Human Rights
Why charge Saudi crown prince MBS in Germany?
Egypt
March 5, 2021
Why charge Saudi crown prince MBS in Germany?
After spending a year talking to witnesses and experts and collecting evidence, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed a complaint of…
How many femicides in Turkey are covered up as suicides?
Middle East
March 4, 2021
How many femicides in Turkey are covered up as suicides?
The gruesome murder of women is all too common in Turkey and news of such crimes repeatedly shocks large parts of the…
Erdogan pledges stronger freedoms, rights in Turkish government plan
Middle East
March 2, 2021
Erdogan pledges stronger freedoms, rights in Turkish government plan
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would strengthen the right to a fair trial as…
Syrian victims of chemical attacks file case with French prosecutors
Middle East
March 2, 2021
Syrian victims of chemical attacks file case with French prosecutors
PARIS (Reuters) – Lawyers representing survivors of a chemical weapons attack in 2013 in Syria have filed a criminal complaint…
Former Syrian secret policeman convicted of aiding torture
Middle East
February 24, 2021
Former Syrian secret policeman convicted of aiding torture
BERLIN (AP) — A former member of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s secret police was convicted Wednesday by a German court…
Allegations of shackled students and gang rape inside China’s detention camps
World
February 19, 2021
Allegations of shackled students and gang rape inside China’s detention camps
Hong Kong (CNN) – On the first day of her new teaching job at a Chinese government-run detention center in Xinjiang, Qelbinur…
UAE: Supporters of Princess Latifa call on Joe Biden to push for her release
Middle East
February 18, 2021
UAE: Supporters of Princess Latifa call on Joe Biden to push for her release
Prominent supporters of Princess Latifa called on President Joe Biden Wednesday to pressure the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for her…
Egypt’s Sisi weighs in on freedom of speech: ‘Before you speak, look and listen’
Egypt
February 17, 2021
Egypt’s Sisi weighs in on freedom of speech: ‘Before you speak, look and listen’
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday that freedom of speech and opposition in his country are okay as…
US sells arms but voices concerns on Egypt human rights
Egypt
February 17, 2021
US sells arms but voices concerns on Egypt human rights
US President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday approved a nearly $200 million arms sale to Egypt but vowed to press…
“Now we want real justice,” say sisters of freed Saudi rights activist Hathloul
Middle East
February 13, 2021
“Now we want real justice,” say sisters of freed Saudi rights activist Hathloul
DUBAI (Reuters) – The sisters of prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul said on Thursday they wanted real justice…