The prominent human rights activist believes he will be handed down a new charge and could be jailed for years
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab summoned by police and fears new arrest
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CATEGORY: Middle East and North Africa
#IndexAwards2015: Arts nominee Mouad “El Haqed” Belghouat
Mouad Belghouat is a Moroccan rapper and human rights activist who releases music under the moniker El Haqed, roughly translated as ‘The Enraged’.
An attack on free expression is an attack on society, says Peter Greste
The Al Jazeera journalist recently released after 400 days in Egyptian jail speaks about his time in jail, the campaign for his release and fellow journalists still imprisoned in Egypt
#IndexAwards2015: Journalism nominee Safa Al Ahmad
Safa Al Ahmad is a Saudi journalist and documentary maker who has spent the last three years covertly filming an unreported mass uprising in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
Ali Abdulemam: I have not lost my identity. I am Bahraini.
Stripped of his Bahraini citizenship, Ali Abdulemam responds by saying “I have an identity and I am proud of it”.
Bahrain revokes citizenship of 72 critical voices
On 31 January 2015, Bahrain's Ministry of the Interior revoked the citizenship of 72 individuals, including journalists, bloggers, and political and human rights activists, rendering many of them stateless - its latest attempt to crack down on...
Egypt: “Peter will not rest until his colleagues are freed”
As journalist Peter Greste returns to Australia, his two colleagues Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Egyptian journalist Baher Mohamed languish in an Egyptian prison.
Bahrain: Nine arrested for “misusing social media”
Nine people have been arrested in Bahrain for “misusing social media”, a charge which is punishable by a fine or up to two years in prison.
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab sentenced for a tweet
Human rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to six months imprisonment by a Bahraini court.
Chris Ames: Who’s behind the Chilcot Inquiry delay?
Despite his repeated assertions that it is nothing to do with him, it is now clear that British Prime Minister David Cameron not only has the power to hold back the long-awaited Chilcot Inquiry into the UK’s involvement in the Iraq war until after...