Driving en mass is historic for Saudi women in mass civil disobedience to violent oil dictatorship
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.
Turkey Finally Legalizes Letters Q, W, and X
Included in laws designed to repress Turkey’s Kurdish population and their language is a curious ban of the alphabet but now government legalizes letters
Students Seek to Reignite Occupy Turkey Protests
University student marchers remain committed to quest to reignite Occupy Turkey protest movement
Saudi Dictatorship Warns Women Not to Protest
Warns Women Not to Protest: Saudi Arabia’s women plan mass protest on Saturday despite dictatorship’s threats
Saudi Women to Protest Saturday for Rights
Saudi Women to protest in plan for major creative movement for right to drive cars in heroic first
New Turkey Protests Protect Istanbul Parkland
Repeat of Occupy Turkey movement seen as clashes with police to protect Istanbul park reignite
Dictatorship Sends Qatar Poet to Prison for 15 Years
Government has backed some Arab Spring uprisings but sending Qatar poet to prison is shows freedom
Letter to the Egyptian Ambassador from July 2013
Dear Egyptian Ambassador, Will you consider using this quite simple but most important and effective voting method —Approval Voting— for your next election?
Eritrea and Turkey Journalists Receive Press Freedom Award
Eritrea and Turkey journalist attacks as well as brutality of Eritrea dictatorship are reflected in latest awards to journalists for international press freedom
Half Million Iraqis Dead Since Bush Invaded
More violence today as study claims half million Iraqis dead since Bush invaded in March 2003