Local residents in Al-Tahreer Square perimeter opened their houses to refuge protesters who fled a violent crackdown executed by a number of armed forces.
detailsSocial distancing laws, curfews, and track-and-trace technologies employed in the context of the COVID-19 crisis have been used to harass, detain, or sanction human-rights ...
detailsIraqi Human rights Observer held the Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhemi accountable for the murder of the protesters as they ...
detailsThe Nabatieh protestors smashed the notion of a Shia community solidly behind Hezbollah and Amal.
detailsToday, four of the five pillars that had sustained Lebanon are collapsing, creating fears for the future.
detailsThe historic protests sweeping America were long overdue, not just as a response to racism and police violence, but also as a revolt against entrenched plutocracy.
detailsDynamic grassroots movements are especially needed in authoritarian states where institutions are fundamentally broken. But even in established democracies...
detailsU.S. soft power was already dwindling under Trump. But the new wave of police violence and racial injustice may be drying up the reserves.
detailsThe doctrine of qualified immunity too often gives police miscreants a free pass
detailsLebanons politicians know they must save their country from an implosion in order to save themselves.
detailsA country with a proud history of trade and commerce is starting to crumble into permanent poverty.
detailsIn Lebanon, the local currency has slumped to a record low, people are losing their jobs and the price of food is skyrocketing. Despite the threat posed by the coronavirus, hundreds are taking to the streets in protest. Julia Neumann reports from Beirut
detailsThe new Iraqi prime minister has several daunting tasks. Not only must he navigate the politics that delayed his cabinet...
detailsThe past several days have witnessed a great deal of political movement in Iraq as a result of the countrys remarkable current situation. As usual, the actions of Iraq
detailsIraq has a new prime minister-designate, almost three weeks after the previous nominee — Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi — failed to secure parliamentary approval for his cabinet.
detailsBaghdads motorized rickshaws are a symbol of the larger crisis Iraq faces as it fails to give its youths a viable future.
detailsWhether by force or politics, Iran desperately needs to reconsolidate power among Shia constituencies throughout the region, but this challenge may prove insurmountable given current public sentiment in Iraq and Lebanon.
detailsAnnabaa Organization participated in the conference
detailsMENA POLICYMAKERS MUST LAUNCH A NEW GOVERNANCE REFORM AGENDA
detailsGovernments, and ultimately people, can reverse the alarming trends of 2019. But 2020 will be another year of living dangerously if short-term policies continue to be pursued at the expense of long-term vision.
detailsThe region is accustomed to cycles of protest and political upheaval, so it’s better not to bank on successful revolutions.
detailsAlthough the ongoing Shia-led protests in Iraq have not spread to regions with a Sunni majority (including Kurdish areas), many members of these communities have supported the protest clamor...
detailsStreet protests are enveloping the developing world and especially the Middle East and North Africa Algeria...
detailsThe Arab uprisings of 2019 are stages in a political struggle that is likely to continue.
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