dissent

Illustration - In-depth - Israeli reservists
Gaza War
In-depth
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Israel's army is facing a crisis of dissent over the Gaza war

In-depth: Dissent is growing in Israel's military as growing numbers of reservists refuse to fight and veterans launch open letters condemning the war in Gaza.

Jessica Buxbaum
24 April, 2025
Former MP Walid Al-Tabtabaei sentenced to four years in prison for criticising Kuwait's Emir [AFP]
Kuwait
MENA
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Former Kuwaiti MP jailed for four years for 'insulting Emir'

The New Arab Staff
20 April, 2025
Life in Tehran following strikes [Getty]
Iran
MENA
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Iran hands 10 year sentence to Iranian-American journalist

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 December, 2024
Gaza War
Unfiltered

Gaza has revived colonial tactics of silencing dissent

Lujain Al-Meligy.

Lujain Al-Meligy

02 February, 2024
Biden Aministration
World
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Biden faces growing internal dissent over Israel's Gaza war

Brooke Anderson
16 January, 2024
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Middle East
MENA
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'Global indifference, arms sales' drive Middle East atrocities

The New Arab
26 February, 2019
Macron and sisi - AFP
Sisi
Voices

Macron, Sisi and the business of state repression

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Malia Bouattia

04 February, 2019
MbS and Sisi - Anadolu
Sisi
Voices

Intellectual repression in the Arab world

Sam Hamad

Sam Hamad

23 October, 2018
Mohamed bin salman
Saudi Arabia
Analysis
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Lies and murder: Riyadh's war on dissent

The New Arab
07 October, 2018
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Turkey
MENA
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Jamal Khashoggi: journalist and critic of 'extremist' Saudi Arabia

The New Arab
04 October, 2018
Essam al-Zamil
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Saudi economist who criticised Aramco sale charged with 'terrorism'

The New Arab
02 October, 2018
Sisi and trump - AFP
US
MENA
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Egypt concludes naval exercises with US, others

The New Arab & agencies
05 August, 2018
Sisi and trump - AFP
US
Perspectives

Resuming US military aid to Egypt

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Rana Allam

02 August, 2018
Bahrain [getty]
protests
MENA
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Bahrain strips nine of citizenship amid crackdown on dissent

The New Arab & agencies
21 May, 2018
egypt police [getty]
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt authorities arrest prominent socialist activist

The New Arab
19 May, 2018
An Egyptian riot policeman
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian 2011 uprising leader arrested for insulting Sisi

The New Arab & agencies
16 May, 2018
Saudi [Getty]
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Saudi Arabia to purge Muslim Brotherhood influence in schools

The New Arab
22 March, 2018
Bahrain_Police
torture
MENA
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Bahraini death row inmate tortured: Amnesty

The New Arab
16 March, 2018
Sisi military - AFP
Sisi
MENA
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Campaigning begins in Sisi's 'competition-proof' elections

The New Arab & agencies
24 February, 2018
Egypt Egyptian police Cairo GETTY
Sisi
MENA
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Egypt could prosecute opposition for boycotting Sisi's 'one-horse' elections

The New Arab & agencies
06 February, 2018
Al-Saleh
UAE
MENA
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Kuwait sentences blogger to 5 years for 'insulting' UAE

The New Arab
05 February, 2018