Strikes erupt as Morocco’s government workers grow restive
Morroco’s disgruntled workers have launched rolling strikes this June raising fears of wider resistance as the Kingdom increasingly cracks down...
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Togo: activists ask leader to release protesters and resign
President Faure Gnassingbé of Togo made a controversial constitutional move that has triggered protests against the leader and a harsh...
Trump deploys troops amid LA immigration protests
According to The New Arab and agencies on June 10th, President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of active-duty US Marines...
Italian protesters rally against Israel’s war on Gaza
In the streets of the Italian city of Rome on June 7th, tens of thousands of protesters marched against Israel’s...
Tunisia’s democracy faces breaking point
The future of Tunisian democracy hangs in the balance after former Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh was sentenced to 34 years...
Thousands rally in support of Burkina Faso’s military leader
In the biggest show of solidarity with the military regime since its power grab in 2022, demonstrators from across Burkina...
Amnesty slams Algeria over crackdown on ‘Manich Radi’ activists
Amnesty International has issued a strong rebuke of Algeria for what it describes as “escalating repression” and “arbitrary” arrests, alongside...
Thousands of Moroccans protest Israel’s war in Gaza
Rabat saw thousands of Moroccans protest Israel's war in Gaza on 13 April, displaying one of most united fronts of...
Rights group warn of “sham trail” in Tunisia
The Ennahda Movement, a rights group in Tunisia, have described the trial of opposition figures in the country as “dangerous...
Tunisia: Opposition party politicians go on hunger strike in prison
Two protests have been staged in Tunisia against the rule of Kais Saied and demanding that opposition politicians be released...
Turkey: journalists arrested as protests continue
Ten Turkish journalists have been arrested and opposition social media accounts have been suspended in continuing mass protests in Turkey...
İmamoğlu jailed pending trial, protests erupt across Turkey
A Turkish court has jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu pending trial on March 23rd over allegations of corruption and aiding...
Moroccan earthquake victims protest aid delays and conditions
Survivors of the 2023 Atlas earthquake went to the Moroccan parliament on February 17th, calling for action after over a...
Morocco passes strike law amid rising tension with trade unions
Morocco has passed a strike law amid rising tensions between the government and trade unions regarding the rights of the...
Morocco passes strike law amid historic labour protests
Morocco has passed a strike law which could see violators fined as much as $20,000, amid an historic general protest...
