Oppression

Protesters seek refuge in Al-Tahreer’s perimeter Houses

2021-05-26

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.

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How People Power Strengthens the Rule of Law

2020-06-16

Dynamic grassroots movements are especially needed in authoritarian states where institutions are fundamentally broken. But even in established democracies...

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An Expiry Date for Despots?

2019-12-11

A new wave of Arab uprisings suggests that the authoritarian bargain of the past may be collapsing.

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Will China Confront a Revolution of Rising Expectations?

2019-11-25

Amid much discussion of the challenges facing the Chinese economy, the line-up of usual suspects typically excludes the most worrying scenario of all

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Is This the Arab Spring 2.0?

2019-11-09

Nearly a decade after the Arab Spring fizzled, a new wave of protest has swept over the Middle East and North Africa. What is different this time, and will the protesters get what they want?

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Fifth wave of protests in Iraq 2019, Look for its future

2019-10-26

the protests launched in most of south and middle cities of Iraq. A protestations continued six days

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Baghdad protests: At least 10 dead and more than 200 injured as riot police open fire

2019-10-02

Thousands of Iraqis demonstrating against unemployment, government corruption and poor services

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Dozens arrested in anti-Sisi protests across Egypt

2019-09-23

Rights group and activists claim that more than 60 people had been arrested by Egyptian security forces

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The Worrisome Mystery of a Saudi Journalist’s Whereabouts

2018-10-06

If Riyadh did in fact order Khashoggi’s detention, it may be miscalculating the likely negative impact on U.S. diplomacy and Western investment.

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Human Rights Center’s message to UN on arresting Sayyid Hussein al-Shirazi

2018-03-15

Adams Center for the Rights and Freedoms sent a message to the United Nations Secretary General Antonio guterres on the conditions of arresting Sayyid Hussein al-Shirazi

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Bahrain is still hounding its Shia

2017-01-21

Protesters are cowed, but the repression carries on

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Bahrain detains rights activist as UN official criticises repression

2016-06-13

Raid on home of Nabeel Rajab coincides with UN meeting in Geneva that other activists were barred from attending

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