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Killing of Libyan blogger raises fears of renewed assassinations

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US visa crackdown leaves foreign students in desperate limbo

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Are refugees in Belgium losing rights for backing Palestine?

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Egypt charges rights lawyer El-Massry with spreading false news

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19 August, 2025
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Trump demands major changes at Columbia to restore $400m funds

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14 March, 2025
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Mahmoud Khalil's Columbia Uni urges students to avoid Gaza posts

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13 March, 2025
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Trump pledges to deport foreign pro-Palestine foreign students

The New Arab Staff
29 January, 2025
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Crackdown On Activists
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Israeli police detains former Arab MKs for anti-war event

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09 November, 2023
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Egypt arrests pro-Palestine activists after mass protests

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23 October, 2023
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With Palestine crackdown, UK sleepwalks into a police state

Ismail Patel

Ismail Patel

19 October, 2023
Tunisia
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My father is in jail for resisting dictatorship in Tunisia

Seifeddine Ferjani

Seifeddine Ferjani

18 May, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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US will keep pressing Egypt on human rights: Blinken

The New Arab & agencies
30 January, 2023
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Nowhere to hide from Egypt's security state at COP27

Mohannad Sabry
17 November, 2022
India
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India police arrests Modi critic over 2018 tweet

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 June, 2022
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Iran arrests academic on security charges, 'foreign links'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 May, 2022
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Kais Saied sets his sights on Tunisia's civil society

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25 April, 2022
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Russia's brutal crackdown on anti-war protesters

Amy Addison-Dunne
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Lebanese activist Kinda el-Khatib accused of 'spying for Israel'

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20 June, 2020