Fifty or so peace activists came out early this cold morning on the steps of City Hall to tell Mayor Bill Di Blasio and institutions like Harvard University and MIT, where the Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud will be visiting, not to meet with a war criminal.
Saudi Arabia articles on Democracy Chronicles
News about the struggle for democracy in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is not a functioning democracy. According to Freedom House, "political parties are forbidden, and organized political opposition exists only outside the country". Also see our articles on the Middle East and religion - a touchy subject for the Saudi royals.
Exiled Saudi journalist decries lack of MBS democracy
Prominent journalist and former royal family adviser criticised the crackdown on intellectuals and journalists
Coverage of the NYC march to remove US forces from Yemen
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.
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
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
Saudi activist detained after questioning renewed Israel ties
Saudi Arabian activist has been detained in her home country, and could face up to five years in prison
Behind Saudi Arabian royal drama is just power politics
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince staged a stunning roundup of hundreds of fellow members of the kingdom’s powerful elite
At the Yemen Can’t Wait Rally at Senator Chuck Schumer’s office
Protests outside Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer’s office in New York City today were calling for an end to American support for the Saudi-led war on Yemen under the rally slogan “Yemen Can’t Wait!”
Wife of Saudi blogger Badawi told he could be pardoned
The wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi is allowing herself to dream: might the modernising new crown prince in her ultra-conservative homeland be about to free her husband? Ensaf Haidar, mother to the couple’s three children and wife of 16 years, recently heard from a delegation of European parliamentarians who visited Riyadh in late […]
Saudi Lobbyists Win Billion Dollar Arms Deals in Congress
The Saudi Arabian-led war with Yemen has been raging for more than two years, with massive loss of life and humanitarian impact on the Yemeni side. Nonetheless, the United States continues to support the Saudi coalition through arms sales and military logistics support. Two multi-billion dollar deals were secured for Saudi allies Bahrain and the […]