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Syria articles on Democracy Chronicles

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​News about the struggle for democracy in Syria.​ Syria is not a functioning democracy.​ ​​​​​​​The Syrian civil war is devastating the country and leading to widespread displacement and regional instability. Also check out our section on World Democracy and our articles on the Arab Spring and the Middle East.

On Syria’s Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes

by DC Editors - December 8, 2021

On Syria’s Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes

In the ashes of a decade of war, the illegal drug industry run by Bashar al-Assad’s relatives is transforming Syria into a narcostate.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Dictatorships, Middle East, Syria

New Revelations In Disappearance Of Syrian Journalist

by DC Editors - July 18, 2021

New Revelations In Disappearance Of Syrian Journalist

The fate of Razan Zaitouneh and her colleagues has remained a mystery throughout the Syrian war. DW investigators unravel the puzzle.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Journalism and Free Speech, Middle East, Syria

Syria’s Assad Stages A Sinister Simulation Of Democracy

by DC Editors - May 27, 2021

Syria's Assad Stages A Sinister Simulation Of Democracy

Bashar al-Assad is putting on a show, a sinister simulation of democracy, for this week’s presidential elections in Baathist Syria.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Dictatorships, Middle East, Syria

Syrian Vote Is A Giant Disinformation Smokescreen

by DC Editors - May 24, 2021

Syrian Vote Is A Giant Disinformation Smokescreen

While Syrians affected by the decade-long civil war see the ongoing electoral process as a fraud, Assad is of his regime’s victory.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Dictatorships, Middle East, Syria

When A House Is Not a Home

by Jack Jones - December 7, 2019

When A House Is Not a Home

For both the Palestinians and Kurds, violence continues to happen in their houses. These wars being fought because of old grievances.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Israel, Kurdish People, Middle East, Palestine, Syria

Russia Accountable for Any War Crimes in Conflict-Ridden Syria

by DC Editors - December 3, 2019

Russia Accountable for Any War Crimes in Conflict-Ridden Syria

Russia should be held accountable for war crimes in the conflict-struck Middle-East State of Syria, states Sara Kayyali in an article in Human Rights Watch.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Middle East, Russia, Syria

“The Kurds Were not in Normandy”: Distortion and Genocide in the Middle East

by Jack Jones - November 25, 2019

“The Kurds Were not in Normandy”: Distortion and Genocide in the Middle East

That Kurds were not in Normandy is a shameful distortion of truth. We abandoned our Kurdish allies for dubious motives, now they are facing genocide.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Documents Offer Rare Look Inside Syrian Government Crackdown

by DC Editors - May 22, 2019

Documents Offer Rare Look Inside Syrian Government Crackdown

Thousands found in Syrian government offices reveal the reach of President Bashar shadowy security agencies that sought to eliminate dissent at all costs.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Dictatorships, Middle East, Syria

After Netanyahu’s Reelection, We Still Need Real World Leaders

by Jack Jones - April 14, 2019

Netanyahu’s Reelection

Like President Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu is the typical right wing leader. He pretends to be a man of peace, while willing to bring the world to the boiling point for his political gain.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Republicans, Syria

Syrian Director Posed as Extremist to Film Documentary on Jihadists

by DC Editors - February 25, 2019

Film Documentary on Jihadists

Syrian-German director of Oscar-nominated documentary posed as extremist to film Jihadists to better understand what led to extremism in his home country.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Germany, Middle East, Political Artwork, Syria

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