in the urban centers of Tunisia there is a curfew since Tuesday evening. Initially between 21: 00 and 5: 00 a.m., since yesterday between 22 and 4 o’clock, the otherwise very busy streets of the Tunisian capital of Tunis, but also the Nobel suburb by the sea and the tourist stronghold, further to the South are deserted. At the beginning of the week, salafistische groups had made mobile in Tunis and its surroundings. A court house was on fire, attacked police stations and in La Marsa, one of the most fashionable seaside resorts in Tunisia, an art exhibition was devastated.

Previously, Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri had called the Tunisians to the uprising to enforce Sharia law. It is possible that the time of the decision has begun for Tunisia, the land of the “Jasmine revolution”. After violent riots by Salafists in Tunisia, the State must confess colour decisions must in any case so the perhaps strongest Impression of the past days, the Tunisian State. Tunisia is still run by a transitional Government, the “moderate Islamist” Ennahda is strongest force, who is also the incumbent President Moncef Marzouki. The conduct of the police feared before the revolution during the salafistischen riots of last week, suggests at least that the Tunisian Government is beyond their course towards radical political Islam still in doubt. The Salafis may have been surprised how little resistance was set against them by sides of the vigilantes.

And also the political statements, to hear these days in Tunisia, are boiled or even the thing the Salafists to sympathetic. So the Tunisian President Marzouki called “Defend revolution on the road”, “to defend the revolution on the road”. While he – ventured as so often–whether the stock to defending the revolution in Tunisia in the dark is secular or Islamist. The Tunisian police had received anyway, obviously no command corresponding to this call. The Minister of education, also Ennahda, responded clearly and announced an ad against the organizers of the art exhibition, which had incurred the wrath of the Salafists to since their exhibits allegedly insulted Islam. Not easily traced to outsiders, the hopes of those in Tunisia who want no salafistischen God State for the country’s future are on the military, which apparently was pulled together in the barracks. Nothing can be seen of this, not even more guards than before facing the Presidential Palace. Confusing normalcy ever is the normality that presents itself to the observer on the streets of Tunisia, perhaps the most confusing element of this confusion not poor situation. You can see – nothing. But maybe change today, because in about two and a half hours Friday noon prayer is in Tunisia, as in the Arab world. On Facebook and other Internet forums called for the afternoon to the “holy war”, what that might mean. The Government has reversed for today a nationwide ban on demonstrations imposed. Tunisia goes which way in the next few years, will not decide sure today, whatever whatever happens. But there may be clues and you could be quite bloody. Andreas Kellner…

More than 200 people show their solidarity on the Cologne Cathedral plate with people in the Iran, calling for freedom. You are interested in and make a photo of her face. On the Domplatte Cologne, an icy wind blows on Saturday, held. There are 15 and all of them have it in a hurry. The solidarity Committee for the rights of students and Sufis in the Iran has built up a booth at the Archway along with Amnesty International. The action is called “A face” for freedom in Iran and will take place for the first time in Germany.

Previously, numerous events in Holland and Belgium had run since July 2009. Anne-Marie van den Bercken, a musician from the Netherlands, had given the brutal beating, torture, and violations of human rights first helpless and powerless feeling. With the help of a friend, she thought out but then the action, secured the support of Amnesty International and collecting faces since then. Passers-by will be asked of her face to support the action with a photo. Posters are made from hundreds of faces with the Message “A face for freedom in Iran”. These posters can be viewed from the Iran via the Internet on specific Web pages. The posters show solidarity.

Anne-Marie van den Bercken commented: “we want the people in the Iran show that we see as they struggle for their self-determination. We want to signal to the Government in the Iran: we see exactly what you’re doing, your noble intentions mask has fallen, give the people back their rights. Let them talk freely, let free believe it.” It is mainly young people who themselves show solidarity and be interested in. Want to be photographed almost alone, in pairs or in large groups they overcome the ice cold and stop a moment in memory of the Iranians who put their lives at risk when they go on the road. Whether from France, Argentina, Australia, the Netherlands and England, they listen carefully, are critical and deal, choose deliberately for the photo, which has a special quality. The WDR 3 has a journalist for his program of resonances cleverly, who reported the action. To listen via this link. Towards the end of the action, a FlashMob for the support of Majid Tavakoli walks the Domplatte. In the Iran, Tavakoli, a prominent student leader was arrested and obscured pictured in several newspapers to humiliate him and to humiliate. The spontaneous action brought the 40 men to move up with headscarf and women with painted on Beard on the Domplatte and taking pictures while they “I am Majid” chanted. Iran is very much present in Germany these days. Most people want to not interfere in the development of policy in the Iran and certainly not hold a military intervention necessary. But they want to clearly insist on the respect for human rights. Helmut N. fork