Testimony: Omar al-Shogre was seventeen when he was arrested in Baniyas. In one year he would experience horrific torture in eleven different detention facilities in Syria.
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians, including women and innocent people, are still languishing in Assad’s prisons, but an activist-run campaign is working hard to put their issue on the agenda.
In-depth: Italian media and Egyptian Human Rights groups are highlighting the escalating trend of forced disappearances in Egypt following the death of the Italian PhD student
Interview: The elusive figure behind the recent tube advertisements for Israel apartheid week talks about diversifying the solidarity campaign, the limits of protest and extending solidarity to Syria.
As Palestinian teachers continue their strike, they have faced threats and smears from political leaders and armed groups, with one Fatah leader branding them as "scum".
Gaza-born pop idol Mohammed Assaf has said women singers are going against the 'culture and traditions' of Palestine. Palestinians took to social media to criticise the singer's 'misogynistic' remark.
Engaged couple Filastin and Hakim are attempting to crowdfund their wedding in blockaded Gaza, challenging social norms by their pragmatic approach to a common problem.
Following contradictory reports of Iran's negligible support to Hamas, the movement said a recent visit to Iran would "usher in a new page of cooperation".
The extrajudicial execution of a commander of Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades has sparked a backlash showing Gazans' ability to hold their leaders to account.
