📺Tune in now! Join our conversation on the human cost of US funding cuts in the MENA region. Livestream: youtube.com/live/NX322S5Ch…

MEDC's Democracy Matters Initiative recently brought together experts in tech, AI, human rights & democracy from the MENA to discuss how authoritarian regimes utilize tech & AI to propagate anti-democracy narratives. Read our report to learn more: mideastdc.org/publication/is…

This is Hossam’s team, and we are sharing his final message : “If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed—most likely targeted—by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old—a college student with dreams like anyone else. For past 18

MEDC Director of Countering Authoritarianism عبدالله العودة welcomed the release of hundreds of Saudi political prisoners & urged the Saudi regime to take immediate steps to “end arbitrary detention and the arrest of prisoners of conscience once and for all." al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

We stand with Daraj Media & Megaphone against coordinated attempts to silence independent journalism in #Lebanon. At least 60 organizations worldwide demand Lebanese authorities protect #PressFreedom & stop weaponizing baseless charges. mideastdc.org/publication/in…

"‘In a decision that seems to be pre-written" !! A judge just ruled Mahmoud Khalil is removable under US immigration law.! In a case lacking evidentiary support! This feels retaliatory, politically motivated, and eerily reminiscent of life under autocratic regimes.

I met with Mohsen Mahdawi today. Listen to his message.

The last time I heard of a judge getting arrested in court was in Libya—by MILITIAS. I'm gutted to see the U.S. setting new standards now!

Imprisoned for tweeting. The Athletic special report describes detentions of people who criticized Turki Al-Sheikh: "Most victims didn't even criticize the government, but criticized decisions Al-Sheikh made regarding entertainment or sport." — عبدالله العودة nytimes.com/athletic/62985…

Today Laila Soueif, mother of unjustly detained British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, turns 69. Instead of celebrating her birthday, she's spending it on her 214th day of hunger strike, demanding her son's freedom. It's time for #Egypt to #FreeAlaa. #العمر_كله_يا_ليلى

يستضيف مركز ديمقراطية الشرق الأوسط خبراء من فلسطين و سوريا و لبنان يوم ٨ مايو في نقاش مهم باللغة العربية بعنوان "ديكتاتوريو العالم الرقمي: مواجهة السرديات الاستبدادية في الشرق الأوسط" للتسجيل : mideastdc.org/events/digital…

New video: Alaa's mother, Laila Soueif, has returned to Cairo to visit him prison.

Israel has completely wiped out Rafah, turning a fifth of Gaza's territory into a giant buffer zone. This is part of Israel's plan to permanently remain in Gaza and facilitate the ethnic cleansing of its people. mondoweiss.net/2025/04/rafah-…

📽️ STARTING NOW! Join our conversation with Heba Alkadri, SMEX's Mohamed Nagem, Cathrine Abuamsha & MEDC's Abdelrahman Ayyash on combating disinformation & propaganda from authoritarian regimes in the MENA. Watch here ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=93igNZ…

بسبب الاشتباكات.. توقف حركة الطيران بعد مقتل الككلي بـ طرابلس almasryalyoum.com/news/details/3…

Honored to share a panel with ICC Registrar, Osvaldo Giler, the Arminian Prosecutor General, Anna Vardapetyan and Eurojust board chair, Boštjan Škrlec, moderated by Sheila Paylan for a critical conversation about global justice. #GoodFellows #YerevanDialogue2025

Statement to the press by Sanaa Seif, St Thomas' Hospital, 2pm BST. "Keir Starmer needs to act now. Not tomorrow, not Monday now. Right now, it's a miracle. It's the last night. It's a miracle that we still have her."

#FreeAlaa #SaveLaila