There are those who think that on-going electoral campaigns expose serious threats to Tunisia’s young democracy. A really interesting perspective disagrees.
Middle East articles on Democracy Chronicles
View news about the struggle for democracy in the troubled Middle East where vast cultural change and persistent political violence cry out for democracy. Also see our World Democracy section and our articles on the ongoing Arab Spring.
Cost of Peaceful Dissent Spikes in Iran as Rights Defenders receive Draconian Sentences
Iran’s judiciary is dramatically increasing the costs of peaceful dissent in Iran,Since July 31, revolutionary courts have sentenced at least 13 activists.
‘Democracies Divided’: How to counter political polarization
Polarization is tearing democracies around the world from Brazil, India, and Kenya, to Poland, Turkey, and US. Article looks at how to counter this dynamic.
Lebanon: End Systemic Violence Against Transgender Women
Transgender women in Lebanon face systemic violence and discrimination, Human Rights Watch, Helem, and MOSAIC said in a report and video released today.
Kuwait: Jailed Bidun Activists on Hunger Strike
Dozen of Bidun activists detained in Kuwait since July 2019 began a hunger strike on August 22 to protest human rights violations against themselves
Advancing democracy – a resilient element of U.S. foreign policy?
Is democracy promotion a core element of America’s foreign policy identity? Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice believes so.
Several children have been barred from school in Iraq
The Iraqi government is denying thousands of children whose parents have a perceived Islamic State affiliation of their right to access an education
Boris Johnson’s parliamentary prorogation move jolts Britain’s unmatched democracy
Britain’s populist conservative leader Boris Johnson’s parliamentary prorogation move over Brexit basically undermines the country’s unparalleled democracy.
Trump proved Putin’s Puppet at G-7 making absent Russia summit’s victor
The prevailing takeaway from this year’s G7 summit was that it resulted in little progress on many of problems while potraying Trump as Putin’s puppet.
Is a ‘democratic depression’ around the corner?
Populists in government can erode the institutional checks on executive power necessary for durable democracy, previously resilient advanced democracies.