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.
detailsDynamic grassroots movements are especially needed in authoritarian states where institutions are fundamentally broken. But even in established democracies...
detailsA new wave of Arab uprisings suggests that the authoritarian bargain of the past may be collapsing.
detailsAmid much discussion of the challenges facing the Chinese economy, the line-up of usual suspects typically excludes the most worrying scenario of all
detailsNearly 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?
detailsthe protests launched in most of south and middle cities of Iraq. A protestations continued six days
detailsThousands of Iraqis demonstrating against unemployment, government corruption and poor services
detailsRights group and activists claim that more than 60 people had been arrested by Egyptian security forces
detailsIf Riyadh did in fact order Khashoggi’s detention, it may be miscalculating the likely negative impact on U.S. diplomacy and Western investment.
detailsAdams 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
detailsBahraini dissent received no international support
detailsProtesters are cowed, but the repression carries on
detailsRaid on home of Nabeel Rajab coincides with UN meeting in Geneva that other activists were barred from attending
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