MIDDLE EAST

Israel: assault on judicial independence the tip of the iceberg

Protest movement rises – but needs to acknowledge the full reality of repression

Bahrain: a botched whitewashing attempt

Hosting of Inter-Parliamentary Union summit inadvertently throws the spotlight on denial of democracy and human rights

Iran: fearless protests, fierce repression

Theocratic regime responds with full force to its biggest-ever challenge

Qatar 2022: glory at what price?

World Cup tainted by migrant workers’ deaths and numerous other human rights abuses

Bahrain: election without freedoms falls far short of democracy

Empty election ritual held in the absence of opposition leaves ruling power untroubled

Israel: most extreme government ever on the cards

Netanyahu is back, set to lead a government with far-right racist elements

Lebanon: people take on the banks

Driven to desperation by government failure, depositors resort to extreme measures to recover their money

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Iran: could women protesters bring down the theocracy?

Death of woman detained for ‘improper hijab’ triggers widespread protests against patriarchal regime

Iraq: endless political crisis benefits no one but elites

It’s time to listen to the demands of the young protesters calling for radical change

Iran’s women the renewed targets of theocratic repression

Government responds to growing social unrest by crushing dissent and diverting attention