Alessandra Bajec is a freelance journalist specialising in the Middle East and North Africa. Previously living in Palestine, then in Cairo, she is currently based in Tunis.
Analysis: With a record low turnout, Saturday's election in Tunisia is set to produce a largely powerless parliament that will cement President Kais Saied's monopoly on power.
Analysis: A recent UN call for an ICJ advisory opinion on Israeli practices in occupied Palestinian territory raises questions about the likelihood of accountability for Israel's ongoing violations of international law.
In-depth: The new legislation decreed by Kais Saied eliminating the principle of gender parity has come under fire from women's rights advocates in Tunisia who fear the next parliament may be led almost exclusively by men.
In-depth: Recent protests in deprived Tunis suburbs against police brutality, which were heavily repressed by security forces, signal a pattern of state violence reminiscent of the Ben Ali regime.
In-depth: More than a month on, Iranian protesters remain steadfast, as universities, commercial centres, and the vital oil industry all join civil disobedience actions in a rare show of collective insubordination towards the Islamic Republic.
On an unprecedented scale, the feminist-led Iranian uprisings have galvanised Iranian public opinion like never before. To ensure that the protests continue in momentum, artists in Iran and in the diaspora are using their pens to take down the sword.
In-depth: The death of Jina 'Mahsa' Amini at the hands of the Islamic Republic's morality police sparked nationwide protests and has put a spotlight on the plight of Iran's long-oppressed Kurdish minority.
In-depth: Seven NGOs were forcibly closed in August in a bid to stifle Palestinian civil society, but the organisations have vowed to defy the crackdown and continue to document Israel's human rights violations.
In-depth: Ahead of the 25 July referendum on President Kais Saied's contentious draft constitution, Tunisians are caught between fatigue, a firm rejection of the vote, and hope for change, even under one-man rule.
