A couple of hundred Activists and supporters converged in front of the White House Sunday, the Gitmo 13 Year Anniversary. Sponsored by; Amnesty International USA, the Blue Lantern Project, CCR, CloseGitmo.net, Code Pink, Council on American-Islamic relations, and others.
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.
Bahrain Opposition Head Salman Arrested in Crackdown
Worrying turn in long struggle for democracy in wealthy Bahrain opposition head Salman arrested
Turkey Defends Press Crackdown After EU Criticism
Warning EU of interference in internal politics President Erdogan of Turkey Defends Press
24 Arrests in Latest Turkey Free Press Crackdown
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks silence from his opposition with Turkey free press crackdown
Amazing Rise of Kurdish Women’s Political Power
Total war driving Kurdish women’s political power rise similar to effect of world wars in Europe
Iraq Radicals Terrorize Mosul University’s Heroic Staff
In largest city controlled by Iraq’s radical Islamic State, the educators and administrators that make up Mosul University’s heroic staff keep class open
Saudi Activist Loujain Hathloul Arrested Driving Female
Loujain Hathloul arrested driving female with brother as passenger in Saudi Arabia rights protest
Tunisia First Presidential Election is Real Arab Revolution
Tunisia’s historic revolution sparked uprisings throughout the Arab world following the Arab Spring banner. While many of those uprisings have brought little else but violence, the real Arab revolution continues to be centered in Tunisia.
27 Centuries of Iraqi Jewish History From Abraham to Adrian
How an unusual discovery has brought light to a forgotten part of world history and reawakened the passions of an ancient community that was violently displaced from its ancestral land, fully aware it was never going to return.
The Full Story of Iranian Dissident Maziar Bahari
Jon Stewart film drawing attention to Iranian dissident Maziar Bahari plight and others like him