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UAE top court upholds life terms for 24 convicted in mass trial

The 24 were originally convicted in a mass trial of 84 people in July 2024, most of whom have been behind bars since 2013.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 June, 2025
Burned vehicles lie near the port of Ras Issa in Yemen's Hodeida province following US strikes, on April 18, 2025. (AFP via Getty Images)
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HRW calls for war crimes probe into US strike on Yemen port

The New Arab Staff
04 June, 2025
Migrant workers are seen at a construction site near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 03 March, 2024.
Migrant Workers
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Gulf labourers at risk as temperatures soar, warns rights group

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 June, 2025
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Yemen
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Rights groups urge Yemen’s Houthis to free detained aid workers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 May, 2025
Human Rights Watch has accused Qatar of systematic discrimination against the Baha’i religious minority [Getty]
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HRW accuses Qatar of discriminating against Baha'i minority

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 May, 2025
Food distributed to Palestinians in Gaza under Israeli attacks
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HRW: Israel's Gaza blockade has become 'tool of extermination'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 May, 2025
HRW urged FIFA to investigate all work-related deaths and ensure reparations [Getty]
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HRW warns of worker abuse on Saudi World Cup, urges FIFA action

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 May, 2025
Death toll in Israeli air strike on Beirut rises to 31
Lebanon-Israel conflict
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HRW: Israel hit civilians in ‘indiscriminate’ Lebanon attacks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 April, 2025
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HRW urges UAE to remove dissidents from terrorist list

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 April, 2025
Tunisia jails dozens of critics amid protests in widening crackdown, human rights activists waned [Getty]
Tunisia
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Tunisia using more 'arbitrary detentions' to stifle dissent

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 April, 2025
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South Sudan
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S.Sudan used incendiary weapons to kill nearly 60 people: HRW

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 April, 2025
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Saudi Arabia
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HRW says Saudi Arabia still jails critics despite recent amnesty

The New Arab Staff
07 April, 2025
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa signs a declaration outlining the main provisions of the interim constitution in a ceremony held at the People's Palace in the capital Damascus, Syria
Post-Assad Syria
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HRW warns Syria's constitution could entrench authoritarianism

The New Arab Staff
26 March, 2025
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Bahrain
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Rights groups accuse Bahrain of mistreating detained minors

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 March, 2025
Saudi Arabia's supreme court executes heroin smuggler in Mecca [Getty]
Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia executes two citizens on 'terrorism' charges

The New Arab Staff
05 February, 2025
Gazan mother with her baby lives in a tent under difficult condition
Gaza War
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Gaza's mothers face deadly pregnancies during Israeli assault

The New Arab Staff
28 January, 2025
Gaza children [Getty]
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'Heinous crimes' in Gaza must be punished despite truce: HRW

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 January, 2025
Food distributed to displaced Palestinians in Gaza's Deir al-Balah
Gaza War
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International human rights groups label Gaza war a genocide

The New Arab Staff
19 December, 2024
A view of the damage at the area after the Israeli strike targeted a hotel where the journalists were staying in Hasbaiyya town of Nabatieh
Lebanon-Israel conflict
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HRW: Israeli killing of three Lebanon journalists a 'war crime'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 November, 2024
A view of M825 and M825A1 artillery shells in Sderot, Israel on 9 October, 2023
Gaza War
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HRW: Western states encourage belligerents by arming Israel

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 November, 2024
Syrians and Lebanese living in Lebanon cross to Syria side with their belongings they could take with them at Masnaa Border Crossing
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HRW: Israeli strikes endanger civilians on Lebanon-Syria border

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 October, 2024