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The US State Department is considering declaring certain high-profile human rights group as anti-Semitic.
Australian police dropped an investigation into journalist Daniel Oakes and his producer Sam Clark who exposed war crimes in Afghanistan.
Pakistan bans TikTok over 'immoral content'
TikTok has come up against backlash in Pakistan.
An unpopular Macron invokes the anti-Muslim playbook
Comment: Macron's tirade against 'Islamist separatism' is nothing but a racist and malicious attempt to win votes, writes Yasser Louati.
Egypt releases jailed journalist following outcry
Egypt’s prosecutor general has ordered the release of a journalist days after she was arrested for covering anti-Sisi protests, after an outcry ...
Egypt journalists 'crushed like grains', women's rights group says
The ‘Coalition for Women in Journalism’ released a damning statement accusing the Egyptian regime of 'crushing' independent journalists.
Rights groups ask Germany to probe Syria chemical attacks
Human rights groups have filed a criminal complaint in Germany calling for the investigation of two deadly regime chemical weapons attacks in ...
Egypt arrests reporter after protest coverage: employer
Basma Mostafa was brought before prosecutors on Sunday after she had gone missing the day before while reporting on unrest in the village of ...
Anti-Qatar lobby erodes US press freedom with AJ+ ruling
Comment: Forcing AJ+ to register as a foreign agent raises serious questions about foreign influence on US politics, and is a worrying attack on ...
Thousands of mosques in Xinjiang demolished in recent years
China has been accused of gross human rights violations committed against its Uighur Muslim population.
Kurdish authorities arrest journalist following Iraqi president's 'defamation' accusation
Journalist Bahroz Jaafer has been detained by Iraqi Kurdish authorities after Iraqi President Barham Saleh accused him of 'criminal defamation' ...
Algeria journalist acquitted after year in detention
An Algerian journalist that was sentenced to three years in prison was acquitted and is expected to be released after spending over a year in ...
Algerian president accuses RSF of trying to ‘destabilise’ country
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has lashed out at media watchdog Reporters Without Borders, accusing it of trying to ‘destabilise’ the ...
Turkey condemns Greek newspaper headline abusing Erdogan
Turkey condemned a headline in a Greek newspaper that insulted the president.
Amal Clooney quits UK envoy post over Brexit
Famous Lebanese-British human rights lawyer has made a stand against the British government over Brexit treaty.
AJ+ ruling projects Emirati power into US justice system
Comment: The DOJ report forcing AJ+ to register as a foreign agent bears the clear hallmarks of Washington's Emirati lobby and an authoritarian agenda, finds Marc Owen Jones.
Algeria journalist Drareni jailed for 2 years: lawyer
Although Drareni's sentence was reduced by a year from an August judgement, press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders ...
US blocks Chinese products from Uighur 'forced labour'
The US announced it would block a range of Chinese products made by "forced labour" in the Xinjiang region.
Algeria journalist must be freed on health grounds: RSF
Press freedom advocates have called for the release of Khaled Drareni, an Algerian journalist arrested over his coverage of ...
Egypt journalist arrested over coverage of detainee's death
Journalist Islam el-Kalhy was detained on fake news charges after reporting on the death of a young man in police custody.
Turkish journalists convicted over reports on spy's funeral
All of the defendants accused of violating Turkey's national intelligence laws have been released from custody pending the appeals process.
Algeria journalist denies 'incitement' charge in appeal hearing
Khaled Drareni has appealed his sentence of three years in prison over his coverage of anti-government protests in Algeria.
Two Algerian activists on hunger strike over 'abusive' detention
Algerian activists have gone on a hunger strike and claim they have been abused in detention.
Egypt urged to release journalists after deaths in custody
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called for the release of two jailed journalists, including one with Covid-19, after the deaths of four ...
The United States approved a resolution that decreases the troop limit from 15,000 to 13,000.
A female ex-sailor revealed horrible misconduct committed by Navy SEALS in Iraq.
America's strategy in the Middle East has failed. But can a Biden presidency repair it?
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