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A journalist has been arrested and sentenced to a year in prison for criticising the state news agency on social media.
Comment: By conflating Black Lives Matter protesters with looters, and nonviolent assembly with domestic terrorism, President Trump has criminalised a peaceful movement, writes Khaled Beydoun.
Algeria's tightening grip on the Hirak protest movement
Repression has intensified against regime dissidents and independent media as the Algerian government maintains a coronavirus lockdown across the country.
Jordan arrests veteran dissident after publication of memoir
Former Jordanian MP Ahmed Owaidi Al-Abadi has been detained despite his ill health, the latest in a series of arrests of outspoken dissidents by ...
Trump signs executive order targeting social media giants
Trump has doubled down on Twitter after the the platform labelled two of his tweets with fact-check notices, but critics say the executive ...
Algiers recalls France envoy over Hirak documentary controversy
A French documentary about the protest movement has created conflict between France and Algeria over its depiction of the government.
A plan to resist Trump’s Deal of the Century
The long read: A new book by Palestinian intellectual Azmi Bishara presents a comprehensive strategy to resist Trump and Netanyahu’s widely ...
How Iran's Quds Day propaganda pictures backfired
Iran's Quds Day propaganda has backfired, with Tehran's role in the Syria war brought to task.
Coronavirus contemplations: Part III
Comment: In this three-part series, Dr Azmi Bishara takes a deep dive look at how citizens and states have responded to an unprecedented ...
Coronavirus contemplations: Part I
Comment: In this three-part series, Dr Azmi Bishara takes a deep dive look at how citizens and states have responded to an unprecedented ...
Iran sentences French academic to 6 years in prison
Iran authorities have arrested a French-Iranian academic, who faces six years in prison.
Missouri lawmakers pass bill against boycotting Israel
Missouri has become the 28th state to adopt legislation banning companies from boycotting Israel, violating Americans' right to free ...
Morocco, Tunisia arrest female bloggers over social media jokes
Rights groups are concerned with the way some North African countries are controlling citizens during Covid-19 lockdown.
Algeria launches coronavirus test kits production
Algeria is manufacturing test kits for Covid-19 as authorities attempt to contain the spread of the virus.
Syrian Kurdish authorities ban journalist who 'offended martyrs'
Rudaw reporter Vivian Fatah has been banned from reporting for two months after she said Syrian Kurdish fighters were 'killed' rather than ...
Algeria regime exploits virus to defeat protesters: analysts
Analysts have accused the Algerian government of exploiting the novel coronavirus pandemic to suppress the protest movement in the country.
Facebook appoints Nobel laureate Tawakkol Karman on oversight board
Facebook nominated Yemeni Nobel laureate Tawakkol Karman as a member of its new Oversight Board, the company's latest content moderation ...
Syrian lira in free fall after 'Assad-Makhlouf' dispute
The Syrian lira has been severely dented by the coronavirus lockdown, sanctions, and now a domestic dispute.
Human rights groups demand release of Algerian journalist
Human rights groups are calling for the release of Reporters Without Borders journalist Khaled Drareni as Algeria cracks down on free ...
Tunisian President Kais Saied's first six months in power
The first six months of Kais Saied's presidency have been dominated by two major crises - the challenge to form a new government, and the ...
The Middle East at war with coronavirus: Top stories
Turkey's coronavirus cases are beginning to decline and Algeria continues to crackdown on free speech amid strict pandemic ...
Lebanon's Central Bank governor defends his role amid crisis
Riad Salameh has alleged that there is a 'systematic campaign' against him.
Algeria arrest meme creator in crackdown on free speech
A well-known creator of a meme page called Walid Kechida is the latest victim of Algeria's crackdown on free speech after he ...
Aceh's public floggings continue amid Indonesia's coronavirus outbreak
Authorities insist the coronavirus outbreak will not get in the way of corporal punishment measures.
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