Government abuse Bound

A Moroccan appeals court on Wednesday extended by another year the prison sentence of an activist tried for criticising government officials on social media, her lawyer said. Saida El Alami, 48, a vocal human rights activist with regular online presence until her...

Egyptian authorities "have continued to stifle freedoms" in the year since launching a national human rights strategy, Amnesty International said Wednesday, six weeks before Egypt hosts the COP27 climate summit. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi launched the rights...

Tunisia's President Kais Saied issued a decree Friday that punishes the dissemination of "fake news" with up to five years in prison, rising to 10 when such crimes are deemed to target top officials. The decree, published in the Official Journal, defines the offence...

The editor-in-chief and three journalists from independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr were interrogated by judicial officers on Wednesday for allegedly "spreading false information", the publication said on Twitter. Mada Masr head Lina Attalah and journalists Rana...