Jasmine

In response to an Internet appeal of unknown origin for simultaneous protests in 13 cities Sunday, police detained known activists, disconnected some cell-phone text messaging services and blocked online searches for the phrase "Jasmine Revolution" - the name of both the protest call and the wave of Middle East democracy protests that started in Tunisia.

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Even Renren was not immune: the Wall Street Journal reported that "status updates with the word 'Jasmine' a reference to a post calling for China to lead a 'Jasmine Revolution' were met Sunday with an error message and a warning to refrain from postings with 'political, sensitive ... or other inappropriate content.'"

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Only a handful of people turned up Sunday for the planned protests, as police detained or confined to their homes dozens of activists across China and Internet censors blocked searches for the word "Jasmine" on Twitter-like microblogging sites and other websites.

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But for the young men and women behind what they call the Jasmine Revolution, the battle is far from over, their nation still a long way from the democracy, freedom and jobs they crave.

Unity government resignations threaten efforts to quell Tunisian unrest Sudarsan Raghavan 2011

But for the young men and women behind what they call the Jasmine Revolution, the battle is far from over, their nation still a long way from the democracy, freedom and jobs they crave.

Unity government resignations threaten efforts to quell Tunisian unrest Sudarsan Raghavan 2011

But Chinese authorities seemed to take it seriously, deploying extra police to the planned protest sites, deleting almost all online discussion of the appeal, blocking searches for the word "Jasmine" on Twitter-like microblogs and other sites and temporarily disabling mass text-messaging services.

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Capable of teaching at any level, Jasmine is a treasure in our yoga community.

Tommy Rosen: The 33 Yoga Classes You Have to Hit If You Find Yourself in West L.A. Tommy Rosen 2010

Capable of teaching at any level, Jasmine is a treasure in our yoga community.

Tommy Rosen: The 33 Yoga Classes You Have to Hit If You Find Yourself in West L.A. Tommy Rosen 2010

Capable of teaching at any level, Jasmine is a treasure in our yoga community.

Tommy Rosen: The 33 Yoga Classes You Have to Hit If You Find Yourself in West L.A. Tommy Rosen 2010

David's new girl, Jasmine, is a serial Hollywood dater.

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