Crackdown against human rights defenders and activists, including women’s rights activists in Saudi Arabia shows no signs of letting up
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.
Needless Fighting is Ensured if Threats Dominate Middle East Dialogue
From my perspective, it seems Israel should go all in for the two state agreement followed up with humanitarian aid for Palestine. Israel may even gain some friends in the process.
At A Showing Of The Film Existir Es Resistir In Cadiz, Spain
While I was in Cadiz, Spain, I attended an event at the Universidad de Málaga, where there was a showing of the film Existir Es Resistir and I interviewed activist Ahmad Jaradat from Hebron, West Bank.
Bill Passed to Block Popular Egyptian Social Media Accounts
The legislation labels personal social media accounts and empowers authorities to block them as “fake news.”
Iraq Cuts Internet Services to Quell Widespread Protests
Protests over high unemployment, poor government services and corruption spread from Basra to Baghdad, Najaf, Amaraand Nasiriyah
How Egypt Uses Counterterror Laws to Prosecute Political Dissent
Before the March election the Egyptian police and National Security Agency forces carried out a wave of arrests
Shocking Allegations of Torture in UAE-Run Yemen Prisons
War crimes investigation urged into disappearances, torture and likely deaths in prisons run by the UAE in Yemen
Low-Key Funeral Held For Iran’s Longest-Held Political Prisoner
Former deputy prime minister became one of the country’s most prominent jailed dissidents
My Time With The Gaza Freedom Flotilla: In Gijon, Spain
This is the first of several articles I will post reporting on my time in Spain volunteering to help on the Freedom Flotilla Coalition to Gaza. The photo essay and videos in this article are from the time I arrived at the Flotilla.
Conviction of Six Turkish Journalists is Another Blow to Press
Six prominent former journalists and editors from Zaman newspaper were given jail terms