Harsh sentence for pointing at helicopter in Germany

Part of Arab Spring? There's Dr Gene Sharp to thank for writing his "From Dictatorship to Democracy" pamphlet prescribing 198 methods of non-violent resistance, from rude gestures to mock funerals. More powerful than any laser, it's outlawed by govts for guiding protestors how to beat regulations. But often it can be found lying on the ground after revolutionaries have stormed streets in Serbia, Ukraine, Guatemala, Indonesia, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Sudan, Mauritania, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, Western Sahara and Palestine.