The decision by a Bahrain court to uphold two death sentences highlights how authoritarian regimes exact revenge and silence opponents.
Articles tagged: ‘Bahrain’
Israel and the art of sportswashing
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe use of sport to polish up tarnished reputations is, despite denials, flourishing in Israel.
MENA: Twenty years on
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSummary: when set against today’s reality a snapshot of MENA in July 2000 proves a grim comparison. So are there any grounds for hope and optimism?
The Arab Spring is not a failure
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The Arab Spring is not a failure
The Influencers
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The Influencers
Digital deception in the Middle East
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · Digital deception in the Middle East
Bahrain: what price security?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailBahrain’s economy, hit by the oil price crash and Covid-19 has little hope for recovery even as it continues its heavy spend on security.
Covid-19, the oil price crash and what the MENA region could look like post-pandemic
Posted on Categories PodcastsThe Gulf: migrant workers heading for home
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailMigrant workers in the Gulf are trying to get home to escape Covid-19 and destitution.