Saudi Arabia: man executed for attending demonstrations aged 15
Saudi Arabia said on August 21st that it executed a man for crimes he allegedly committed when he was just...
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Lebanese militant returns to Beirut after 40 years behind bars
A pro-Palestine Lebanese militant who spent over four decades behind bars in France for killing two diplomats, returned to Beirut...
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...
Moroccan activist Saida El-Alami back behind bars
Morocco’s crackdown on free speech deepens, despite a number of activists recently released from prison, with the arrest of prominent...
Rights group slam trial of politicians in Tunisia
A number of rights groups in Tunisia have condemned the “dangerous and deviant” trial of opposition figures in the conspiracy...
Politicians begin hunger strike in Tunisian prison
Protests against the "authoritarian" rule of Tunisian President Kais Saied have been held as imprisoned politicians have begun a hunger...
Imprisoned PKK leader urges group to lay down arms
The imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, has urged his group to lay down its...
Over 1000 Syrians died in an airport prison, report says
Over 1000 Syrians died when they were detained in a military airport within the outskirts of Damascus, killed by torture,...
Eight face death sentences over murder of Tunisian activist
Eight defendants have been sentenced to death on February 25th for the assassination of the leftist opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi...
Australian Islamic State member found in Syrian prison
A previously missing Australian member of Islamic state who was wounded in the group's last battle has been found alive,...
Tunisia’s opposition party denounces “political” jailing of leader
Tunisia’s opposition party Ennahda has lambasted the sentencing of its political leader Rached Ghannouchi to an additional 22 years of...
Egypt releases activist Hossam Bahgat on bail
Human right activist Hossam Bahgat was released by Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution on a 20,000 Egyptian pounds bail, announced...
UN demands investigation over torture footage at Libyan prison
The UN mission in Libya has pushed for an urgent investigation into reports of abuse and torture of inmates, after...
Libya : Footage shows new evidence of torture in Garnada prison
Distressing footage of Garnada prison in Libya has emerged showing brutal treatment of prisoners including beating with sticks, whips and...
Mozambique: 3,000 refugees flood into Malawi and Eswatini
The disputed presidential election in Mozambique on October 9, 2024, has resulted in violent unrest, causing over 3,000 Mozambicans to...
