On Sunday Morocco saw 3,000 demonstrators in Casablanca, and as many as 2,000 called for regime change on the streets of Tangier. These events marked the pro-democracy February 20th Movement's resumption of its weekly Sunday protests, which had ...

TNC Forces renewed their assaults against the remaining Gadafhi strongholds of Sirta, Bani Walid and Sabha. Residents are reported to be trapped in Sirte with little food, water, or medical care, while thousands have fled. Fierce fighting for the ...

Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Doyle McManus argues that as "Congress is getting ready to make deep cuts in federal spending, including foreign aid, one program it ought to spare" is the State Department's funding of Internet and ...

Writing in the Huffington Post, Hadi Ghaemi, the Executive Director of the International Campaign for Human Rights, asks for the U.S. to "challenge Iran's record of abuse and to support the Iranian people's aspirations for rule of law, democratic ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu envisioned an "axis of democracy" in the region by aligning with Egypt. He said “this will not be an axis against any other country — not Israel, not Iran, not any other country, ...

Twenty-one people were killed and approximately 100 more were injured when snipers fired upon passers-by and peaceful protesters demonstrating at Yemen's Change Square. The clashes arose as protesters pressed further into territory held by government forces. The ...

After meeting in Tripoli with leaders of the TNC and civil society groups, Assistant Secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman described the city as "remarkably normal in atmosphere," with businesses open, traffic flowing, and police patrolling the streets. In his ...

As the U.S. seeks to free the last two hikers held in Iran, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, Oman has assumed the role as the "honest broker" between the two countries. After playing a role in releasing American hiker Sarah Shourd in ...

At the funeral of a demonstrator who reportedly suffocated in a cloud of tear gas, Sheik Isa Qassim, a senior cleric in Bahrain, stated that "the regime has designated the section of society asking for rights as enemies ...

In a video Q&A session, Thomas Carothers, the Vice President for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, answered several questions related to the future of Libya without Gadhafi. He suggested that the United States will be ...

According to Radio Farda, the family of jailed Iranian journalist Isa Saharkhiz, a member of the central council of the Association for the Defense of Press Freedom, wrote to Iran's judiciary chief to complain that he is being ...

Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) published the first edition of his newsletter entitled "Standing for Human Rights," in which he outlines his efforts, through various programs and legislation, to champion human rights through the United States Senate. Among his initiatives ...

In the run up to next month's election, all leading Tunisian political parties are expected to sign a document today "limiting to one year the term of the new constituent assembly and outlining how a president and prime minister ...

The Israeli embassy in Amman was evacuated Wednesday in anticipation of mass protests planned for Thursday outside the mission. Over 3,000 individuals belong to the Facebook group entitled "Million Man March to Close the Israeli Embassy in Jordan," which has ...

In the latest legislation introduced by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), the Pan Am 103 Accountability Act calls upon President Barack Obama to "continue any investigative activities of any Federal agencies with regard to the bombing of Pan Am flight ...

Brian Murphy of the AP reported that Shiite workers suspected of supporting or participating in the pro-democracy movement in Bahrain continue to be purged. Activists state that 'Hundreds of Shiites - some say thousands - dismissed from jobs ...

On Tuesday Arab League delegates demanded "immediate change" in Syria and an end to violence.  The League's 22 representatives, meeting in Cairo, released a statement calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to enact a list of measures discussed ...

Islamists in Libya are pushing for more power in the new government, which they say should be based on Islamic law. During the conflict, many of the rebels were Islamists and some served as Commanders. However, some rebels are ...

U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford attended the funeral of Syrian human rights activist Giyath Matar on Sunday. Shortly after, Syrian security forces attacked the gathering.  The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has been active in disseminating videos documenting human ...

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expressed concern regarding the continued detention of students and teachers. The Bahrain Center reports that many "expelled university students have been summoned for investigation also being dismissed and replaced by unqualified teachers." ...