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Egypt authorities renew detention of 2 vloggers
Egypt
April 3, 2023
Egypt authorities renew detention of 2 vloggers
Egyptian authorities decided on Sunday to renew the detention of vloggers Mohamed Hossam and Basma Samir, on charges of publishing…
Iranian film director Jafar Panahi goes on hunger strike in prison
Middle East
February 3, 2023
Iranian film director Jafar Panahi goes on hunger strike in prison
CNN — One of Iran’s most influential filmmakers, Jafar Panahi, has reportedly gone on a hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin prison to protest…
Uzbekistan has detained more than 300 over deadly unrest, rights group says
World
July 23, 2022
Uzbekistan has detained more than 300 over deadly unrest, rights group says
Hundreds of people are still in detention in Uzbekistan after deadly unrest this month in the republic of Karakalpakstan over…
“For five days I had no food”: Released Ukrainian medic accuses captors of torture
World
July 7, 2022
“For five days I had no food”: Released Ukrainian medic accuses captors of torture
A well-known Ukrainian paramedic who was held prisoner by Russian and separatist forces for three months after being captured in the southeastern city of…
Judge accused of killing wife remanded in custody
Egypt
July 1, 2022
Judge accused of killing wife remanded in custody
The Public Prosecution ordered the pretrial detention of the judge accused of killing his wife, TV presenter Shaima Gamal ,…
Sudan’s military rulers step up crackdown, arrest activists
Middle East
February 11, 2022
Sudan’s military rulers step up crackdown, arrest activists
CAIRO (AP) — Amira Osman, a Sudanese women’s rights activist, was getting ready for bed a few minutes before midnight…
Egyptian security forces thwart jail escape attempt in Red Sea
Egypt
December 15, 2020
Egyptian security forces thwart jail escape attempt in Red Sea
Security forces in a police station in the Egyptian city of Ras Ghareb on Red Sea reportedly foiled an escape…
Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist on hunger strike in detention, says family
Middle East
October 27, 2020
Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist on hunger strike in detention, says family
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, held in Saudi Arabia since 2018, began a new hunger…
Ethiopian migrants held in Saudi Arabia call it ‘hellish’
Egypt
October 2, 2020
Ethiopian migrants held in Saudi Arabia call it ‘hellish’
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — From a filthy cell in Saudi Arabia, the Ethiopian migrant spoke on a smuggled phone,…
Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer remanded for another 45 days
Egypt
September 29, 2020
Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer remanded for another 45 days
The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday renewed prison sentences for political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer for…