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Appeal court overturns Ahmed Douma’s life sentence, orders retrial
Egypt
October 12, 2017
Appeal court overturns Ahmed Douma’s life sentence, orders retrial
Egypt’s Court of Cassation has accepted imprisoned political activist Ahmed Douma’s appeal against a life sentence order handed to him…
Palestinians release activist jailed for Facebook post
Middle East
September 10, 2017
Palestinians release activist jailed for Facebook post
The Palestinian Authority has released a prominent activist a week after he was arrested for writing a Facebook post criticizing…
Abbas government slammed for detaining Palestinian activist
Middle East
September 5, 2017
Abbas government slammed for detaining Palestinian activist
Leading rights groups called Tuesday for the release of a prominent Palestinian activist who was detained after criticizing the autonomy…
Comedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies
Culture
August 20, 2017
Comedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies
Dick Gregory, the comedian and activist and who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread…
Rights groups urge Yemen rebels to free prominent activist
Middle East
August 18, 2017
Rights groups urge Yemen rebels to free prominent activist
International rights groups on Friday urged Yemen’s Shia rebels to free a prominent Yemeni activist who used social media to…
Prominent Bahraini activist sentenced to 2 years prison
Middle East
July 11, 2017
Prominent Bahraini activist sentenced to 2 years prison
One of Bahrain’s most prominent activists was sentenced Monday to two years in prison in a verdict that rights groups…
Qatar deports Saudi asylum-seeker to Saudi Arabia: Amnesty
Middle East
May 31, 2017
Qatar deports Saudi asylum-seeker to Saudi Arabia: Amnesty
Qatar deported Saudi human rights activist Mohammad al-Otaibi to his homeland when he tried to fly with his wife to…
13-year old boy in coma dies after silent gunshot
Egypt
May 29, 2017
13-year old boy in coma dies after silent gunshot
13-year-old Youssef Sameh el-Araby passed away on Monday after he had been in a coma for 11 days after receiving…
Activist Aya Hegazy calls on Egyptian officials to clarify reasons for her detention
Egypt
May 26, 2017
Activist Aya Hegazy calls on Egyptian officials to clarify reasons for her detention
Egyptian-American activist and founder of Belady Foundation for street children, Aya Hegazy, called on Egyptian officials to make clear the…
Activist Malek Adly remanded for 15 days, faces subversion, protest charges
Egypt
May 6, 2016
Activist Malek Adly remanded for 15 days, faces subversion, protest charges
Prosecutors in Shubra al-Khaima, headed by Judge Mohamed Abdel Rahman, have ordered that rights activist and lawyer Malek Adly be…