human rights defenders

Protestors burn a picture of a US-Israeli flag
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt detains lawyer, students over Gaza solidarity event

Eight Egyptians were arrested on Tuesday for participating in a Gaza solidarity event, bringing the total number of arrests in Egypt for similar reasons to 186.

The New Arab
11 June, 2025
Sisi's regime has been repeatedly been accused of overlooking the worst human rights record in the country's modern history. [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian rights defenders abroad face 'transnational repression'

Nabila El-Gaafary
30 September, 2024
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Palestine
MENA
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Palestinian lawyer Diala Ayesh put in isolation by Israel

Qassam Muaddi
20 February, 2024
Djibouti
MENA
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Djibouti says expelled rights defenders lack 'neutrality'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 March, 2023
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Morocco court approves extradition of Saudi activist brother

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 February, 2023
Amnesty International
World
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Amnesty tells Taliban 'release detained women activists now'

The New Arab Staff
15 November, 2022
human rights defenders
MENA
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Egypt cracking down on activists over protest calls

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 November, 2022
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Canada
World
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Canada to take in 20,000 Afghan refugees targeted by Taliban

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 August, 2021
alaa al-sidiq
UAE
MENA
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Prominent UAE human rights activist killed in road accident

The New Arab Staff
20 June, 2021
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Palestinian prisoners
Perspectives

Covid-19: A dual punishment for Palestinian and Arab prisoners

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A joint call from Arab intellectuals and personalities

21 May, 2020
Fekhar, Algeria - AFP
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Voices

Death of an activist: A shame on Algeria's state

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Malia Bouattia

31 May, 2019