activism
Human Rights Watch urges G20 to press Saudis to free illegally detained activists
Middle East
November 9, 2020
Human Rights Watch urges G20 to press Saudis to free illegally detained activists
DUBAI (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Group of 20 member states to press Saudi Arabia to…
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…
G20 women’s forum urged to press hosts Saudi on rights
Middle East
October 21, 2020
G20 women’s forum urged to press hosts Saudi on rights
DUBAI (Reuters) – Rights groups want participants in a G20 women’s meeting starting in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to seek…
Under attack and losing hope, Iraqi activists flee abroad
Middle East
October 19, 2020
Under attack and losing hope, Iraqi activists flee abroad
AMARA, Iraq (Reuters) – Hasanain Alminshid had received death threats for his human rights activism for years, but ignored most…
Iran frees rights activist after more than 8 years in prison
Middle East
October 9, 2020
Iran frees rights activist after more than 8 years in prison
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has released a prominent human rights activist who campaigned against the death penalty, Iranian media…
West urges Saudi Arabia to release women activists, prosecute Khashoggi killers
Middle East
September 15, 2020
West urges Saudi Arabia to release women activists, prosecute Khashoggi killers
GENEVA (Reuters) – Dozens of Western countries voiced concern on Tuesday at Saudi Arabia’s continued detention of women activists and…
Myanmar police detain student protesters in Rakhine state
World
September 10, 2020
Myanmar police detain student protesters in Rakhine state
(Reuters) – Myanmar police detained three students after breaking up an anti-government demonstration in the restive Rakhine state on Wednesday,…
Award-winning Yemeni author has one hope: an end to the war
Features/Interviews
June 22, 2020
Award-winning Yemeni author has one hope: an end to the war
Bushra al-Maqtari has faced heady challenges on the front line of Yemen’s war and as a woman in a patriarchal…
Women who dare dissent targeted for abuse by Yemen’s rebels
Features/Interviews
April 29, 2020
Women who dare dissent targeted for abuse by Yemen’s rebels
CAIRO (AP) — Samera al-Huri’s fellow activists were disappearing, one by one. When she asked their families, each gave the…
Egypt’s prosecution renews detention of activist Patrick George Zaki for 15 days
Egypt
February 22, 2020
Egypt’s prosecution renews detention of activist Patrick George Zaki for 15 days
The Public Prosecution office in Mansoura on Saturday ordered the pre-trial detention of Patrick George Zaki extended an additional 15…