In recent months, 150 suspected homosexuals have been arrested and detained, while reporting by pro-government media has further fuelled prejudice against gay people. Shahira Amin reports
Bahraini human rights activist was handed an additional 16 month sentence for insulting a public official, according to her sister Maryam Al-Khawaja, co-director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights
Zainab Al-Khawaja was on trial for ripping up a photo of King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa
The leading human rights defender explains her reasons for boycotting the court hearing that on Monday saw her sentenced to one year in prison
The “loyalty pledge” taken by the editors of Egypt’s largest newspapers has been seen as unusual even in a country where the media is in lockstep with the regime. Shahira Amin reports
Bahrain human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja was released from prison on Wednesday after spending five weeks imprisoned. Al-Khawaja, who is more than eight months pregnant, must return to court on 4 and 9 December for her sentencing.
Graffiti artists, cartoonists, dancers and actors are fighting back against rising levels of violence and sexism in the streets of Cairo, according to a new documentary from Index.
Nabeel Rajab was released without bail today as a Bahraini court postponed his trial until 20 January 2015.
The undersigned 40 organisations call on the international community to publicly condemn the ongoing crackdown on human rights defenders, who face harassment, imprisonment, and forced exile for peacefully exercising their internationally recognised...
The prominent human rights defenders are facing charges of insulting government institutions on Twitter and publicly insulting the king respectively