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#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Region: Middle East and North AfricaCases

Sentences Reduced

Maryam Karimbeigi

Prison sentences of Maryam Karimibeigi reduced to a fine

#Judicial Harassment

#Raid / Break-in / Theft

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Human rights defender Ali Alhajee released from prison

#Arbitrary detention

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Kaddour Chouicha

Kaddour Chouicha

Human rights Defenders Said Boudour, Kaddour Chouicha, and Jamila Loukil acquitted of all charges

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Human rights Defenders Said Boudour, Kaddour Chouicha, and Jamila Loukil acquitted of all charges

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Human rights Defenders Said Boudour, Kaddour Chouicha, and Jamila Loukil acquitted of all charges

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Mohad Gasmi

Human Rights Defender Mohad Gasmi Released from Prison

#Arbitrary detention

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Sentence upheld

20 February 2025

Zeinab Zaman’s six-month prison sentence upheld

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Region: Middle East and North AfricaHRDs, WHRDS & Organizations

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Prisoner Rights

Bachri Ben Taleb

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Western Sahara

#Self-Determination

Abdelkarim Mbrikat

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Western Sahara

#Freedom of Expression

#Self-Determination

Essalha Boutanguiza

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Western Sahara

#Freedom of Expression

#Self-Determination

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Mohammad Reza Faghihi

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Prisoner Rights

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Gender/Women's Rights

Media

Unsafe Anywhere: Women Human Rights Defenders Speak Out About Pegasus Attacks

Rights

#Gender/Women's Rights #Freedom of Expression #Labour Rights / Trade Union

Violations

#Surveillance #Cyber-Attack

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Bahrain #Jordan

Media

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Sudan

Media

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iraq

News

18 October 2016

High Price for Human Rights Activism in the Middle East

Rights

#Human Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Cyber-Activism #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression

Violations

#Defamation #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Locations

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Blog

26 April 2019 by Andrew Anderson - Former Executive Director

Gloss, Not Glory: The Dangerous Game of Sportswashing

Rights

#Torture / Police Brutality #Gender/Women's Rights #Impunity / Justice #Prisoner Rights #Corruption

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Locations

#Azerbaijan #Spain #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Saudi Arabia #United Arab Emirates (UAE) #Yemen #Senegal

Statement

Systematic state persecution of lawyers in Iran continues with fresh round of interrogations and indictments

Rights

#Human Rights #Prisoner Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran

Statement

Bulgaria: Saudi Activist at Risk of Deportation

Rights

#Torture / Police Brutality

Violations

#Torture / Ill-Treatment

Location

#Region: Europe and Central Asia #Bulgaria #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Saudi Arabia

Statement

Western Sahara/Morocco: Multiple attacks on the physical integrity of Sahrawi human rights defenders and flagrant violation of the right to peaceful assembly

Rights

#Protests / Assembly

Violations

#Physical Attack

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Morocco #Western Sahara