Human Rights

Two suspected of organizing concert for homosexuals released
Egypt

Two suspected of organizing concert for homosexuals released

On Monday, the prosecutor of Imbaba and Kerdasa in Giza ordered the release of a security guard and a student…
Egypt committed to uncover circumstances of Regini murder: Egypt PM
Egypt

Egypt committed to uncover circumstances of Regini murder: Egypt PM

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail held a meeting with Italian Ambassador Giampaolo Cantini on Sunday in which they discussed several issues,…
Pro-Kurdish HDP elects new leaders amid Turkey’s crackdown
Middle East

Pro-Kurdish HDP elects new leaders amid Turkey’s crackdown

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) on Sunday elected parliamentarians Pervin Buldan and Sezai Temelli as co-chairs to lead the…
Pakistani rights activist Asma Jahangir dies at 66
World

Pakistani rights activist Asma Jahangir dies at 66

The family of respected Pakistani rights advocate Asma Jahangir has confirmed her death from cardiac arrest. She had recently won…
Israeli military court to try Palestinian teen protest icon
Middle East

Israeli military court to try Palestinian teen protest icon

Palestinian protest icon Ahed Tamimi is to go on trial before an Israeli military court on Tuesday for slapping and…
Police arrests student, contractor for organizing concert for homosexuals in Giza
Egypt

Police arrests student, contractor for organizing concert for homosexuals in Giza

A student who manages a company organizing concerts based in Egypt’s Giza was arrested on Saturday over charges of organizing…
Saudi writer sentenced to prison for criticizing royal court
Middle East

Saudi writer sentenced to prison for criticizing royal court

A criminal court in Saudi Arabia sentenced a columnist to five years in prison for insulting the royal court, the…
Turkey’s Erdogan criticizes EU leaders for lack of support, especially against terror
Middle East

Turkey’s Erdogan criticizes EU leaders for lack of support, especially against terror

Turkish President Erdogan has insisted in an interview that Turkey should still join the EU. The comments came despite mounting…
Abbassia Mental Hospital head suspended over filming patients
Egypt

Abbassia Mental Hospital head suspended over filming patients

Egypt’s Health Ministry declared on Monday that the head of the Abbassia Mental Hospital and 11 members of the hospital’s…
Miners’ protest raises political temperature in Morocco
Middle East

Miners’ protest raises political temperature in Morocco

Moroccans risking their lives scraping coal from abandoned mines have listened to local officials, the mining ministry and a close…
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