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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.
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HRW urges justice after Israeli attack on journalists in Lebanon

Human Rights Watch urged Lebanon to seek justice two years after an Israeli strike killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and wounded six others.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 October, 2025
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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)
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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]
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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]
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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)
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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.
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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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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
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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]
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Tunisia using more 'arbitrary detentions' to stifle dissent

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 April, 2025
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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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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
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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]
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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
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Gaza's mothers face deadly pregnancies during Israeli assault

The New Arab Staff
28 January, 2025