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If peaceful Gaza protest is criminal, what’s left of UK freedom?

The conviction of UK civil society leaders Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham over peaceful protest for Gaza is a warning sign for us all, writes Yasmine Ahmed.

Yasmine Ahmed

05 April, 2026

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Human Rights Watch

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Egypt 'kept chokehold' on freedoms, civic space in 2025: HRW

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

04 February, 2026

Human Rights Watch

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HRW blocks report on Palestinian refugees right of return

The New Arab Staff

03 February, 2026

Palestinian flags hold by protesters flatter outside the Royal Courts of Justice on December 2, 2025 in London, United Kingdom. A three-day judicial review is being heard by the High Court on the proscription of Palestine Action (PA) as a terrorist group

Palestine Action

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HRW warns right to protest 'under attack' in UK

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

08 January, 2026

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of al-Mjadel

Lebanon-Israel conflict

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Israel targeting Lebanon reconstruction is a war crime: HRW

The New Arab Staff

15 December, 2025

Syria

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HRW: UAE dissident held in Syria risks torture if extradited

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

10 December, 2025

A large number of displaced Palestinians, holding banners, gather at the Nur Shams Refugee Camp to demanding their return to their homes in Tulkarm, West Bank on November 05, 2025. (Photo by Hisham K. K. Abu Shaqra/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Occupied West Bank

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HRW accuses Israel of war crimes in West Bank expulsions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

20 November, 2025

Christina Assi, one of the six journalists recognized for her exceptional work in conflict zones, speaks during the 'Doha Forum 2024' in Qatar's capital, Doha on December 07, 2024.

Human Rights Watch

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HRW urges justice after Israeli attack on journalists in Lebanon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

13 October, 2025

Egypt police

Egypt

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HRW condemns Egypt's tightening grip on social media

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

11 September, 2025

Demonstration On The Eve Of Parliament Voting To Proscribe Palestine

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UK campaigners call for delay in Palestine Action prosecutions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

16 August, 2025

Iranian journalists visit an office building of the Evin prison, which is destroyed in Israeli strikes in northern Tehran, Iran, on July 1, 2025. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

US-Israel war on Iran

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Israeli bombing of Iran's Evin Prison 'apparent war crime': HRW

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

14 August, 2025

Gaza GHF sites [Getty]

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

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HRW: Israel committing war crimes at US-backed Gaza aid sites

The New Arab Staff

01 August, 2025

Federal Supreme court in Abu Dhabi [Gulf News]

UAE

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

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)

Yemen

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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

Amnesty International In London

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]

Qatar

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HRW accuses Qatar of discriminating against Baha'i minority

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

25 May, 2025