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May 09, 2023
Tunisia: Authorities Add Human Rights Lawyers to Trumped-Up Conspiracy Case
The Tunisian authorities' decision to broaden a criminal investigation based on unfounded accusations of "conspiracy" by adding four dissidents to the list of accused is a deeply… Read more »
April 12, 2023
Egypt: Independent Civil Society Organizations At Risk of Closure After NGO Deadline Passes
Independent civil society groups may be forced to shut down in Egypt, further limiting the space for civic engagement and human rights activism in the country, Amnesty… Read more »
April 10, 2023
Morocco: Journalist Faces Three Years in Jail for Facebook Post
Responding to the opening today of the trial of journalist Hanane Bakour who faces up to three years in prison and a fine after being accused of "publishing fake news by using… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Algeria: Conviction of Journalist is Latest Escalation in Crackdown on Media
The Algerian authorities must release all wrongfully detained journalists, drop all politically motivated charges against at least five of them and quash the conviction of… Read more »
Libya: HRC 52 - Oral Statement - Interactive Dialogue With the Fact-Finding Mission On Libya
The final report of the Fact-Finding Mission is a harrowing read. The Mission found that crimes under international law and other serious human rights violations continue unabated,… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Western Sahara: Oral Statement to the UN Committee On the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Amnesty International's oral statement to the UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families on the occasion of the review of… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Egypt: Heavy Sentences Against Unjustly Jailed Couple: Aisha El-Shater, Mohamed Abo Horeira
On 5 March, an emergency court sentenced Aisha el-Shater and her husband lawyer Mohamed Abo Horeira to ten and 15 years in prison, respectively. They were convicted on bogus… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Egypt: Drop Bogus Case Against Egyptian Human Rights Group
The Egyptian authorities must immediately release Ezzat Ghoniem, founder of the human rights organization Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms, and 13 others, all of whom… Read more »
February 28, 2023
Morocco: Further Information: Human Rights Defender's Conviction Upheld: Rida Benotmane
On 20 February, the Rabat Court of Appeal upheld the conviction against human rights defender Rida Benotmane, imposed by a lower court on 7 November 2022, on charges relating to… Read more »
February 20, 2023
Algeria: Jailed Brother of Activist On Hunger Strike: Abderrahmane Zitout
On 16 February 2022, Algerian father of four and shop owner, Abderrahmane Zitout, started a hunger strike for the third time since his imprisonment, to protest against his… Read more »
February 19, 2023
Tunisia: Case of Two LGBTQ+ People Jailed Under 'Deeply Homophobic' Law Being Appealed
Trans woman and gay man convicted under article 230 of country's penal code in December Read more »
February 17, 2023
Tunisia: President Saied Must Immediately Stop His Political 'Witch Hunt' - Amnesty International
Tunisian authorities are escalating efforts to crack down on high-profile critics and perceived opponents of President Kais Saied with the arrest of at least ten people in a week… Read more »
February 19, 2023
Tunisia: Quash Prison Terms for LGBTI Duo Sentenced On Charges of Homosexuality
Ahead of tomorrow's appeal (20 February 2023) trial at a Nabeul Appeal court of two members of the LGBTI community in Tunisia, a transgender woman and a gay man, convicted of… Read more »
February 13, 2023
Tunisia: Civil Society Organizations Call for the Immediate Release of Issam Bouguerra
Tunisian filmmaker Issam Bouguerra imprisoned since 24 August 2021 was sentenced on 24 November 2022 to 15 months in prison on charges of use and possession of cannabis, which… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Tunisia: Convictions of Six Civilians By Military Courts Must Be Quashed
Tunisia's military courts should immediately quash the recent convictions of six civilians, including four opposition politicians and a prominent lawyer, and release those who have… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Egypt: India/Egypt - Ongoing Human Rights Crisis in Both Countries Must Be Addressed
The Indian and Egyptian authorities must address the ongoing human rights and impunity crises in the two countries, Amnesty International said today, as India hosts Egyptian… Read more »
January 09, 2023
Algeria: Mass Death Sentences Marred By Unfair Trials, Torture Claims
The trials of 54 individuals who were sentenced to death over the events that happened in the Kabylie region, in the northeast of Algeria in August 2021, including the lynching of… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Libya: Hold Commanders of Armed Group Accountable for 'Catalogue of Horrors' - Amnesty International
An unrelenting crisis of impunity in Libya has enabled fighters of the Tariq Ben Zeyad (TBZ) armed group to commit war crimes, and other crimes under international law, with the… Read more »
Libya: 'We Are Your Masters' - Rampant Crimes By the Tariq Ben Zeyad Armed Group
The climate of impunity in Libya has fuelled horrific crimes by the Tariq Ben Zeyad armed group against thousands of Libyans and migrants since 2016 in areas under the control of… Read more »
Egypt: Statement of Solidarity With Human Rights Defenders, Climate Justice Advocates, and Persecuted Civil Society Organizations
We the undersigned organizations advocating for climate justice, understand the importance of peaceful dissent, participation, and advocacy to demand climate action and to ensure… Read more »
Egypt: UAE Must Not Extradite Political Commentator to Egypt, Where He Would Face Torture
We, the undersigned organisations, urge the authorities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) not to deport Sherif Osman to Egypt, where he would be at high risk of being subjected to… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Morocco: Stalled Investigations 'Smacks of Cover-Up' Six Months After Melilla Border Carnage - New Report
Mounting evidence of crimes under international law by both Governments at the Melilla border Shocking reports of migrants and refugees being pelted with stones and rubber bullets… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Egypt: UAE - Egyptian-American Dissident At Risk of Torture After COP27 Criticism
Sherif Osman has been in detention in Dubai for more than a month and is at risk of multiple human rights violations if extradited to Egypt UAE, which will host COP28 next year,… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Egypt: Ten Sentenced to Death After 'Flagrantly' Unfair Mass Trial
'Helwan Brigades' case saw scores held at notorious al-Aqrab and Tora Maximum Security Two Prison in cruel and inhuman conditions A 16-year-old detainee was tortured with electric… Read more »
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