Immigrants in Spain give up on European dreams

MADRID, Spain ― “Liberty for the people!” shout Moroccans gathered in Plaza Puerta del Sol. The group of about 200 men and women have long hoped for change in their native land, and recent events in the Middle East and North Africa have given them cause to believe. Some are so hopeful, they are contemplating leaving their adopted country.

“The tide has changed,” said Elias, 29, an architect. “We have people who are prepared to create a good government. We won’t allow corruption and repression any longer. We’ll go back and bring about reform.”

Walls of division

Roger Waters, the legendary musician and founder-member of the iconic band Pink Floyd, talks to Al Jazeera about his passionate campaign for the rights of the Palestinian people.

More than 30 years after he wrote the globally-acclaimed album The Wall, Waters focuses on another wall – the Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank – which has encroached  into Palestinian territory and has caused untold hardships for its people.

The rockstar is urging the Israeli government to “tear down the wall.”