Demonstrations against Abdelaziz Bouteflika have opened up a rare space for debate and self-expression – and could signal a change to a more free and involved civil society in Algeria.
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Russia’s efforts to sow discord, discontent and chaos extend far beyond the US, including into leading media outlets in the Arab world.
Protests seem contagious when they erupt in several countries at the same time. But new research shows that unrest rarely spreads. It’s protest symbols, like France’s yellow vests, that go global.
The uprising in Sudan has weakened the authority of President Omar al-Bashir and political Islam in the country.
Durham University student Matthew Hedges has been jailed for life for ‘spying’ in UAE.
Study suggests that the UN’s own principles sometimes prevented it from living up to its objectives
Today’s urban public spaces tend to represent governments and cities rather than people and citizens. Architects and urban designers should contribute to shaping spaces for freedom and interaction.
At first, the 2010s seemed full of hope for democracy. The picture today is rather more complicated.
In Morocco, bread is not only a symbol for wider demands but also the material basis of affordable and just living conditions.
Egyptians’ revolutionary demands for ‘bread, freedom and social justice’ are a distant memory.
Decentralization in the Middle East and North Africa is supposed to lead to greater public representation in municipal politics. In fact, it is largely strengthening authoritarianism.
Public disaffection in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries betrays deep-seated tensions beneath the surface.
The events of summer 2011 proved that Israel incubates the same sort of socio-economic discontent that upended the wider Middle East.
Millennial Indian women have been leading a new kind of feminism since the early 2000s.
Seven years after Ben Ali was deposed, Tunisians feel little happier with their lot.
Activists often face intransigent regimes and ruthless warlords. But women can use traditional insights into femininity and motherhood for political mobilisation and resistance.
The loyalty of Venezuela’s soldiers is getting shaky. History shows from the Arab Spring to Latin American coups, when the military withdraws support for a leader, a fall from power is imminent.
The concept of dignity is not universal. It means different things to different people and different cultures.
After a high point in 2011, it looked like a global wave of protest had crested. But another one is surging.
Protests in Tunisia and Morocco show underlying causes of the Arab uprisings remain intact.
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