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The veteran leftwinger has said he will challenge the 'political intervention' against him.
The long-awaited report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has found damning instances where Corbyn's former leadership team underplayed, belittled or ignored complaints by Jewish members.
Lebanon blast victims file almost 700 legal complaints
The Beirut Bar Association handed the public prosecutor almost 700 criminal complaints from victims of August's blast.
Reformist Saudi cleric Salman al-Awdah's trial 'to resume Sunday'
The trial of the popular Saudi cleric has been postponed on at least eight occasions since his detention in 2017.
Golden Dawn: The fall of Greece's neo-Nazi party
Golden Dawn rose from obscurity to infamy at the height of Greece's financial crisis, attracting supporters with racist and xenophobic rhetoric.
Algeria sentences activist to 10 years for ‘inciting atheism’
A court in Algeria has sentenced an anti-government activist to 10 years in prison for ‘inciting atheism’ after a Koran with a page ripped out was found at his home
Court finds Greek neo-Nazi party a criminal group
The Golden Dawn has been branded a criminal organisation, with its leaders facing heavy sentences.
Will Lebanon's new domestic worker contract end 'kafala slavery'?
In-depth: Lebanon's new labour agreement gives foreign domestic workers their basic rights, but activists remain cynical over its implementation.
Matthew Hedges slams UAE general's bid to head Interpol
The jailed academic experienced torture and solitary confinement during his detention in the UAE, Hedges says.
India court acquits Hindu nationalists over deadly mosque demolition
An Indian court acquitted Hindu nationalist leaders over the demolition of a flashpoint mosque that sparked deadly riots.
Turkey indicts six more Saudis over Khashoggi murder
Six new Saudis suspected of involvement in the 2018 murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been indicted by Turkish authorities.
New York mayor boycotts Saudi summit on Khashoggi anniversary
Bill de Blasio withdrew from the virtual Urban 20 (U20) event hosted by Saudi Arabia, which will conclude on the anniversary of Khashoggi's ...
After Lebanon blast, future lawsuits pile up
Victims of the deadly Beirut blast and their families are planning on sueing the state.
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 ...
Bulgaria sentences two Lebanese men over attack on Israelis
A court in Bulgaria has sentence two Lebanese men to life imprisonment over a deadly 2012 bus bombing which killed five Israelis. Bulgaria has ...
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 condemned it.
Saudi Arabia's Khashoggi verdict makes a mockery of justice
Comment: A verdict commuting the sentences of those involved in Khashoggi's murder exposes Saudi Arabia's disinterest in justice and ...
Iran ex-judiciary official gets 31 years for graft
Akbar Tabari received the jail term after being convicted of "setting up and heading a bribery network", judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein ...
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 anti-government ...
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.
Rights groups file complaint against Hamas for activist detention
Rights groups have filed a complaint against Hamas at the UN over the five-month detention of Rami Aman, a Gaza activist who spoke to Israelis ...
Hezbollah denounces new US sanctions on political allies
The Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah has denounced new US sanctions on two former Lebanese ministers it described as its “dear friends”
Lawrence of Arabia’s home restored as tourist attraction
TE Lawrence's Red Sea home is being renovated and turned into a tourist attraction.
Christian Pakistani man sentenced to death over 'blasphemous' texts
A Christian Pakistani man has been sentenced to death after he sent a 'blasphemous' text message.
"The international community will not accept this farce", Hatice Cengiz said.
"The Saudi Prosecutor performed one more act today in this parody of justice," Agnes Callamard said.
Algerian activists have gone on a hunger strike and claim they have been abused in detention.
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