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Archives: Dissent
![Remember how Congress said we Should Support Iran Reformists? Well they want the Nuclear Deal](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/09/remember-how-congress-said-we-sh-187x137.jpg)
![Turkey’s Snap Elections: Erdoğan is forcing his people to take sides](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/08/turkeys-snap-elections-erdogan-i-187x137.jpg)
Turkey’s Snap Elections: Erdoğan is forcing his people to take sides
By Bahar Baser and Ahmet Erdi Öztürk | (The Conversation) | - - Ever since the June 2015 elections, which thwarted the proposed presidential system that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has long…![Iran Pres. Rouhani criticizes Hardliners, is slapped down by Revolutionary Guards](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/08/iran-pres-rouhani-criticizes-har-187x137.jpg)
Iran Pres. Rouhani criticizes Hardliners, is slapped down by Revolutionary Guards
By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | - - Iran's Guardians Council, long accused of being a tool for hard-liners in factional power struggles, is at the center of a new war…![Egypt’s “Terrorism” Law Violates “Fundamental Freedoms”](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/08/187x137/8449255653_e28bb935eb_z-573x472.jpg)
Egypt’s “Terrorism” Law Violates “Fundamental Freedoms”
By Kitty Stapp | (Inter Press Service) | - - NEW YORK (IPS) - Egyptian authorities are already holding a record number of journalists behind bars, and a draconian new anti-terror law…![Petition Calling For Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Arrest Goes Viral](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/08/petition-calling-for-israeli-pm-187x137.jpg)
Petition Calling For Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Arrest Goes Viral
By IMEMC | - - A British petition demanding the arrest of the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, upon his arrival in the UK next month, went viral in just a few…![Turkey: As Violence hits Istanbul, southeast, Can Pres. Erdogan turn it to Political Advantage?](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/08/turkey-as-violence-hits-istanbul-187x137.jpg)
Turkey: As Violence hits Istanbul, southeast, Can Pres. Erdogan turn it to Political Advantage?
By Alpaslan Ozerdem | (The Conversation) | - - Armed attacks on the US consulate and a police station are the latest in a wave of bloody violence in Turkey that has…![Bernie Sanders launches “Political Revolution” w/ 100K Virtual House Partiers](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/07/bernie-sanders-launches-politica-187x137.jpg)
Bernie Sanders launches “Political Revolution” w/ 100K Virtual House Partiers
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Bernie Sanders spoke from a house party in Washington, D.C., to supporters gathering in 3500 homes and other locations around the country in groups ranging from…![Is this how the Establishment takes down Outsiders like Bernie Sanders?](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/07/is-this-how-the-establishment-ta-187x137.jpg)
Is this how the Establishment takes down Outsiders like Bernie Sanders?
Thom Hartmann | (Video report) | - - "Thom Hartmann shares about media coverage of a new Quinnipiac poll, but the coverage leaves out some important information. Why? because Bernie is an…![Young Protesters Languish in Jail under Egypt’s Military Counter-Revolution](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/07/young-protesters-languish-in-jai-187x137.jpg)
Young Protesters Languish in Jail under Egypt’s Military Counter-Revolution
By Nelly Bassily | ( openDemocracy) | - - Yara Sallam is starting the second year of her sentence in Qanater Women's prison outside Cairo. She says, "I do not feel any…![Your Fourth of July and My Fourth of July](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/07/187x137/declaration_stone_thumb_295_dark_gray_bg.jpg)
Your Fourth of July and My Fourth of July
Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Revised for the 2010s: Your Fourth of July is invasions and wars. My Fourth of July is the pure sunbeam of peace. Yours is…![Israelis Detain, expel Former democratic Pres. of Tunisia from Gaza Aid Flotilla; he vows to return](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/07/israelis-detain-expel-former-dem-187x137.jpg)
Israelis Detain, expel Former Pres. of Tunisia from Gaza Aid Flotilla; he vows to return
By IMEMC | - - Israeli occupation authorities deported to France, late on Monday, former Tunisian president Moncef al-Marzouqi, who took part in Freedom Flotilla III. After intercepting and towing the Gaza…![Democracy in retreat in Half the 193 UN Member States](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/democracy-in-retreat-in-half-the-187x137.jpg)
Democracy in retreat in Half the 193 UN Member States
By Thalif Deen | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - Democracy is on the retreat and authoritarianism is on the rise in more than 96 of the U.N.’s 193 member states, according…![Wikileaks Docs Reveal Saudi intrigues against Bahrain’s Arab Spring](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/wikileaks-docs-reveal-saudi-intr-187x137.jpg)
Wikileaks Docs Reveal Saudi intrigues against Bahrain’s Arab Spring
By Faten Bushehri | (Global Voices) | - - The Saudi Cables, released by WikiLeaks, includes a treasure trove of information in secret exchanges between Saudi diplomats on restive Bahrain Saudi Arabia's…![PM Netanyahu wants a Free Press, just not in Israel](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/pm-netanyahu-wants-a-free-press-187x137.jpg)
PM Netanyahu wants a Free Press, just not in Israel
By Ari Heistein | (Informed Comment) | - - Continuing his assault on transparency and independent voices in the media, Prime Minister Netanyahu denied investigative journalist Raviv Drucker’s Freedom of Information Law…![French Telco CEO Receives Death Threats, is Cyberstalked over Withdrawal from Israel](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/french-telco-ceo-receives-death1-187x137.jpg)
French Telco CEO Receives Death Threats, is Cyberstalked over Withdrawal from Israel
By IMEMC | - - Orange boss Stephane Richard has taken legal action after receiving death threats against himself and family members amid a row over withdrawing his brand from Israel, legal…![Saudi Arabia Lashing Blogger Reveals What Religion Fears Most](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/saudi-arabia-lashing-blogger-rev-187x137.jpg)
Saudi Arabia Lashing Blogger Reveals What Religion Fears Most
Cenk Uygur & John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video) | - - "The public flogging of jailed blogger Raif Badawi is now “sure” to resume after Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court upheld…![Young Middle East Millennials’ Digital Split From Fundamentalism (Cole Interview)](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/young-middle-east-millennials-di-187x137.jpg)
Young Middle East Millennials’ Digital Split From Fundamentalism (Cole Interview)
Elliot Hill | (TheLipTV Video Interview) | - - "Millennials in the Middle East are forming a clear generational gap between themselves and their elders, with the digital revolution effecting a sweeping…![Tens of thousands participate in Israel’s annual gay pride](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/tens-of-thousands-participate-in-187x137.jpg)
Tens of thousands participate in Israel’s annual gay pride Parade
AFP | (Video Report) | - - "Tens of thousands of people turned out on Friday for Israel's annual Gay Pride parade, dancing in the streets of Tel Aviv and waving rainbow-coloured…![Jon Stewart on Iran, Israel and Directing Rosewater: “It Turns out the Middle East is Somewhat of a Hotbed”](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/jon-stewart-on-iran-israel-and-d-187x137.jpg)
Jon Stewart on Iran, Israel and Directing Rosewater: “It Turns out the Middle East is Somewhat of a Hotbed”
By Alexander Bisley | (Lumiere Reader) | - - N.B. Rosewater is now streaming at Amazon Instant Video and will be available on Netflix beginning June 10 It’s slightly surreal interviewing Jon…![Egypt: Year of Abuses Under al-Sisi President Gets Western Support While Erasing Human Rights Gains](http://web.archive.org./web/20150905071005im_/http://www.juancole.com/images/2015/06/egypt-year-of-abuses-under-al-si-187x137.jpg)