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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  “Iran’s airspace is not safe”: is more isolation the answer?

  Published on: 4 June 2020

  Written by: Kourosh Ziabari All articles by Kourosh Ziabari

  Will halting flights to Iran produce the desirable outcome and induce Iran into cooperation in the investigation of...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  How does authoritarianism survive in Syria? An interview with Lisa Wedeen

  Published on: 26 May 2020

  Written by: Tugrul Mende All articles by Tugrul Mende

  How did the emergence of a civil-war autocracy in Syria change the way the regime reproduces its power?

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  Published in: 50.50

  Detained in Jordan for disobeying men, girls use art to tell their stories

  Published on: 21 May 2020

  Written by: Marta Vidal All articles by Marta Vidal

  Long before COVID-19, these girls were detained under a controversial ‘male guardianship’ system. Here are some of...

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  Published in: Pandemic Borders

  Will global corporations take responsibility for those they have long exploited?

  Published on: 18 May 2020

  Written by: Jay Ramasubramanyam All articles by Jay Ramasubramanyam

  A transnational solidarity beyond borders must include the corporations and conglomerates who benefitted from...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  Espionage and repression in the Middle East courtesy of the West

  Published on: 15 May 2020

  Written by: Jon Hoffman All articles by Jon Hoffman

  Western companies are providing surveillance tools to authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  Libya’s forgotten half: between conflict and pandemic, women pay the higher price

  Published on: 14 May 2020

  Written by: Asma Khalifa All articles by Asma Khalifa

  Now more than ever, the country needs everyone’s contribution to survive the upcoming changes.

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  Does anyone remember the chemical attacks on Sudanese civilians?

  Published on: 13 May 2020

  Written by: Sabrîna Azad All articles by Sabrîna Azad

  In 2016, Omar al-Bashir's government committed yet another war crime in Darfur by using poisonous gas against...

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  Published in: Can Europe Make It?

  Could Turkey’s opposition provide a model for the defeat of populist authoritarian rule?

  Published on: 11 May 2020

  Written by: Seren Selvin Korkmaz All articles by Seren Selvin Korkmaz

  COVID-19 could strengthen global resilience against populist authoritarianism. Those movements should also learn...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  Detainees in Libya need protection: they must be released now

  Published on: 11 May 2020

  Written by: Kate Vigneswaran All articles by Kate Vigneswaran

  The right to health and life of detainees in Libya must be protected especially in times of pandemic.

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  In times of crisis, diaspora groups know what to do

  Published on: 8 May 2020

  Written by: Veysi Dag All articles by Veysi Dag

  Kurdish diaspora associations in European cities have performed a crucial function to mitigate the challenging...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  Despite COVID-19, Libya war rages with civilians at risk

  Published on: 7 May 2020

  Written by: Hanan Salah All articles by Hanan Salah

  After years of getting away with their crimes, armed groups in Libya continue to destroy the country’s fragile...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  Egypt: a brutal history of state encounters

  Published on: 6 May 2020

  Written by: Maged Mandour All articles by Maged Mandour

  Egyptian photographer and director Shady Habash’s death in prison is one in a long history of state brutality in the country.

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  Poverty or virus? Lebanon’s uprising continues despite the pandemic

  Published on: 5 May 2020

  Written by: Anne Kirstine Rønn All articles by Anne Kirstine Rønn

  Despite increasing protests, the coronavirus crisis remains a double-edged sword for the Lebanese uprising.

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  A Libya story: pandemic and human rights in times of conflict

  Published on: 4 May 2020

  Written by: Tarek Megerisi All articles by Tarek Megerisi

  How does a fragmented state fight a global pandemic?

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  What does it mean to be an urban refugee in Turkey during a pandemic?

  Published on: 1 May 2020

  Written by: Zeynep Balcioglu All articles by Zeynep Balcioglu

  Written by: Murat Erdogan All articles by Murat Erdogan

  In Turkey most refugees are spread across urban centers and they are among the most impacted by the economic...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  The moral triangle: Germans, Israelis and Palestinians in Berlin

  Published on: 30 April 2020

  Written by: Tugrul Mende All articles by Tugrul Mende

  An Interview with Sa′ed Atshan and Katharina Galor about the difficult, complex relationship of these three communities.

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  In Turkey, Erdogan’s crackdown on Kurds takes no coronavirus break

  Published on: 28 April 2020

  Written by: Philip Kowalski All articles by Philip Kowalski

  Written by: Aykan Erdemir All articles by Aykan Erdemir

  It is clear that Turkey’s Kurds can expect no respite during the coronavirus public health crisis.

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  Published in: 50.50

  Stuck in a foreign land with no passport or work

  Published on: 23 April 2020

  Written by: Selam Abebe* All articles by Selam Abebe*

  I support family in Ethiopia, have to pay my Lebanese sponsor who keeps my passport - and my cleaning work has...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  In the Gulf, migrant workers fear for their future

  Published on: 23 April 2020

  Written by: Rabiya Jaffery All articles by Rabiya Jaffery

  Between draconian migration laws and the continuing lockdowns, migrant workers in the Gulf are facing increasing uncertainty.

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  US sanctions: collective punishment in the time of COVID-19

  Published on: 21 April 2020

  Written by: Halah Ahmad All articles by Halah Ahmad

  The coronavirus outbreak exposes the fundamental inhumanity of US foreign policy in the Middle East.