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Comment: The racism and white rage that Trump came to symbolise are deeply entrenched. Biden must commit to ending America's institutionalised apathy towards white supremacy, writes Khaled Beydoun.
The Saudi government's Human Rights Commission (HRC) said it documented 27 executions in 2020, an 85 percent decrease from the previous year.
Moroccan man's 'terror' death sentence commuted: lawyer
A Moroccan man stripped of his Danish citizenship had his death sentence over terrorism charges commuted to 25 years in jail.
Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing
A judge in Baghdad's investigative court has issued an arrest warrant for Trump over the killing of Soleimani, which took place in Baghdad.
Kazakhstan abolishes death penalty
Executions were paused in Kazakhstan from 2003 but courts continued to sentence convicts to death in exceptional circumstances, ...
MENA's top films and TV series of 2020
The New Arab's picks for the best of Middle Eastern films and TV series from a difficult year.
Pakistan approves chemical castration of sex offenders
New laws approved by President Arif Alvi on Tuesday will see rape cases expedited through the courts.
Execution of Iranian dissident condemned by EU, rights groups
Iran authorities' execution of dissident Ruhollah Zam was criticised by the European Union and rights groups.
Iran’s Supreme Court upholds journalist’s death sentence
In June, a court sentenced Zam to death, saying he had been convicted of “corruption on Earth,” a charge used in cases involving ...
'Chilling rise' of executions in Egypt, Amnesty warns
Amnesty International has noted an alarming increase in executions in Egypt, and it has prompted calls for an end to the death ...
Scarlett Johansson urges Egypt to release imprisoned rights activists
The American actress urged authorities to release activists from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EiPR) in a video posted on the ...
Rise in executions reveals 'human rights crisis' in Egypt
Egypt has embarked on an execution spree in recent months, putting scores of people to death.
Sudan's former Prime Minister Sadiq Al-Mahdi dies of coronavirus
Sudan's former Prime Minister Sadiq Al-Mahdi, the country's last democratically elected prime minister, has died from Covid-19.
Iranian-Swedish academic's execution 'imminent': Amnesty International
Ahmadreza Djalali is said to be in solitary confinement at Evin prison ahead of his execution.
Sweden urges Iran to call off execution of researcher
Ahmadreza Djalali, formerly based in Stockholm where he worked at the Karolinska Institute, a medical university, was arrested during a visit to ...
Iraq arrests IS 'administrative chief' at Baghdad airport
The man, known as Abu Naba, was detained in October as he was 'getting into a taxi, just after landing in Baghdad'.
Death of Pakistan's firebrand cleric clouds future of movement
In just a few short years, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, known for profanity-laced speeches and theatrical gestures, gained mass support and rose to ...
Why you should care about the arrests in Egypt
More than 60,000 political prisoners have been incarcerated since Fattah al-Sisi’s power grab in 2013.
The Iraq Report: Mass execution sparks international concern
The execution of 21 men on terrorism-related charges, and warnings hundreds more risk the same fate, have raised fears that Iraq's ...
Founder of hardline Pakistani Islamist party dies aged 54
The firebrand leader of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, a hardline Pakistani Islamist party, has died.
G20 host Saudi under fire over human rights
Saudi Arabia, the first Arab state to host a G20 summit, has faced disapproval over its human rights record.
Hundreds of Iraqi prisoners risk 'imminent' execution: UN
Following reports that 21 men convicted on terrorism-related charges were hanged in Iraq, the UN warned several hundred more prisoners in the ...
Pakistani Islamists end anti-France protest after govt talks
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan alleged it called off the demonstration after government officials agreed to expel the French ambassador and impose ...
Iraq hangs 21 'terrorism' convicts: medics, police
The Iraqi men from various provinces had all been convicted under a 2005 Counter-Terrorism Law, which carries the death ...
Algerian actresses have launched a campaign to see the country put an end to violence against women.
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