Once embattled enemies, Islamists and secular pro-democracy leaders, now find themselves on the same side of the military’s oppression, both being targeted and jailed for their participation in “unsanctioned demonstrations.”
Long Struggle Ahead for Egyptian Democracy
While militants struggle to poke holes in Egypt’s security, civilians and protesters are looking for ways to remedy the self-inflicted political turmoil they had hoped would only be temporary.
Mossadegh, the Iranian President Who Changed the World
The Shah’s eventual removal of power in 1979 sparked a wholesale revolution in Iran, one which can find its roots in the anger and disgust most Iranians felt when learning of the true details of the fall of Mossadegh. Mossadegh’s legacy still lives on today, in demonstrations and protests around the country.
White House off Limits to Press
The problem isn’t only the fact that the White House is holding meetings closed to the press- it’s compounded by the issue that these ‘closed meetings’ are publicly displayed by their own media service, with no independent measure of the events and details surrounding the meetings.White House off Limits
Greenpeace Activists Charged with Piracy, Sent to St. Petersburg
Russia’s increasing clampdown on protester’s rights such as Greenpeace makes the nation one of the most hostile countries to free press and political dissidents.
If Morsi is Egypt’s Only Legitimate President
A showdown in court between the ousted Egyptian leader Mohammed Morsi and the military began this Monday with Morsi saying he is the country’s only legitimate president
U.S. Officials Seek Loophole to Continue Paying Egyptian Military
The nearly $1.3 billion in aid that is sent to Egypt’s military annually has been in place for more than half a century and has solidified a strong military-to-military relationship
Gerrymandering is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Gerrymandering is why politicians have little to worry about as long as the lines remain
Kickstarter Project for My Election Reform Documentary
We must let those in power know that what they are doing is wrong and that we can not accept it. A democracy is only as effective as it’s people demand it to be.
Sudan Needs Help of the International Community
The time to act is now because Sudan Needs Help. The international community should band together to address the humanitarian crisis in this and many other regions of the world.