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Egypt’s repressive regime wants to punish rights advocate over single tweetF

An Egyptian court is to issue a verdict on November 29 in the case of Hossam Bahgat, one of the country's most prominent rights advocates who is being tried over a tweet. At the conclusion of his trial on Tuesday Bahgat, director of the Egyptian Initiative for...

Return to authoritarianism fuels anger in the Arab worldF

By Ezzedine Said A military coup in Sudan has dealt another blow to democracy in the Arab world, months after a power grab by the president of Tunisia, where the 2011 Arab uprisings were born. For some, the latest setbacks spell the end of the democratic experiment in...

Morocco: Rights activist Maati Monjib to resume hunger strikeF

Moroccan historian and rights activist Maati Monjib said Wednesday he was again going on hunger strike to protest a ban on leaving the country.   "I am starting a hunger strike in protest at being prevented from travelling for medical treatment in France, where my...

Algeria: Regime’s war against civil society intensifiesF

A court in Algiers dissolved NGO and civil society organization Youth Action Rally (RAJ), causing uproar among opposition parties and rights organizations. The politically motivated court ruling essentially banned an organization that was largely involved in charity...

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