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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.
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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
Lebanon
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Lebanon, Cyprus pushback boats, forcibly return Syrian refugees

The New Arab Staff
04 September, 2024
Sudan
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'All sides' in Sudan war executing, torturing, mutilating bodies

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 August, 2024
Britain needs to stop its two-tier treatment of Gaza vs. Ukraine
Gaza War
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Britain needs to end its two-tier treatment of Gaza vs. Ukraine

Yasmine Ahmed

Yasmine Ahmed

23 August, 2024
Gaza War
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NGOs call for UK gov't to ban arms sales to Israel over Gaza

Anam Alam
20 August, 2024
Yemen Hodeidah
Yemen
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Israel's strikes on Yemen's Hodeidah port a 'possible war crime'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 August, 2024
Sudan
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Sexual violence rife in Sudan's war-torn capital Khartoum: HRW

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 July, 2024
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Why HRW's 'pro-Israel' October 7 report is deeply problematic

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Lamis Andoni

24 July, 2024
Iranians stuck in the UAE will be able to stay beyond their visa expiring date without facing fines [Getty]
United Arab Emirates
MENA
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HRW condemns 'abusively fast' UAE trial of 57 Bangladeshis

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 July, 2024
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Israel soldiers post degrading images of detained Palestinians

The New Arab Staff
24 July, 2024
Maale Adumim
Palestine
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Rights groups hail ICJ ruling on Israel occupation of Palestine

The New Arab Staff
20 July, 2024
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Saudi Arabia
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Food critic rejects invite from Saudi Arabia over 'whitewashing'

The New Arab Staff
18 July, 2024
Masoud Pezeshkian
Iran
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HRW calls on new Iran president to 'confront' breaches of rights

The New Arab Staff
13 July, 2024
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Saudi Arabia
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20 year sentence for Saudi teacher over social media posts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 July, 2024
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China
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Religious and cultural mentions removed from names of China's Xinjiang villages, rights groups say

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 June, 2024
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Greece
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UN urges Greece to shed light on shipwreck that killed hundreds

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 June, 2024
Lebanon
MENA
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Israeli white phosphorus stalks south Lebanon: rights groups

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 June, 2024