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Hassan launched a campaign to track Syrian money donated to the country's reconstruction [Getty]
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British-Syrian activist Hassan Akkad released in Damascus

British-Syrian activist Hassan Akkad was released after four days in detention in Damascus following a complaint over social media posts

The New Arab Staff
21 June, 2026
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi gestures during the first plenary session of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro
Iran
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Iran says a young French-German cyclist is in custody

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 July, 2025
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Australian Hells Angels kingpin Angelo Pandeli 'detained in UAE'

The New Arab Staff
29 August, 2024
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CAIR urges US to press Israel for release of Ahed Tamimi

Brooke Anderson
10 November, 2023
Iran
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Iran jails couple in viral dancing video: activists

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 January, 2023
Trial of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah in Cairo
Alaa Abdel-Fattah
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Amnesty urges Egypt to free dissident Alaa Abdel-Fattah

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 June, 2022
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Iran arrests 5 people over 'indecent' skateboarding event

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 June, 2022
Egypt
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Rights group urges Egypt to release critic's autopsy report

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 April, 2022
Russia
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1,700 protesting in Russia against Ukraine invasion detained

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 February, 2022
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Afghanistan
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Four 'missing' Afghan female activists released, says UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 February, 2022
Israel
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Elderly Palestinian American died after Israeli manhandling

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 January, 2022
Libya
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Third Libya minister detained in corruption probe

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 January, 2022
Sudan
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UN 'outraged' over raid, arrest of Sudanese rights activist

The New Arab Staff
24 January, 2022
Palestine
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Saudi reduces prison sentence of Hamas envoy to three years

The New Arab Staff
29 December, 2021
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Turkey
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Turkish opposition member detained for 'political espionage'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 November, 2021
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UK calls on Iran to release Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 'immediately'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 March, 2021
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Tehran
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Academic arrives in Australia after Iran release

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 November, 2020
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Women's Rights
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Saudi authorities have cut detainees' contact with families

The New Arab Staff
26 August, 2020
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Turkey
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Islamic State suspects held in Turkey as attacks planned

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 July, 2020
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Narges Mohammadi
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Jailed Iran activist Narges Mohammadi seeks medical treatment

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 June, 2020
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Salman al-Awdah heard from Saudi prison for first time

The New Arab
14 May, 2020