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Turkish authorities jailed the local chairman of Amnesty International pending trial over charges of “membership of a terrorist organisation”, as…

Amnesty International’s chairman in Turkey has been detained as part of a crackdown against people suspected of links to US-based…

Qatar deported Saudi human rights activist Mohammad al-Otaibi to his homeland when he tried to fly with his wife to…

Bahraini police raid on the hometown of a prominent Shi’a cleric facing possible deportation has left at least five demonstrators…

Bahrain's government filed a lawsuit Monday to dissolve a secular political party, the second-such organization it has targeted in the…

The Venice Commission, an advisory body of constitutional law experts, has described a "dramatic decline in democratic order" in Turkey and warned…

Turkey has halted the activities of 370 non-governmental groups including human rights and children's organizations over their alleged terrorist links,…

Security sources dispersed 13 marches in different areas of Giza governorate on Friday using water cannons and tear gas bombs,…

Egypt imposed a big security clampdown in its cities on Friday, as mass demonstrations to protest against austerity measures failed…

Turkish authorities ordered the formal arrest of nine staff members of a leading opposition newspaper on Saturday and detained more…