Saudi Women to protest in plan for major creative movement for right to drive cars in heroic first
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.
No Human Rights for Foreign Workers in Arab World
Foreign Workers in Arab World: The modern Arabian nation is a place where democracy and human rights are tortured and finally murdered
Saudi Dictatorship Jails Anti-Government Dissidents
Two more Shiite activists protesting repression in Saudi Dictatorship Jails
Saudi Dictatorship Not Great Friend of Democratic US
Saudi Dictatorship not great friend to America in perhaps most mismatched ties in democratic world
Impact of Dubious Alms on Security in Somalia
Analysis: Arabs’ Dubious Alms and Its Impact On Security and Commercialization Of Religion In Somalia
Saudi Dictatorship Banishes Men for Handsomness
Saudi Arabia’s bizarre oil fueled dictatorship has draconian cultural laws that now banishes men for handsomness as several men just too handsome for the country
New Novel on Arab World’s Migrant Workers
Arab World’s migrant workers face difficult life with lack of citizenship and rights protections
Saudi Shiite Clerics Arrested by Dictatorship
Saudi Shiite clerics arrested in continued policy of force and coercion leaving minority in peril
Major Saudi Protest for Women’s Rights
Women face harshest restrictions in the world including prohibition from driving sparking a new movement to increase Saudi protest for women’s rights
Dictatorship Denounced for Jailing Peaceful Saudi Activists
Oil rich dictatorship uses brutal methods in jailing peaceful Saudi activists to rule from Riyadh