Why is everyone demanding the release of this Moroccan rapper?
Detained Moroccan rapper Mehdi Black Wind will appear in court in Casablanca on the 31st of July, sparking international calls...
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Morocco: Gen Z protester’s sentence sparks rights fears
Moroccan activist and filmmaker Zineb Kharroubi, 29, received a six-month suspended prison sentence and was fined 5,000 dirhams (around $530)...
Outrage grows as Nigerians protest continuous school abductions
Civil society groups and activists gathered in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, on June 4th to demand the immediate rescue of pupils...
Burkina Faso: Mosque closed following protests
One of the principal Sunni mosques in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, is currently closed and under surveillance, with police citing...
Protests erupt in Libyan city over corruption
In Libya, the political and economic crisis has driven people to take to the streets of the country's city of...
Iran hears renewed anti-regime chants after rallies abroad
Residents in the Iranian capital of Tehran have been chanting slogans against Iran's clerical leadership from their windows, as reported...
Iran: man speaks out on death of wife following protest
On January 8th, an Iranian citizen, Reza, lost his wife to a gunshot after the couple attended a protest, with...
EU boosts Tunisia’s clean energy transition with €35.8m funding
The European Union has agreed to provide Tunisia with €35.8 million in grant financing under the Neighbourhood Investment Platform (NIP)...
Protests escalate across Libya as calls for reform grow
Sustained protests in Libya’s capital have entered a new phase, highlighting the ever-growing challenge to the country’s political leadership, as...
Somalia: Protests after orphan killed in abuse case
The murder of a 14-year-old orphan in Somalia has intensified scrutiny of child abuse and the country’s child protection framework,...
Nigeria: Soldiers open fire at protest, killing 9 women
Nigerian soldiers shot and killed nine women at a protest against the army's handling of communal clashes in the state...
Syria: Alawites stage protest amid rising sectarian tensions
Several hundred people in Syria’s coastal city of Latakia gathered on November 25th to denounce a series of attacks targeting...
South African women arm themselves due to gender violence crisis
A growing number of women in South Africa are learning how to use guns to protect themselves due to the...
Cameroon: president responds to election protests
Cameroon's recently elected President, Paul Biya, has responded to protests against his re-election following him being sworn into office on...
Ultra-Orthodox Israelis protest compulsory military service
Crowds of ultra-Orthodox Israelis protested to legally guarantee their right not to partake in Israel's compulsory military service, which Prime...
