Don’t miss this Tune in on Monday 🔥

📢 Join us on Monday June 16 at 10AM ET for an important discussion on #SaudiArabia’s growing regional influence & the sidelining of human rights, ahead of next week's UN conference on a two-state solution co-sponsored by the kingdom. Register here: mideastdc.org/events/from-pa…

We asked friends & colleagues who fled repressive authoritarian regimes about what they're now seeing in the US. One researcher finds themselves returning to the same self-censorship tactics they used in their home country. #DemocracyMatters Read more: mideastdc.org/publication/we…

In the aftermath of Trump’s Gulf trip, #SaudiArabia’s regional influence has continued to evolve, becoming a critical power broker. Join us on Monday at 10:00AM ET for this timely conversation. More details ⬇️ x.com/MideastDC/stat…

🚨Congress must reject Secretary Marco Rubio's reckless proposed reorganization of the State Department. This slash-and-burn approach to critical programs will have devastating consequences for the most marginalized people. Read our joint statement: mideastdc.org/publication/co…

Breaking: Saudi writer and dissident Turki al-Jasser has been executed today by the Saudi government. The gov took advantage of the fact that everyone is busy with the war to spill the blood of a dissident! Check Turki’s profile here: pen.org/writer-at-risk…

Saudi journalist Turki Al Gasser was executed today after 7 years of arbitrary detention. He is not the first, and won’t be the last, as long as MBS continues to act with impunity for human rights violations.

Another Father's Day passes and Alaa remains in prison, separated from his son who has grown up almost entirely without him. 2 years ago Mark Ruffalo, Olivia Colman, Carey Mulligan, Emily Watson, Khalid Abdalla, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Spector and Richard Ratcliffe read from

It's Father's Day & Said Ferjani should be celebrating at home with his children. Instead, he's unjustly locked up in a Tunisian prison cell on bogus charges because he refused to stop pushing for a free & democratic #Tunisia. #FreeSaidFerjaniNOW x.com/TheKaouther/st…

Saudi Arabia has executed another journalist, Turki Al-Jasser, after seven years of his detention for reporting on corruption. The failure to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi only encourages further acts of deadly violence against journalists in

🚨 We are gravely fearful for the lives of hundreds of prisoners threatened with imminent execution in #SaudiArabia for non-lethal drug-related offences, including scores of Egyptian, Ethiopian and Somali nationals. Read our joint statement with 30+ NGOs: alqst.org/en/post/ngos-v…

🚨 Hundreds of prisoners, including scores of Egyptian, Ethiopian & Somali nationals, are at risk of imminent execution in #SaudiArabia for non-lethal drug-related offenses, amid a surge in such executions. Read our joint statement with 30+ organizations: mideastdc.org/publication/jo…

Authoritarian regimes in the MENA increasingly use cybercrime & online content laws to restrict freedom of expression. MEDC's Yasmin Omar recently sat down with Aymen Zaghdoudi to discuss how we can take back the virtual space. Watch the full conversation: mideastdc.org/events/liberat…

#SaudiArabia executed Turki al-Jasser last week, the first high-profile killing of a journalist since #JamalKhashoggi. Al-Jasser had two Twitter accounts, including an anonymous account that "was in the crosshairs of the Saudi government,” عبدالله العودة said. theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

🚨 Saudi Arabia executed a prominent journalist who exposed corruption. The world should act before other dissidents are next. Read our new commentary by عبدالله العودة, Seth Binder, Sheridan Cole, and Haydn Welch: mideastdc.org/publication/sa…

Last weekend, #SaudiArabia executed prominent Saudi journalist Turki al-Jasser for "terrorist crimes." I knew Turki. He was a courageous journalist who exposed corruption within the Saudi royal family online. 🧵 x.com/MideastDC/stat…