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The Iraqi parliament, located in Baghdad
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Disabled Iraqis struggle to access October's elections: HRW

Unless something changes soon in Iraq, 'hundreds of thousands of people may not be able to vote', according to Human Rights Watch.

The New Arab Staff
16 September, 2021
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MENA
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Iraqi-Kurdish MPs slams arrest of LGBTQ+ activists in Iraq

The New Arab Staff
05 April, 2021
Bashar Murad
Rights
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How Palestinian-singer Bashar Murad challenges conservative norms with music

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Elias Jahshan

05 March, 2021
Two years anniversary of the Hirak [GETTY]
Rights
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Algeria used 'repressive tactics' during Hirak protests: Amnesty International

The New Arab Staff
22 February, 2021
Women in Riyadh [GETTY]
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MENA
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Saudi Arabia opens military recruitment to women

The New Arab Staff
21 February, 2021
Algeria Hirak
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Dozens of Algerian pro-democracy activists released: rights group

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 February, 2021
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Perspectives

Is Israel an apartheid state?

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Jonathan Kuttab

17 February, 2021
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women
Society
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Egypt toughens legal penalties against FGM perpetrators

The New Arab Staff

Horriya Marzouk

16 February, 2021
Pascale Descamps is on hunger strike [GETTY].
Syria
MENA
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French mother on hunger strike to repatriate detained daughter

The New Arab Staff
08 February, 2021
Yoav Gallant Israel
schools
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Rights groups banned from Israel schools after 'apartheid' report

The New Arab Staff
18 January, 2021
Algeria Pres
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Algerian president signs new constitution into law

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 January, 2021
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women
MENA
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Saudi activist's suspended sentence paves way for early release

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 December, 2020
Loujain Al-Hathloul
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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US 'concerned' over Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul's sentence

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 December, 2020
Muhammad al-Qahtani
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Detained Saudi rights advocate launches hunger strike

The New Arab Staff
28 December, 2020
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Syrian
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Refugees say 'fewer rights than animals' on Lesbos

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 December, 2020
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Rights
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Iraq passes law that 'equates' Palestinian refugees with Iraqis

The New Arab Staff
10 December, 2020
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Shooting
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Israeli police officer released after shooting, blinding 9-year-old Palestinian

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 December, 2020
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US
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CAIR slams President Macron’s ultimatum to French Muslim leaders

The New Arab Staff
20 November, 2020
Nasrin Sotoudeh
Rights
MENA
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Jailed Iran rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh granted temporary release

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 November, 2020
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MENA
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Lebanon man sets pit bull on cat 'to feed'

The New Arab Staff
01 November, 2020
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Rights
MENA
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Rights groups slam Lebanon's block of new worker contract

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 October, 2020