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Appeal court overturns Ahmed Douma’s life sentence, orders retrial
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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