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Qatar 2022: glory at what price?

World Cup tainted by migrant workers’ deaths and numerous other human rights abuses
FREEDOMS
MIDDLE EAST
18.Nov.2022
ENESFR

Bahrain: election without freedoms falls far short of democracy

Empty election ritual held in the absence of opposition leaves ruling power untroubled
DEMOCRACY
MIDDLE EAST
17.Nov.2022
EN

Israel: most extreme government ever on the cards

Netanyahu is back, set to lead a government with far-right racist elements
DEMOCRACY
MIDDLE EAST
09.Nov.2022
EN

Lebanon: people take on the banks

Driven to desperation by government failure, depositors resort to extreme measures to recover their money
ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT
MIDDLE EAST
04.Nov.2022
EN

Iran: could women protesters bring down the theocracy?

Death of woman detained for ‘improper hijab’ triggers widespread protests against patriarchal regime
INCLUSION
MIDDLE EAST
30.Sep.2022
EN

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
DEMOCRACY
MIDDLE EAST
23.Sep.2022
EN

Iran’s women the renewed targets of theocratic repression

Government responds to growing social unrest by crushing dissent and diverting attention
INCLUSION
MIDDLE EAST
09.Sep.2022
EN

Saudi Arabia: clean as new

Oil diplomacy turns a blind eye to the regime’s human rights violations
FREEDOMS
MIDDLE EAST
05.Aug.2022
EN

Palestine: activism gone digital

Technology is playing a key role in human rights work – and bringing backlash
FREEDOMS
MIDDLE EAST
16.Jun.2022
EN

Iran: food price rises fuel renewed protests

Government responds by vilifying protesters and unleashing yet more violence
ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT
MIDDLE EAST
15.Jun.2022
EN
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