civil liberties

Austria
Austria
Perspectives

Austria's hijab ban: First step in the punishment of Muslim life

Austria’s new hijab ban for girls is less about protection & more about control. It fits into the state's wider campaign against Muslims, writes Nehal Abdalla.

Nehal Abdalla
17 September, 2025
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Palestine Action
In-depth
Live Story

What the UK's terror law crackdown on Palestine Action means

Assiah Hamed
15 July, 2025
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Gaza War
World
Live Story

US 'Lyft' driver fired for 'US Jews Say Ceasefire' poster in car

The New Arab Staff
27 June, 2024
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Gaza War
MENA
Live Story

101 Jordanians arrested protesting outside Israeli embassy

Rose Chacko
25 March, 2024
france
France
Voices

France protest repression: First they came for the Muslims

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Yasser Louati

13 April, 2023
Turkey
press freedoms
Perspectives

If journalists aren’t protected, free speech means nothing

AW

Adele Walton

10 January, 2023
Egypt human rights
MENA
Live Story

Sisi accused of restricting rights with new Covid law

Thaer Mansour
30 November, 2021
Coronavirus, Civil Rights
social distancing
MENA
Live Story

Coronavirus lockdowns are further eroding civil rights in Mideast

The New Arab
02 April, 2020
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Prevent
Voices

Stansted 15 verdict: Using counter-terrorism to erode civil liberties

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Malia Bouattia

12 December, 2018
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university
Voices

Jazz hands are not the issue

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Malia Bouattia

11 October, 2018
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Trump
Perspectives

America's cyber civil war rages as migrant families suffer

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Wilson Dizard

26 June, 2018
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Tunisia
Perspectives

'State of emergency' erodes France and Tunisia's civil liberties

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Cyril Lemba

18 April, 2018
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US
Voices

International Islamophobia calls for a global grassroots resistance

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Malia Bouattia

21 August, 2017
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Wikipedia
Society
Live Story

Istanbul withdraws invite for Wikipedia founder after banning site

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

03 May, 2017
Sisi - AFP
US
Perspectives

Sisi and Trump: Brotherhood on the agenda

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Mohamad Elmasry

31 March, 2017
Canada airport
Trump
Narrated

Randomly selected: Canada's new anti-terror bill threatens civil liberties

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Hadani Ditmars

08 December, 2016
Donald Trump
US
MENA
Live Story

Donald Trump may introduce a 'Muslim registry'

The New Arab
17 November, 2016
Surveillance USA
US
Perspectives

Obama hands Trump a toolkit for eroding civil liberties

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Usaid Siddiqui

16 November, 2016
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occupation
Analysis
Live Story

France: Calls for an 'Israeli-like' approach to security, terror

The New Arab
29 July, 2016
Police France
security
Analysis
Live Story

France's new emergency powers 'threaten' rights

The New Arab
25 November, 2015
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Ramadan
Perspectives

Blink and you'll miss them: civil liberties in Morocco

The New Arab Staff

Fatima El-Issawi

27 August, 2015