As Palestinians in large West Bank protests against Fatah leadership, West Bank elections uncertain
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.
New Bahrain Protests Call For Democracy Transition
Sunni dictatorship holds power over Shiite majority population through vast oil wealth igniting new Bahrain protests: Support from the democratic world?
Saudi Activists Call for Release of Liberal Writer
Saudi Arabia oil dictatorship is wealthy but extremely fundamentalist and brutal to dissenters
Iraq PM Makes Concessions as Minority Protest Grows
Iraq Prime Minister Maliki is facing increasing calls for his resignation from minority Sunnis: Iraq PM makes concessions to enemies as Syria link grows
Continuing Iraq Sunni Demonstrations Challenge Ruling PM
Shiite PM Maliki is under pressure from Iraq Sunni demonstrations over stalled reforms, violence: Deadly daily violence continues in post-US occupation Iraq
Turkey in Peace Talks With Kurdish Representatives
Turkey in Peace Talks with Kurdish population stretching across Turkey, Iraq, Syria in center of region’s turmoil
More Assets of Egypt’s Mubarak Frozen in Switzerland
Egypt’s fallen dictator Mubarak and family have funds stolen away across the world: Wide economic pain brought into contrast with assets of Egypt’s Mubarak
Syria Dictatorship Refuses to Step Down as War Intensifies
Violence has escalated as Syria civil war drags on into another year of Syrian v Syrian violence
Morocco’s Berbers Struggle to Survive Deep Neglect
Vast deserts where Morocco’s Berbers struggle separate from the cities on the coast: Morocco remains under rule of dictatorship resisting meaningful reform
Syria Violence Escalating as Senior Regime Officer Defects
Syria Violence Escalating: Syria dictatorship is crumbling but price is becoming much steeper by the day as violence spikes; Syria continues to suffer