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Online footage shows police beating and dragging individuals who were arrested, while eyewitnesses have shared testimony indicating the ill treatment of people in custody, Amnesty says.
Over 600 people have been arrested and troops have been deployed after a third consecutive night of riots in various Tunisian cities.
Riots break out in Tunisian cities amid economic crisis
Riots erupted in several Tunisian cities on Saturday amid a deteriorating economic situation and public outrage over a video showing a shepherd being assaulted by a policeman.
CNN anchor under fire over 'orientalist' Iraq war tweet
Wolf Blitzer posted a photo of National Guard troops in the Capitol and reminisced about Baghdad and Mosul, to the chagrin of many Twitter ...
Dubai developer 'happy to do business' with embattled Trump
A Dubai real estate developer has said he intends to expand business with Trump despite the global backlash against the departing US president.
Airbnb cancels Washington rentals during Biden inauguration
Facing the possibility of renewed violence from Trump supporters, Washington residents had been urging neighbors with Airbnbs not to rent during Biden's inauguration.
'Stay vigilant', says Muslim organisation amid pro-Trump riots
CAIR warned that the threat of white supremacist violence and armed protests leading up to and on Inauguration Day is high and Muslims may be a ...
Israel's Netanyahu removes staple Trump image from Twitter account
Just days after US President Donald Trump was banned from Twitter, Israel's premier deleted a photo of the two allies from his account's banner ...
Malaysia declares virus emergency, sparking anger
Critics of Malaysia's government have accused authorities of attempting to use the coronavirus pandemic to cling to power, after the king ...
Erdogan calls US unrest 'disgrace for democracy'
Turkey's leader has criticised the recent pro-Trump riots in the US that led to the storming of Capitol Hill.
Comment: Let us not mistake political necessity for courage. Republicans who should have spoken out long ago are partly to blame for the ...
US Capitol police force reviews response to mob break-in
The US Capitol Police is reviewing its response to the storming of the Capitols by supporters of President Donald Trump.
Two photos that sum up America's racism problem
As the United States confronts pro-Trump rioters, people have shared images of Black Lives Matter protesters to demonstrate the differences.
'Capitol Building attack like Syria' and other Orientalist takes
As the US picks itself up after a night of violence in the Capitol Building, some pundits are being criticised for Orientalist takes on the ...
Trump says term is ending, transition will be orderly
In a statement released on his aides Twitter account, Trump has said that there will be an orderly transition of power.
India's Assam state passes bill banning Islamic schools
The bill in Assam, home to India's notorious detention camps, replaces existing acts which legislated funding and support for Madrasas as part of state education.
Algeria's sleeping revolution is reignited
Comment: Some said the Arab Spring would never reach Algeria, but as the people cheered on the regional protests, their own revolution was ...
Morocco's normalisation trade-off: Western Sahara for Palestine
Comment: In exchange for recognition of Israel, the US has provided Morocco the opportunity to realize two of its longstanding ambitions. But ...
Mohamed Bouazizi: The fire that lit the Arab Spring
The New Arab profiles the life of the 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor, ten years after his self-immolation sparked a revolution in Tunisia ...
Family recounts Palestinian teen's last hours before Israeli shooting
Parents, relatives and friends recount the final hours of Ali Abu Alya, who was killed when the Israeli Army used live ammunition to disperse a ...
Georgia's Muslims mobilise the vote in Senate race battle
In-depth: Georgia's Muslim community is spearheading a grassroots campaign to get voters to the polls ahead of two runoff races which could ...
Israeli police officer released after shooting, blinding 9-year-old Palestinian
Israeli police officers involved in the shooting of a 9-year-old Palestinian boy in the eye were cleared of any wrongdoing despite authorities ...
Pakistan frees left-wing activist after nine years
Pakistan has freed a left-wing political activist who was serving a life sentence in the contested Kashmir region.
Locals riot in Lebanese town demanding eviction of Syrians
The announcement in the Christian mountain resort town of Bcharre came after a night of riots against Syrians in the town.
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