On October 30th 2014, 74 year old former CIA Analyst of 27 years Ray McGovern was arrested outside the 92nd Street Y in NYC where former CIA director and retired military general David Petraeus was speaking at an event.
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.
230 Egyptian Life Sentences for Protesting Announced
VIDEO: Judge behind string of Egyptian life sentence rulings announces latest devastating decision
Anti-War Iraq Vet Talks American Sniper Movie
Brock McIntosh, a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War and co-founder of IVAW’s Afghanistan Veterans Against the War Committee, talks about American Sniper.
Photos From Close Gitmo 13 Years at Whitehouse
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.
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