Index on Censorship is saddened to hear of the death of Eric Avebury, a staunch defender of human rights
Lord Avebury, Liberal Democrat peer and human rights defender, dies at 87
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CATEGORY: Middle East and North Africa
Bahrain: Lift the arbitrary travel ban on human rights activist Nabeel Rajab
A coalition of NGOs calls on the Bahraini authorities to lift the arbitrary travel ban on human rights defender Nabeel Rajab and allow him to travel abroad with his family for the purpose of securing medical assistance for his wife, Sumaya Rajab.
Bahrain: Release prisoner of conscience Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace
NGOs from the around the world call for the immediate release of prisoner of conscience Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace on his 300th day of hunger strike.
Syria: Index condemns murder of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently journalist
Index on Censorship strongly condemns the murder of Ahmed Mohamed al-Mousa, a member of the news website and campaigning organisation Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS)
Joint statement on death sentence of Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh
Index on Censorship condemns the decision by Saudi authorities to sentence Ashraf Fayadh to death on charges of apostasy
NGOs condemn imprisonment and nationality revocation of photographer
Award-winning photographer Sayed Ahmed al-Mousawi was sentenced to 10 years in prison and had his nationality revoked, along with 12 others, after covering a series of demonstrations in early 2014.
Syria: Fears for life of free expression advocate Bassel Khartabil
Bassel Khartabil, a defender of freedom expression being held in conditions amounting to enforced disappearance, may be facing a death sentence
“Am I OK with the Bahraini government knowing this?”
Farida Ghulam, joined by her children Yara and Sharif, describes the impact the Bahraini government’s crackdown on free expression has had on the family
Syria: No word on Bassel Khartabil’s whereabouts
Unconfirmed reports are circulating that Khartabil has been secretly sentenced to death by the Syrian government. We ask the Syrian authorities to reveal Khartabil’s whereabouts and release him immediately and unconditionally.
Freedom in Bahrain: “It’s like a dream, isn’t it?”
In June Bahrain’s king pardoned opposition politician Ebrahim Sharif only to throw him back in jail three weeks later. His wife, Farida Ghulam, writes about the surreal nature of living with a lack of free expression