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Western Sahara human rights defender Sultana Khaya released after 19 months of house arrestF

Human rights defender Sultana Khaya arrived in southeastern Spain Friday where she will receive medical treatment for injuries sustained during 19 months of house arrest in Western Sahara, the Polisario Front said.  Her arrival comes barely two months after Spain...

Sahel: The lawless northern Chad and deaths over goldF

Around 100 dead in clashes between Chad gold miners Around 100 people have died in clashes between gold miners in northern Chad, Defence Minister General Daoud Yaya Brahim said on Monday. Violence broke out on May 23 at Kouri Bougoudi near the Libyan border, sparked...

Western Sahara: Reports of Moroccan security forces assaulting Sahrawi militantsF

Human rights group Amnesty International Friday urged Moroccan authorities to investigate urgently allegations that security forces last month assaulted five women activists who support independence for disputed Western Sahara. Two of the women reported that they were...

Egypt: Regime pardons 11 political prisoners, but keeps 60,000 others in jailF

A presidential pardon on Wednesday saw Egyptian opposition figure Yahya Abdelhadi released from jail after three years, a lawyer said, making him the country's latest political prisoner to have his sentence curtailed. The pardon for Abdelhadi -- a key figure in the...

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