UN rights experts urge Oman to release activist
Text Rights activist Said Ali Said Jadad was arrested with no warrant by Omani authorities, charged with undermining the prestige of the state and inciting demonstrations.UN rights experts on Jan. 30...
View ArticleAmnesty: Egypt covering up protester deaths
Text Amnesty International charged that the Egyptian government is covering up the deaths of more than two dozen people in protests on the anniversary of the 2011 uprising.Amnesty International (AI)...
View ArticleBahrain: investigation of opposition online content
Text Bahrain's Ministry of Interior initiated a criminal investigation into alleged illegal content posted by the country's main opposition group, a-Wefaq National Islamic Society.Bahrain's Ministry...
View ArticleEgypt: activist gets five years in retrial
Text An Egyptian court sentenced secular activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah to five years in prison in a retrial on charges stemming from the 2011 uprising.An Egyptian court on Feb. 23 sentenced activist Alaa...
View ArticleBahrain court convicts 11 of attack on police
Text A Bahraini court found 11 Shi'ities guilty of a attack carried out last year and sentenced three to death. The others received life in prison and will be stripped of their citizenship.A Bahraini...
View ArticleSyria: Nusra Front announces drive on Damascus
Text Islamist rebels led by al-Qaeda affiliate Nusra Front have seized new territory in northwestern Syria, and issued a pledge to take Damascus and topple the regime.An Islamist rebel coalition led...
View ArticleEgypt: court acquits officer in torture death
Text An Egyptian court acquitted a police officer accused of torturing to death an Islamist militant arrested over a deadly church bombing in the prelude to Mubarak's ouster.An Egyptian court on May...
View ArticleEgypt: court orders Mubarak retrial in 2011 killings
Text An Egyptian court ordered a retrial for former president Hosni Mubarak, who was acquitted in the killings of hundreds of protestors during the 2011 uprising that ousted his regime.Judge Anwar...
View ArticleSaudi Court upholds lashing for blogger
Text A Saudi court upheld the sentence of 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for pro-secular blogger Raif Badawi for "insulting Islam through electronic channels."A Saudi court on June 8 upheld...
View ArticleWhite House criticizes Egypt, supports military aid
Text The Obama administration sent a report to Congress criticizing Egypt for human rights abuses and lack of progress toward democracy but still supporting $1.3 billion in mostly military aid.The...
View ArticleBahrain sentences Shi'ite opposition leader
Text A Bahraini court sentenced prominent Shi'ite leader Sheikh Ali Salman to four years in prison for insulting the Interior Ministry and inciting hatred against Sunnis.A Bahraini court June 16...
View ArticleBahrain releases ailing rights advocate
Text Bahrain's king released the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Nabeel Rajab, citing health reasons. He is charged with insulting authorities on Twitter.Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa...
View ArticleMass protests shake Baghdad regime
Text Tens of thousands took to the streets of Baghdad to protest economic conditions and corruption. The demonstrations are bringing together Sunnis, Shi'ites and leftists.Following weeks of mounting...
View ArticleEgypt passes draconian anti-terror law
Text Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi approved a counter-terrorism law assailed by rights groups as making permanent powers usually reserved for a state of emergency. Egyptian President Abdel...
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Tunisia: progressive forces still under attack
Text The same day the Tunisia Quartet civil activist group was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, a parliamentarian from the center-left ruling coalition survived an assassination...
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New Syrian rebel coalition unites Kurds, Arabs
Text A new coalition of 13 armed organizations announced the formation of the Democratic Forces of Syria, which is now planning a major offensive against ISIS.syriaresistance.jpgA new coalition of 13...
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Saudi activist sentenced to 10 years in prison
Text Abdel-Karim al-Khadar, a rights advocate and opponent of Islamist extremism, was senteced to 10 years by a Saudi "anti-terrorist" court for criticizing the regime.saudi_arabia_sm_2015.jpg.gifA...
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Bahrain sentences political activist to prison
Text Bahrain's Court of Appeals convicted rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja on charges related to her ripping up a photo of the country's king during a court hearing in 2014.persian_gulf_1973.jpgThe...
View ArticleMeanwhile in, um, Benghazi...
Text Missiles and mortar rounds were fired into a crowd of anti-Islamist demonstrators in central Benghazi, killing six and injuring many more.Missiles and mortar rounds were fired into a crowd of...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia confirms Shi'ite cleric's death sentence
Text Saudi Arabia's high court upheld the death sentence of Shi'ite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, found guilty of sedition over Arab Spring protests.Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has upheld the death...
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