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Die Sanktionen gegen den Iran sind ein brutaler Angriff auf die Zivilbevölkerung, während die Tyrannen sich unbeeindruckt zeigen. Der Westen unterzieht die Iraner damit einer moralisch verwerflichen Kollektivstrafe, meint der Politologe Ali Fathollah-Nejad. Sie sollen widerspenstige Gewaltherrscher zur Vernunft erziehen, ihren Missetaten nach außen wie nach innen ein Ende bereiten. Mit chirurgischer Präzision ziehen sie […]
October 20, 2012 by Kristin Jankowski
On October 7, 2012, the office of the Egyptian General Prosecutor decided to start an official investigation accusing me of “blasphemy” — or, as they call it, “insulting Islam.” My crime was expressing my atheist beliefs on my Twitter account. The Egyptian authorities also arrested my friend Alber Saber on similar charges. He remains in jail to this day. […]
August 3, 2012 by Zora Hesova
Not everybody in North Africa knows that the phrase “Arab Spring” is inspired by the Prague Spring of 1968. For Czech and Slovaks, the connection is obvious. It stands for liberalisation driven by citizens, from below, who demand popular sovereignty in the face of an authoritarian regime. But to what extent have the Arab states […]
Arab Spring Collective 
January 25, 2013 by alifn
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