Amnesty International calls on Saudi Arabia to end travel bans on activists and families
The campaign titled ‘#LetThemFly’ documents in detail the cases of 30 Saudi human rights activists and 39 cases of family members and relatives of activists who were subjected to travel restrictions
Rights groups urge Egyptian government to form inclusive plan for prisoners’ release
The rights groups also condemned the authorities for continuing the persecution and arrests of human rights defenders, political activists, and others, noting that the number of arrests exceeds the number of releases
Palestinian on two-month hunger strike to protest Israeli administrative detention hospitalized
Administrative detainee Khalil Awawdeh, one of approximately 650 Palestinians currently in Israeli administrative detention, launched a hunger strike to demand an end to his illegal detention without charge or trial
3,723 prisoners freed in Egypt including prominent leftist Hossam Mones
40 pre-trial detainees had been released from prison after receiving presidential and police pardons earlier
Palestinian women’s rights activist Khitam Saafin sentenced to 16 months in prison
Khitam Saafin, who was arrested in November 2020 and kept in administrative detention for the last 15 months, was sentenced on charges of being the director of a banned organization as well as other related accusations
German arms sales to Egypt must meet human rights criteria, foreign minister says
The German decision is in line with the coalition government’s position of reducing arms sales to non-European and NATO countries. Egypt is the leading recipient of German weapons
Human rights lawyer in Egypt slapped with terrorism charges
Osama Bayoumi was arbitrarily detained after authorities raided his home in capital Cairo last week on Saturday. He has been working as a defense attorney for several political prisoners in Egypt
Egyptian court condemns 10 Muslim Brotherhood members to death for carrying out attacks against security forces
The death sentences were issued a day after the US government canceled military aid worth USD 130 million to Egypt over the declining human rights record
US approves massive arms sale to Egypt despite deteriorating human rights situation
The USD 2.5 billion arms deal was approved despite calls by rights groups and even some members of Congress for a tougher stance on Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who Donald Trump once called “my favorite dictator”
Palestinians continue boycott of Israeli military courts to protest their illegal administrative detention
The detainees began their collective boycott of the military courts on January 1. They are also boycotting appeal hearings in higher courts
Thousands face hunger as Greece limits assistance to refugee camps and other stories
Today we look at rising hunger in refugee camps in Greece, the case against Guatemalan paramilitaries for sexual violence against Indigenous women, and more
27 rights groups issue letter demanding release of political prisoners in Bahrain
The open letter urges Western governments with close ties to Bahrain to demand the release of prominent activist-academic Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace and other political prisoners. It also calls for improving the general human rights situation in the Gulf monarchy
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