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The New Arab Meets: Iyad el-Baghdadi, who rose to prominence during the Arab Spring as a vocal critic of anti-democratic regimes.
Cori Bush earned a reputation as a fierce activist on the streets against police brutality in Missouri, and she made headlines for supporting the Palestinian cause.
The Dictatorship Syndrome by Alaa Al Aswany
Book Club: Alaa Al Aswany explains dictatorship as a disease whose causes and symptoms must be thoroughly studied if we wish to eradicate it.
Trial of Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni commences
The trial of Trial of Algerian journalist and press freedom advocate Khaled Drareni begins in Algiers today.
Egypt's military gambit in Libya risks backfiring
Cairo's bellicose rhetoric has raised fears of a wider regional conflict.
Calls for release of Moroccan man jailed for 'blasphemy'
Mohammad Awatif Kachchach was jailed for six months for sharing a cartoon online.
Sisi the so-called secularist sets his sights on Al-Azhar
Comment: Not content will an already severely restricted public sphere, Sisi has moved to bring this 1,000-year-old Egyptian centre of ...
Algerian journalist detained in latest crackdown on free speech
The ex-correspondent of France24 was detained in the capital Algiers.
Deadly 'PKK bombing' and Syrian rebel clashes kill civilians
A bombing in Ras Al-Ain and intra-rebel clashes have rocked an uneasy peace in northern Syria.
Turkey to stay in Syria until 'freedom' achieved: Erdogan
Turkey's military will not leave Syria until 'our thousand-year neighbour and brother... reach[es] freedom, peace and security', ...
Netflix mired in Turkey row over LGBTQ+ characters
The Turkish government has been accused of censoring gay characters in two Netflix series, sparking a heated conversation around ...
Trump says Biden is 'mentally shot'
Trump assailed likely opponent Joe Biden as "not competent" to lead the United States, speaking as polls over the weekend showed deepening voter ...
Covid-19 has become Egypt's unofficial executioner
Comment: Sisi's regime knew full well that Scorpion prison's derelict, unsanitary hospital was full of Covid-19 cases, but they sent ...
Freedom of speech and the exceptional case of Palestine
Comment: Too many 'progressives' are unwilling to extend their anti-racist and anti-colonial values to support for Palestine, writes Randa ...
Lebanon activists form coalition to defend free speech
The Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression in Lebanon includes international watchdogs Amnesty International and Human ...
Israeli court rejects petition to curb spyware company
In 2018, Amnesty claimed one of its employees was targeted by NSO’s malware, saying a hacker tried to break into the staffer’s smartphone.
Chechnya's Kadyrov blames blogger murder on foreign secret services
Chechen strongman Kadyrov claimed foreign secret services killed dissident blogger Mamikhan Umarov in Austria and have pinned the blame on the ...
Coronavirus tracking projects renew questions about UAE's mass surveillance
The UAE has started using its 'Oyoon' surveillance system to monitor coronavirus en masse, but many believe the technology created and data ...
Egypt's medics battle Covid-19 and state persecution
Egypt is arresting healthcare workers who criticise the government's mishandling of the public health crisis.
Algerian activist Karim Tabbou to be released from jail
Karim Tabbou was arrested by Algerian authorities in 2019 on charges of “incitement to violence” and “harming national security” but ...
The final demise of free expression in Egypt's media
Egypt has censored all independent reporting on sensitive political topics, with journalists and social media users only allowed to communicate ...
South Lebanon judge resigns following ruling against US ambassador
Judge Mohamad Mazeh tendered his resignation after he was questioned for slapping a year-long gag order on airing or publishing comments made by ...
Turkey defends Red Crescent head in anti-gay tweet row
Turkey's presidency defended Turkish Red Crescent chief Kerem Kinik after he compared the LGBTQ+ community to paedophiles.
Israeli defence chief says West Bank annexation 'will wait'
Benny Gantz, partner to Netanyahu's coalition government, says the coronavirus crisis is his top priority.
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