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HRW urges UAE to remove dissidents from terrorist list

The UAE added eleven people and eight UK-based companies to the list in January over links to the Muslim Brotherhood.

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22 April, 2025
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Bahrain: Dissidents among 450 prisoners released in royal pardon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 September, 2024
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UAE sentences 43 to life for 'terror' links in mass trial

The New Arab Staff
10 July, 2024
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Egypt 'national dialogue' kicks off with wave of arrests

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 June, 2023
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Saudis in US targeted as kingdom cracks down on dissent

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02 November, 2022
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Iran dissidents file lawsuit against President Raisi in US

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 September, 2022
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Rights group urges UN intervention to free Saudi prisoners

The New Arab Staff
24 August, 2022
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Egypt releases dissidents following Sisi, Biden meeting

The New Arab Staff
17 July, 2022
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Activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah marks 100 days of hunger strike

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 July, 2022
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Egypt travel bans choking civil society: rights groups

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 July, 2022
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US arrests suspected agent spying on Egyptian dissidents

Thaer Mansour
07 January, 2022
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Kuwait emir paves way for amnesty pardoning dissidents

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20 October, 2021
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For Egyptian activists abroad, a growing fear

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 February, 2021
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State Department 'considering MbS immunity request' in Al-Jabri lawsuit

The New Arab Staff
23 December, 2020
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UN probe on 1988 Iran massacres a 'breakthrough': Amnesty

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09 December, 2020
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Disappearance of suspected Saudi spy mastermind Al-Asaker arouses suspicion

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09 June, 2020
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Turkey's political prisoners remain jailed despite thousands released

The New Arab
23 April, 2020
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Amnesty International warns of 'parallel justice system' in Egypt

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27 November, 2019
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Twitter's removal of UAE spam bots are 'not enough'

The New Arab
20 September, 2019
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Saudi cleric dies in prison due to medical neglect

The New Arab
04 August, 2019
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Egypt fabricates charges to keep activists in prison: Amnesty

The New Arab
10 July, 2019