Bahraini human rights activist Abdulhadi AlKhawaja is now entering the 58th day of his hunger strike, having spent his 51st birthday yesterday in a...
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Palestinian journalist detained for covering corruption scandal
Journalist Yousef Al Shayeb, detained by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank town of Ramallah, was released on bail on Monday “pending...
Street artists under fire in Tunisia
“Our theatre is the street," said Nasreddine Ben Maâti, President of Eich el-Fan ("live the art" in English), a young association dedicated to...
Tunisia: Al Jazeera journalist expelled from meeting, attacked
A Tunisian journalist was physically attacked after being ejected from a political meeting last week. Al Jazeera journalist Lotfi Hajji was...
Ministry of Interior bans protests on the capital’s main avenue
The Tunisian Ministry of Interior has issued a ban on protests on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, the capital’s main avenue. The ministry claims...
Bahrain Center for Human Rights win Advocacy Award sponsored by Bindmans
Bahrain Centre for Human Rights accept the Advocacy Award, which recognises campaigners or activists who have fought repression, or have struggled...
Gayday Magazine: Tunisia’s first LGBT magazine
Living in a conservative society, where homosexuality is illegal, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in Tunisia faces enormous...
Zimbabwe: Activists fined for showing Egypt uprising video
A Zimbabwe court on Monday fined six activists 500 USD (315 GBP) each and ordered them to carry out 420 hours of community service for conspiring to...
Syria: Journalist beaten, arrested in Damascus
A Syrian journalist has been beaten, arrested and detained whilst covering a protest in Damascus. Rudy Othman, a prominent freelance journalist, was...
UAE: Authorities censor two Arab Spring-inspired art pieces at gallery
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have removed two paintings inspired by the Arab spring from an art fair. The paintings, which were appearing...