human rights abuses

Syrian security forces opened fire on a funeral procession for an activist in the oil-rich east on Sunday as they…

Egypt's military judiciary on Sunday decided to transfer all civilians in army custody at the Hikestep camp to prisons run…

The arrest by Israeli authorities of three Egyptian Bedouin children, whom Israel claimed crossed illegally into its territories in July…

Geneva--Egypt has a long way to go to achieve real democracy despite the popular uprising that toppled authoritarian president Hosni…

Seventeen Egyptian rights organizations released a statement on Monday calling upon the country's minister of health to investigate alleged incidents…

Amid protests against police brutality and human rights violations, a misdemeanor court opened hearings Sunday for an appeal filed by…

The trial of the two policemen who allegedly beat a young man to death earlier this year resumed on Saturday…

Algiers--Human rights campaigners and independent civil society groups in Tunisia are subjected to official obstruction, harassment and sabotage, international rights…

Egypt's soon-to-be-released Anti-Terrorism Law will contain more restrictions on security forces acting under the existing Emergency Law, said Nabil Helmi,…

"I don't know why the Interior Ministry is so lenient with protesters," said ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) representative Nash'at…