Understanding the Arab Spring

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    The same quality can not be seen in politics and civil liberties however. Repression of authoritarian regimes replace rule of law with rule of government. Intolerance and corruption become widespread phenomena on people’s daily lives. Media were entirely shut down or intimidated by iron fists of the rulers. According to data from Freedom House, an international NGO based in Washington D.C., Libya and Tunisia ban the free media altogether. In Syria, Egypt and Bahrain, engaging in politics against the government is nearly impossible. There is a strict control mechanisms over civil liberties too.


    Furthermore corrupted officials are everywhere, affecting directly the quality of life. Transparency International, an international tackler against corruption, considers Yemen, Syria, Egypt and Libya among the worst 30 countries in the world in terms of nepotism and embezzlements. For instance, Illegal Financial Integrity estimates that illegal financial flows from Tunisia have reached 11.6 Billion USD for 8 years period (2000-2008). It is also known that Abidin Bin Ali’s personnel fortune is around 5 Billion Euros whereas Mubarak family’s is above 70 Billion Euros.

    To sum up, the main reason is the lack of political mechanism which is properly designed to respond people’s demands, can overcome bottlenecks in economics and politics and create solutions to chronic social problems. Interestingly in these countries, criticism have grown strong as a result. People are increasingly participate in protests even when there is a good chance to be killed.​

    For full article: http://www.articlespolitics.com/2011/06/arab-spring-understanding-reasons.html
     
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    Who is "Transparency International"?

     
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    Transparency International is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption.

    www.transparency.org/
     

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