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Bahrain's Sham Elections and the Veneer of Democracy

Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei

November 22, 2022

Saudi journalist and democracy advocate Jamal Khashoggi founded DAWN in 2018.

Saudi Arabia

Bulldozers demolish buildings on March 14, 2022, as part of a $20 billion clearance and construction government project that stands to displace half-a-million people in Saudi Arabia's second city Jeddah. - The demolitions risk fuelling anti-government sentiment in the 30-plus neighbourhoods that have been targeted, many of which housed a mix of Saudis and foreigners from other Arab countries and Asia. Evicted residents had been living in the homes for up to 60 years, said ALan NGO. Some were driven out when their power and water was cut off, or threatened with jail for disobeying an eviction order, it added. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

The Jeddah Demolitions: Forced Evictions and Neighborhood Destruction Put More than a Million Residents at Risk

October 17, 2022

On December 17, 2021, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) unveiled a master development plan for the Jeddah...

The OPEC+ Oil Cut and the Lessons of Imperial Overreach

October 13, 2022

Saudi Arabia: Government Appoints Agent Involved in Khashoggi Murder Cover-Up As President of Counter-Terrorism Court

October 12, 2022

Egypt

CAIRO, EGYPT - MAY 23: Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah stands inside a defendant's cage during his new trial in Cairo, Egypt on May 23, 2015 with 24 other defendants including former Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi on trial for insulting the judiciary. Cairo Criminal court postponed on Saturday, the trial of former President, Morsi, to July 27. (Photo by Mostafa el-Shemy/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

At COP 27, Canada Must Speak Out for the Release of Alaa Abdel-Fattah

November 7, 2022

Organizations call on Canadian officials to pressure Egypt authorities to release prominent political activist and intellectual leader Alaa Abdel-Fattah, on...

Egypt's National Dialogue: With No Date Set for Substantive Sessions, Reforms and Prisoner Releases Stall

November 3, 2022

Sisi Tries to Rebrand in the Face of Dissatisfaction in Egypt—and Within His Regime

November 3, 2022

UAE

UAE: Captain Ali Saif Arrested Prominent Democracy Activists, Led Unlawful Raid on their Homes

September 20, 2022

Captain Ali Saif, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) Inspection Officer, is responsible for human rights violations for his role in...

UAE: Captain Ali Saif Arrested Prominent Democracy Activists, Led Unlawful Raid on their Homes

September 20, 2022

UAE Must Stop Widespread Torture, Implement UN Recommendations

August 11, 2022

Democracy In Exile

Bahrain's Sham Elections and the Veneer of Democracy

Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei

November 22, 2022

Bahrain's parliamentary elections this month took place in a context of fear and intimidation, without any credible political opposition or...

Democracy In Exile

The Past and the Future of Algeria's Hirak Protests

Michael J. Willis

November 18, 2022

The enduringly peaceful nature of the Hirak protests created not just an alternative in Algeria, but one diametrically opposed to...

Democracy In Exile

'They Destroyed Us Because We Are Beirut.' Will There Ever Be Justice for Lebanon's Port Blast?

November 18, 2022

The investigation into Beirut's 2020 port explosion has been derailed by Lebanon's entrenched political blocs and sectarian parties, which seem...

Democracy In Exile

Israel's So-Called Left Has Aided the Far Right's Rise

November 14, 2022

The result of Israel's most recent election was predictable; it doesn't make it any less frightening.

Democracy In Exile

Yes, Israel's New Government Is That Bad. But Now, There's a Rare Opportunity to Reframe the Conflict.

Michael Omer-Man

November 11, 2022

Israel's new government could be the most extreme in its history, forcing the U.S. and other countries around the world...

Democracy In Exile

Diplomacy With Iran Is Not a 'Betrayal' of Iranian Protesters

November 11, 2022

If talks to salvage the Iran nuclear deal are truly over, an opportunity to provide relief to ordinary Iranians has...

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IN THE NEWS

"He [MBS] is getting emboldened to travel the world after the Khashoggi matter as the result of the dedicated rehabilitation process – whether they call it this or not – of western leaders."

"Asking government officials to deny themselves the opportunity to earn millions of dollars lobbying for foreign governments is almost like Mission Impossible."

"We knew that Turkey and the issue of Khashoggi wasn't about justice for them. It was politics from day one. They already did some damage and they can't do much beyond that."

"We intend to remind the people who are hiding behind these doors … that we hold them responsible and we will hold them accountable for the murder of our friend."

"People can see for themselves what's happening in a way they didn't before. It's made it harder, particularly in the US, for defenders of Israel who've had a mythology of what Israel's like, confronted with reality of what's in front of them."

""That the Egyptian government could not meet even the watered-down human rights conditions to release 16 political prisoners is just one reason for why the U.S. government has no business sending one cent of weapons to its brutal dictatorship."

"We've now entered a stage where our own governments, the British government and the American government, must choose between the interests of the israeli government to preserve its immunity at all costs, and the interests, the cherished rights and freedoms, of their own citizens."

The Jeddah Demolitions: Forced Evictions and Neighborhood Destruction Put More than a Million Residents at Risk

October 17, 2022

At COP 27, Canada Must Speak Out for the Release of Alaa Abdel-Fattah

November 7, 2022

UAE: Captain Ali Saif Arrested Prominent Democracy Activists, Led Unlawful Raid on their Homes

September 20, 2022

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