On July 13, 2010, formerly imprisoned Egyptian democracy activist, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, wrote:   "A small group of activists in the Middle East have attacked CyberDissidents.org because some of its members are Israeli.  I serve as an advisory board member to this marvelous organization and I am saddened by the attacks on it.  CyberDissidents.org promotes freedom of...

BAHRAIN King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa announced on March 20, 2012, that “significant progress” has been made in implementing democratic reforms demanded by protesters during the Bahraini uprising last year, though the Kingdom’s opposition parties doubt that the future holds justice for the thousand-plus protesters who were imprisoned over the course of the past year. Prior to the...

It did not take much courage in recent months to speak out against Moammar Gadhafi. The madman slaughtered tens of thousands and was making good on his threat to hunt down Libyan opposition “alley by alley.” Much more important is to look back and ask why it took nearly 42 years for NATO, the U.S. and the Libyan people to unseat the tyrant. Think of all the time and...

Iran Muammar Gaddafi’s death sparked hope and happiness among Iranians. Ali Hamedani, Iranian reporter, updated his Facebook status, simply asking: “Who’s next?” Ehsan Norouzi, another journalist said: “After governing for 40 years, he was trampled to death in his own town. God willing, soon Asad [Syria’s president] and Seyed Ali [Khamenei, Iran’s leader] will have the same...

Iran Following the release of two American hikers in Iran, Niusha Boghrati, asked on Facebook: “If they were not spies, why did you give them eight years in prison? And, if they were spies, how dare you to release them? It just doesn’t work well together.” Saudi Arabia While Saudi women were granted the right to vote in municipal elections in 2015, a woman was sentenced to 10 lashes...