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March 28
Tunisia: Tunisia - Artist Jailed for Criticizing President: Rached Tamboura
On 31 January 2024, the Monastir court of appeals in Tunisia sentenced artist Rached Tamboura to two years in prison on bogus charges for the peaceful exercise of his right to… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia - Lawyers Tarrgeted With Judicial Harassment and Reprisals
Since January 2022, at least 20 Tunisian defence lawyers in high profile cases, have faced judicial harassment through criminal investigations based on their peaceful exercise of… Read more »
Egypt: Egypt Must Immediately and Unconditionally Release Anti-Torture Protester Mahmoud Hussein
The Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Mahmoud Hussein who is facing 25 years in prison simply for wearing a T-shirt with an anti-torture slogan, 15… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia - Authorities' Targeting of Lawyers Undermines Access to Justice
The Tunisian authorities' growing judicial harassment and intimidation of lawyers solely for discharging their professional duties violates their rights and undermines access to… Read more »
March 11
Libya: Powerful Military and Political Elites Must Face Justice Over Deadly Derna Floods - New Report
More than 4,000 people died, thousands more remain missing and nearly 45,000 people displaced following floods last September Authorities failed to issue adequate warnings ahead of… Read more »
Tunisia: Politicians Unjustly Held for Over a Year
Opposition politicians Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, Khayyam Turki, Issam Chebbi, Ghazi Chaouachi, Ridha Belhaj and Abdelhamid Jelassi have been arbitrarily detained since February 2023 on… Read more »
Libya: Ensure Full Investigations Into Responsibility of Powerful Military and Political Actors Over Catastrophic Derna Floods
Six months after catastrophic floods in Derna killed at least 4,352 people, left thousands missing and displaced nearly 45,000 people, Libya's authorities have shied away from… Read more »
February 26
Egypt: Human Rights Group and Its Director Threatened and Smeared
The Egyptian authorities and affiliated groups have responded to recent reporting by the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights, an Egyptian human rights group with a focus on Egypt's… Read more »
February 14
Libya: Internal Security Agency Must End Abuses in Name of 'Guarding Virtue'
Over the past year, the Tripoli-based Internal Security Agency (ISA) has subjected dozens of men, women and children to a range of abuses, including enforced disappearance,… Read more »
January 25
Egypt: Unjustly Jailed Lawyer Faces New Charges: Hoda Abdelmoniem
On 31 October 2023, human rights lawyer, Hoda Abdelmoniem, was due to be released after serving her unjust five-year prison sentence stemming solely from the exercise of her human… Read more »
January 23
Egypt: EU Must Address Egypt's 'Abysmal' Human Rights Record
Ahead of the EU-Egypt Association Council today (23 January 2024), European leaders must ensure that respect for human rights is at the core of all ties with Egypt. Amnesty… Read more »
January 11
Egypt: Politician's Son Unjustly Jailed for a Decade - Anas Al-Beltagy
Anas al-Beltagy has been arbitrarily detained for over a decade solely due to his family affiliation. Since his arrest in December 2013, the Egyptian authorities have subjected him… Read more »
January 09
Tunisia: Immediately Release Journalist Facing Two Years in Prison for 'Insulting' Govt Minister
Ahead of the trial on 10 January of prominent independent journalist Zied El-Heni who has been arbitrarily detained since 28 December 2023 for "insulting" a Tunisian government… Read more »
December 13, 2023
Tunisia: Quash Military Court Conviction Against Prominent Activist Chaima Issa
Reacting to the decision of the Tunis Military Court of First Instance today to convict leading opposition figure Chaima Issa of inciting the army to disobey orders, spreading… Read more »
November 23, 2023
Egypt: Authorities Step Up Repression Ahead of Presidential Elections - Amnesty International
The Egyptian authorities have ramped up their repression of dissent against political opponents, peaceful protesters and other critics ahead of the country's upcoming presidential… Read more »
October 10, 2023
North Africa: EU - Frontex's Lack of Transparency On Libyan Cooperation to Be Heard in Court
Ahead of a hearing at the General Court of the European Union, in which Frontex, the EU border agency, will be questioned over its lack of transparency in relation to its… Read more »
October 21, 2023
Tunisia: Repressive NGO Draft Law Threatens Independent Civil Society
Tunisian lawmakers must refrain from adopting a highly restrictive NGO law that, if passed, would threaten independent civil society organizations in the country, said Amnesty… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Africa: Ten Years Since the Lampedusa Shipwreck, What Lessons Have Been Learned?
Cramped on a fishing trawler, about 500 women, men and children found themselves stranded at sea just metres from dry land and safety. They had mostly fled from Eritrea before… Read more »
September 21, 2023
Tunisia: In Tunisia, the EU Is Repeating an Old and Dangerous Mistake
As the representatives of so-called "Team Europe" were shaking Tunisian President Kais Saied's hand this July, hundreds of refugees and migrants were stranded in the country's… Read more »
September 14, 2023
Egypt: Egypt - Arbitrarily Detained Critic Risks Harsh Sentence: Hisham Kassem
Hisham Kassem, a prominent Egyptian opposition politician and publisher, is facing a sentence of up to three years in prison on defamation and other politically-motivated charges… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Egypt: Unjustly Jailed Couple Held Incommunicado: Aisha El-Shater, Mohamed Abo Horeira
Aisha el-Shater, daughter of a Muslim Brotherhood senior figure, and her husband lawyer Mohamed Abo Horeira, who were transferred to the 10th of Ramadan prison on 1 June and 23… Read more »
July 24, 2023
Tunisia: Human Rights At Risk Two Years After President Saied's Power Grab
In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied's power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further steps towards repression by jailing dozens of political opponents and… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Algeria: Algeria - Further Information: Journalist's Sentence Increased On Appeal: Ihsane El Kadi
On 18 June, the Algiers Court of Appeal announced the verdict of Ihsane El Kadi's appeals trial, confirming his conviction and increasing his sentence from five to seven years, two… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Sudan: Neighbouring Countries Must Provide Safe Passage to Those Fleeing Conflict
Sudan's bordering countries must immediately lift entry restrictions for individuals fleeing the conflict in the country and ensure access to protection and safety for about half a… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Morocco: 'Deliberate Cover Up' of Migrant Carnage At Melilla Border Continues
Families of the dead and missing are trapped in limbo as their attempts to find out what happened to their loved ones and efforts to ensure justice, truth and reparation are being… Read more »
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