MIDDLE EAST

‘People have lost confidence in an international system that fails to protect the powerless against the powerful’

Susan Power | PALESTINE

‘We dream of hundreds of thousands demonstrating for democracy, equality and human rights’

Debbie Gild-Hayo | ISRAEL

‘The government uses public relations to mask human rights violations’

Drewery Dyke | BAHRAIN

‘The world seems to be starting to forget Syrian refugees’

Serene Dardari and Mahmoud Abdullah | LEBANON

‘Labour reforms need to continue after the World Cup is over’

Vani Saraswathi | QATAR

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘This election is make-believe: its only role is to provide a veneer of democracy’

Jawad Fairooz | BAHRAIN

‘The main culprits of the current crisis are bank owners and their greed for profit’

Alaa Khorchid | LEBANON

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘Mahsa Amini’s case was a spark in a flammable situation’

Sohrab Razaghi | IRAN

‘Mahsa’s death highlights the struggle women must face just to go about their daily lives’

Kylie Moore-Gilbert | IRAN

‘Colonial powers of the global north have normalised murder and devastation in the global south’

anonymous | PALESTINE