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Under the new law, potential candidates will require 400 signatures from registered voters within their constituencies to run for office

Turkish authorities deported hundreds of Syrian refugee men and boys to Syria between February and July 2022, a report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. "We wrote hundreds, but I imagine it's maybe...

Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, announced Wednesday that his country will start returning Syrian refugees to areas controlled by the Syrian regime of Bashar Al-Assad at the end of next...

The United Kingdom has funded Bahraini security services with millions, despite allegations and reports of human rights violations including torture, drawing more criticism on the UK's support for Gulf...

A Saudi court yesterday sentenced ten Egyptians of Nubian origins to prison terms ranging from ten to 18 years for organising a cultural event in the Saudi capital, Riyadh,...

Sixteen Australian women who will be repatriated from camps in northeast Syria will be detained immediately on arrival in Australia. The women and 42 children, who will also return...

Bahrain is committing serious human rights violations by sentencing to death eight men, human rights groups have stated. In a joint report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the...

On Saturday, Russia appointed Sergei Surovikin as the new commander of the war in Ukraine, he has been described by the British Ministry of Defence as "brutal and corrupt."...

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have gathered as a delegation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) to voice their support...

Human rights organisations have today demanded protection for journalists from "Israeli violations" in the occupied Palestinian territories. The call came as part of events to mark the International Day...

Four human rights groups are calling on Lebanese authorities to try security force members charged in the torture and murder of a Syrian refugee in an ordinary criminal court....

Jordanian authorities have in the last four years intensified persecution and harassment of political opponents and ordinary citizens using a string of laws to silence critical voices, Human Rights...

A new report has found that over 400 women from Sierra Leone working as domestic workers in Oman were victims of human trafficking. The report published today by Do...

The Israeli occupation authorities are set to impose new rules next week on Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank, and foreign citizens who wish to visit the territory;...

Two Egyptians have died and 19 others are missing after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized In the Mediterranean, off the Libyan coast. Six of the people on board...

A US judge has denied the founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream company the right to prevent the sale of their products in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian Territories. Earlier...

Human Rights Watch yesterday called on Israel to release French-Palestinian human rights defender, Salah Hamouri. Hamouri was detained from his house in the occupied city of Jerusalem on 7...

Egypt has been witnessing the "unprecedented brutality of the current regime" in the nine years since the Rabaa massacre, the head of the Egyptian Revolutionary Council warned in a letter...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned yesterday that the draft constitution proposed by Tunisian President Kais Saied gives him broader powers than the current charter, which provides for a hybrid...

The Freedom Initiative has called on US President Joe Biden to demand real progress on human rights from Egypt and Saudi Arabia during his visit to the Middle East....

Over 35 human rights organisations have called on Egyptian authorities to allow peaceful protests to take place at COP27. Journalists, government representatives and experts will meet in the Red...

Journalists and rights advocates have slammed the UK government for signing deals worth over £180 million ($250 million) with Egypt whilst brushing over the issue of the ongoing severe...

Years-long travel bans and asset freezes against some of Egypt's most prominent activists are being used to muzzle civil society and are exacting lasting damage on the personal lives...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticised Palestinian authorities in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip in its recent report for systematically torturing critics in detention, which could amount...

Tour operators in Syria are reporting an increase in the number of visitors from Western countries, despite fierce criticism including against normalising the Assad regime. In October, the Syrian...

The UN has called on the Australian government to urgently address the situation for women and children in camps in northeast Syria. UN Special Rapporteur on counterterrorism and human...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has described Israel's siege on the Gaza Strip as part of its "crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution," a report issued on Monday said. "Israel's sweeping restrictions...

Policies implemented by the Egyptian government at the Rafah border crossing to Gaza have "exacerbated" human rights conditions, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch. Omar Shakir,...

Human Rights Watch has written an urgent letter to the Home Secretary urging the government to rescind their plan to expel people seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda....

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticised the wide-ranging legal changes introduced by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in late 2021, saying they fail to address the longstanding and systematic...

The Centre for Lebanese Studies has called on donor governments to address the unprecedented education crisis in Lebanon at a funding conference in Brussels today. This includes putting pressure...

Egypt's Ministry of Religious Endowments should end all arbitrary restrictions on religious gatherings, prayers and practices during the final days of Ramadan and the upcoming Eid celebrations, Human Rights...