Troops of Assad the Butcher Murder Civilians Across Border and Turkey Return Fire Strikes Syria
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.
The Complicated Role of Women in Arab Spring
Many Arab Spring Countries Were Largely Secular Dictatorships Before the Revolutions and Many Women in Arab Spring Seek to Bring This Back in Style
Dictatorship Kill Saudi Arabia Minority Teenager in Raid
Saudi Arabia Minority Teenager Finds No Help From Democratic World as Oil Giant Allies Repress
Libya President Offers US Condolences to For Diplomat Killing
What Do Comments From the New Arab Spring Leaders Mean For the Future? Libya President Offers US Condolences After Violent Attack Killed Diplomatic Staff
Bahrain Dictatorship Kills Shiite Youth During Peaceful Protest
Tiny Island of Bahrain is Rich in Resources But Majority Shiites Are Repressed And Again, Bahrain Dictatorship Kills Shiite Protesters in Street
Heaviest Syrian Fighting Yet as Rebels Launch Offensive
Commercial Capital Aleppo Bombardment Leaves Open Battleground Under Heaviest Syrian Fighting Yet
Free Syrian Revolutionary Press Blooms Underground
Syrian Revolutionary Press Blooms Using Newspapers to Spread Message Inside Dictatorship at War
Arab Spring Citizens Continue on Path to Democracy
Multiple Headwinds in Front of Arab Spring Citizens as Progress Continues Only Haltingly
Israeli Defence Minister Offers Revised West Bank Strategy
Offer of Policy Changes in West Bank Strategy Hint at Large Changes Ongoing
Protest Seeks Imprisoned Saudi Arabia Activists Freedom
Dictatorship Continues to Detain and Torture Dissidents Denying Saudi Arabia Activists Freedom