The Working Families Party organized on Sunday, March 4, in Brooklyn to visit a preplanned speech by New York State Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to hand her a petition in support of the desperate nation of Yemen.
Middle East articles on Democracy Chronicles
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Saudi Women Will Drive But Political Power is Still a Dream
Newfound empowerment is a potential social lightning rod in a country unaccustomed to such visibility for women
Iranian Filmmaker’s Instagram Post on Syria Sparks Controversy
The Instagram post by an outspoken, internationally acclaimed filmmaker and activist triggered a new debate
VIDEO: Can oil revenue be harnessed to strengthen Iraqi democracy?
Potential benefits of Iraq’s vast oil and gas wealth and how they can be used to buttress the nascent democracy
String of forced disappearances in Egypt to poison its future
Egypt has consistently denied forced disappearance, torture, and other crimes, only to be caught being untruthful
A systemic pattern of torture and abuse in Iranian prisons
Detainees in Iran appear to be systematically subjected to torture and abuse, including sexual violence
How Israeli ministers sell themselves to the public with public money
A significant rise in the number of government commercials and minister voiceovers on TV and the radio
UNSTABLE: Crown prince fires top Saudi Arabian military commanders
Sudden overhaul of military commanders is the latest power play by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Iranian Workers Protest Unpaid Wages in Public Dissent
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reacted to an upsurge in labor unrest by labeling it a plot
Reviewing the arrested, banned and exiled Egyptian dissenters
There have been more arrests in Egypt’s current election than manifestos; candidates are dropping like flies