Boualem Sansal: Algeria faces growing calls to release author
The European Parliament has called for the “immediate and unconditional release” of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal who was arrested by...
Human rights
Ismail Lghazauoi: Moroccan activist charged for Israel boycott
Ismail Lghazauoi, a Moroccan anti war protester affiliated with the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) has been charged with incitement to violence...
Libya: Morality police to crackdown on women’s civil liberties
Libya will reintroduce the morality police to enforce "society's traditions", in a major crackdown on women’s civil liberties and freedom...
Egypt removes 716 names from its terrorism watchlist
Egypt has removed 716 names from its terrorism watchlist following investigations into their connections with illegal activities, according to TheNewArab....
Military tightens its grip in Algeria with cabinet reshuffle
The army chief Said Chengriha has been given a role in Algeria’s government in a cabinet reshuffle that expands the...
Mali: Junta’s new PM appointment consolidates army control
All three branches of the Mali government are now under military control after fired civilian prime minister Choguel Maiga was...
Mali: Former Al-Qaeda linked police chief jailed for 10 years
The International Criminal Court has sentenced the al-Qaeda linked former head of Islamic police in Timbuktu to 10 years in...
Egypt: 173 pro-Palestinian detainees release dates put back
Egyptian pro-Palestinian detainees arrested in protests last year will continue to serve time behind bars without trial, according to TheNewArab....
French national detained in Tunisia on state security charges
The Tunisian president's purge of practically anyone in the country who criticized him or his style of governance has now...
Family denied access to jailed opposition leader in Tunisia
Family members of a jailed opposition figure in Tunisia say they have been denied access to him a week after...
British far-right figure jailed for defamation of Syrian
Far-right British activist, Tommy Robinson received an 18-month jail sentence on October 28 for contempt of court by repeating false...
Sudan civil war: Outsiders are “fueling the fire” says UN chief
The Sudan civil war is intensifying with outside powers “fueling the fire” of “nightmares”, according to the United Nations chief...
Egypt: 125 people tried for ties with Sinai group
The Egyptian government referred 125 alleged Sinai Province members to criminal trial on the 26th of October amidst worries of...
EU refuses to publish findings of Tunisia inquiry
The European Commission is refusing to publish the findings of an inquiry into human rights in Tunisia, according to The...
US watchdog slams Morocco state for journalists’ smear
Morocco’s projected image of itself as being a modern, progressive democracy in the Arab world took a battering recently when...
