In the News Quotes Archive - Page 8 of 35

Amy Hawthorne

New Arab,

January 24, 2023

“The invasion of Ukraine has affected the Egyptian economy, especially in regards to wheat prices, as has the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the underlying problems and roots of the crisis have been brewing for years as the economic crisis is largely driven by political economic choices which President Sisi has made.”

Merve Tahiroğlu

France 24,

January 24, 2023

“This election is really about bigger things. It’s about a democratic future vs. a more autocratic future. It’s about Turkey’s economy and the direction that’s going to be taking. Is it going to recover under a new government with sensible fiscal policies? Is there going to be an independent central bank or are we going to continue down this path where inflation keeps on rising and the cost of living keeps rising for the people and becomes unbearable for a lot of its citizens?”

Merve Tahiroğlu

Al-Monitor,

January 18, 2023

“Erdoğan might pull a January 6. . . . How would [the Biden administration] feel if in just three months, Turkey has its first unfree election in decades . . . and they have sold the F-16 to Turkey just months before?”

Seth Binder

Al-Monitor,

December 21, 2022

For FY23, lawmakers increased Egypt’s restricted aid that can’t be waived by $10 million, an indication “of the frustration with the administration’s policies to address these [human rights] concerns.”

Tess McEnery

Vox,

November 17, 2022

“The NSC Democracy Directorate reliably asserts that democracy and human rights are not just values, but vital national security interests. It remains difficult to get other national security officials on board with this approach. . . . It would require people willing to break with the status quo to implement democracy and human rights as the center of our foreign policy.”

Tess McEnery

Vox,

November 17, 2022

“Countries that are democratic and respect human rights, at the end of the day, are more stable, more peaceful, more prosperous, and better allies.”

The Freedom Initiative

Middle East Eye,

November 11, 2022

Hashtag has been circulating widely online, as human rights becomes key issue at UN climate change conference

The Freedom Initiative

Associated Press,

November 10, 2022

“‘Carly Morris was released early Wednesday, after being summoned and taken into custody by Saudi authorities in the north-central city of Buraidah on Monday,’ according to the Freedom Initiative.”

The Freedom Initiative

CNN,

November 10, 2022

“Saudi authorities should immediately lift the travel ban against her and permit her to return home to the US with her daughter.”

The Freedom Initiative

CNN,

November 10, 2022

“Though Morris’ daughter only held US citizenship at the time of departure, upon her arrival in Saudi Arabia, she was immediately subject to the country’s male guardianship laws, under which she is barred from exiting the country without her father’s permission,” [the Freedom Initiative] said.

In the News

Country