In the News Quotes Archive - Page 11 of 35

Merve Tahiroğlu

Al-Monitor,

April 26, 2022

“[The U.S. statement on Kavala’s conviction was] promising in that it shows that the Biden administration has not entirely muted its criticism of blatant human rights violations in Turkey.”

“The US continues to provide certain types of equipment. They have announced several arms sales just within the last year. There is logistics support and maintenance. All these things to my mind should be on the table [for leveraging].”

Stephen McInerney

Al Jazeera Mubasher,

April 19, 2022

“The U.S. administration froze $130 million in military aid allocated to Egypt due to Cairo’s non-compliance with the human rights conditions set by the U.S. State Department. Therefore, there are pressure tools that the US administration can use.”

Amy Hawthorne

Washington Post,

March 27, 2022

“In this war, Egypt is not—and does not want to become—part of the robust Western defense of Ukraine. Biden’s call to defend the larger cause of democracy has zero resonance for President al-Sissi.”

Stephen McInerney

VOA News,

March 17, 2022

“Large-scale international [economic] assistance should only be provided if President Kaïs Saïed reverses ground and returns Tunisia to a democratic path.”

Amy Hawthorne

Arab Digest,

March 17, 2022

“I think it is very short-sighted of the Biden administration not to mount a more effective policy to try to protect and preserve Tunisian democracy. Because it was a flawed democracy before July 25. But it was…the only one in the Arab world.”

Seth Binder

Middle East Eye,

March 11, 2022

“This vote is rather unprecedented for arms sales to Egypt. It’s a rare moment to see senators express concern for ongoing US support for Egypt’s authoritarian, rights-abusing government through a vote to block an arms sale.”

Merve Tahiroğlu

Greek Current,

March 11, 2022

“On the human rights issues, I think Erdogan has been getting a free pass from the Biden administration for a very long time.”

Seth Binder

New Arab,

March 9, 2022

“During remarks in Morocco, Deputy Sec of State Sherman should have raised concerns about press freedom & the detention of Moroccan journalists. This would have sent a strong message to the palace & helped empower other journalists who remain under threat.”

POMEPS,

February 25, 2022

“The idea behind the commission and the amendments it proposed—and behind this entire reform process—is that in ten years, Jordan could become a constitutional monarchy with the government led by the prime minister appointed by parliament.”

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