In Jordan, activists gathered in Amman Wednesday to protest against Jordan’s newly appointed prime minister, Marouf Bakhit, and calling for genuine political and economic reform. King Abdullah named Bakhit earlier this week in an attempt to stave off mass street protests. The Jordanian activist Fakher Daas took part in Wednesday’s demonstration.

Fakher Daas: “Today we say that cosmetic changes are not accepted. We do not want changes in faces. We want real grassroots change and in policies. We want an end to the economic policy which has been adopted by the government under the International Monetary Fund guidance since 1989. We want an end to repressive laws, including elections law.”