Tunisian court jails journalist as rights groups protest crackdown
A Tunisian appeal court has upheld a six-month prison sentence against journalist and pro-Palestine activist Ghassan Ben Khelifa for “offending...
Human rights
Burkina Faso releases two journalists and human rights activist
On July 17th, Burkina Faso released two journalists and a human rights activist, as reported by Radio France Internationale. Journalists...
LGBTQ+ arrests surge in Tunisia as rights groups protest
Human rights groups have condemned Tunisia’s mass arrests of LGBTQ+ people, highlighting degrading treatment at the hands of police, as...
Morocco: Worries arise concerning legislative corruption
Amid the controversial modifications to Morocco's Criminal Procedure code, some of the country's key human rights figures have expressed their...
UN voices concern over surge in violence and suffering in Sudan
The United Nations conveyed considerable concern over the surge in violence in Sudan, most notably in the states of North...
Morocco reports fall in pretrial detention rates
Morocco observed a substantial decline in pretrial detention rates on July 9th, hitting an all-time low in national judicial history,...
Unaccompanied children and the crisis at Morocco’s borders
A surge in unaccompanied child migrants in Morocco might underscore an urgent governance challenge in the Kingdom, which has increasingly...
What the Palestine Action ban tells us about western freedom
The UK government’s decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation marks more than just an escalation in the...
UN experts slam Tunisia for jailing lawyers over criticism
UN experts have accused Tunisian authorities of imprisoning lawyers to suppress dissent and silence criticism, as reported by First Post...
Moroccan brothers sentenced to three months after protest
Two brothers in Morocco were arrested and sentenced to three months in prison after they protested the death of their...
Sudan: RSF kill almost 300 civilians in raids on villages
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have raided and set fire to villages in North Kordofan, killing almost 300 people, according...
Jordan cracks down on pro-Palestine support, detaining hundreds
The intelligence agency of Jordan has detained and questioned hundreds in the last couple of months, over their support for...
Egyptian FM says EU-Israel deal has failed to increase Gaza aid
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has said that the EU-Israel deal to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza has not...
12 year old Kenyan shot dead in her own home
On July 7th, during the ongoing protests against police brutality in Kenya, a 12 year old child was shot in...
Libyan authorities rescue 104 migrants from human traffickers
The Libyan Attorney General announced on July 14th that authorities have freed 104 migrants from a human trafficking network operating...
