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Sinai court jails 50 police officers
Egypt
August 4, 2017
Sinai court jails 50 police officers
South Sinai Criminal court on Thursday convicted 50 low-ranking police officers for stating protest against work conditions, inciting colleagues to…
The T-shirt that’s getting people detained in Turkey
Middle East
August 3, 2017
The T-shirt that’s getting people detained in Turkey
Turkey has a T-shirt problem; more than 20 people have been detained by Turkish security forces for wearing a white…
Venezuela election turnout results off by 1 million
World
August 2, 2017
Venezuela election turnout results off by 1 million
The CEO of the voting technology company Smartmatic said on Wednesday that results of Venezuela’s election for an all-powerful constituent…
Venezuela opposition figures taken from homes
World
August 1, 2017
Venezuela opposition figures taken from homes
Leading Venezuelan opposition figures Leopoldo Lopez and Antonio Ledezma have been taken from their homes, according to tweets from their…
Italy uses imams in prisons to deter extremism among inmates
World
July 12, 2017
Italy uses imams in prisons to deter extremism among inmates
Italy’s plan to reduce the risk of a jihadi-inspired attack is pinned in small part on El Hacmi Mimoun, an…
Court imprisons 2 protesters against Red Sea island agreement
Egypt
July 8, 2017
Court imprisons 2 protesters against Red Sea island agreement
Giza court on Saturday upheld a five-year imprisonment sentence against 2 defendants, on charges of demonstrating without a permit and…
Israeli ex-lawmaker heads to prison with ‘pride‘
Middle East
July 2, 2017
Israeli ex-lawmaker heads to prison with ‘pride‘
A former Arab Israeli lawmaker says he is going to prison with “pride” as he begins a two-year sentence for…
Court adjourns lawsuit demanding Aqrab prison shutdown to June 15
Egypt
June 4, 2017
Court adjourns lawsuit demanding Aqrab prison shutdown to June 15
The commissioners for the State Council’s Administrative Court adjourned on Thursday a lawsuit demanding the shutdown of the heavy-guarded al-Aqrab…
Qatar deports Saudi asylum-seeker to Saudi Arabia: Amnesty
Middle East
May 31, 2017
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…
Syria denies US allegations of mass killings, crematorium
Middle East
May 17, 2017
Syria denies US allegations of mass killings, crematorium
Syria on Tuesday rejected US accusations it carried out mass killings at a prison near Damascus and then burned the…