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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.

Baluchs In Eastern Iranian Province Defy Protest Crackdown

by DC Editors - January 20, 2023

Baluchs In Eastern Iranian Province Defy Protest Crackdown

Protesters marched across the streets in Sistan and Baluchestan January 13, as Iran’s Shia clerical rulers have intensified repression.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Iran, Middle East, Political Dissidents

Iran’s Protest Supporters Face Arrests, Working Bans

by DC Editors - January 12, 2023

Russia Is Europe's Most Dangerous Country For Journalists

Alavi was reporting on victims of most recent protests… The countrywide protests erupted in autumn after Jina dead in police custody.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Iran, Journalism and Free Speech, Middle East

Iranian Athletes Killed, Tortured For Supporting Protests

by DC Editors - January 7, 2023

Iranian Athletes Killed, Tortured For Supporting Protests

The persecution of athletes for peacefully supporting anti-state protests should be publicly condemned by sports federations worldwide.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Celebrity Politics, Iran, Middle East, Political Dissidents

Charlie Hebdo Caricatures Iran’s Mullahs

by DC Editors - January 7, 2023

Key Iran Labor Sectors Launch Major Strikes

The satirical weekly is publishing a special issue on Wednesday, January 4, mocking Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in support of the protests…

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Iran, Middle East, Political Artwork

Iran Urged To Free Baha’i Poet Wrongfully Imprisoned

by DC Editors - January 3, 2023

Iran Urged To Free Baha’i Poet Wrongfully Imprisoned

The award-winning author was accused of placing Iranian national security at risk, although there is no evidence to back up this claim.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Iran, Middle East, Political Artwork, Political Dissidents

Iranian Protesters Call For Three-Day Strike As Pressure On Regime Builds

by DC Editors - December 14, 2022

The Iranian State media has denied claims that the “morality police” were shut down as a result of the killing of Mahsa Amini.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Iran, Middle East

Key Iran Labor Sectors Launch Major Strikes

by DC Editors - December 6, 2022

Key Iran Labor Sectors Launch Major Strikes

More than three months into anti-state protests across Iran that state security forces have been unable to crush despite the use of lethal force.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Dictatorships, Iran, Middle East

Iran Arrests Protest-Supporting Footballer Voria Ghafouri

by DC Editors - December 2, 2022

Iran Arrests Protest-Supporting Footballer Voria Ghafouri

Iranian security forces have arrested popular football player Voria Ghafouri on charges of “tarnishing the reputation of the national team”.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Dictatorships, Iran, Middle East

Could Iran Protests Prompt Another ‘Arab Spring’?

by DC Editors - November 18, 2022

Baluchs In Eastern Iranian Province Defy Protest Crackdown

It’s often forgotten that Iran’s Green protest movement of 2009 was the precursor to the so-called “Arab Spring,” one observer notes.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Iran, Middle East

Iran And China Use Private Detectives To Spy On Dissidents In America

by DC Editors - November 18, 2022

Iran And China Use Private Detectives To Spy On Dissidents In America

The U.S. investigators are hired under false pretenses by authoritarian governments to do their “dirty work,” the F.B.I. says.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Iran, Middle East, Political Dissidents, Spying and Privacy

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