Tag: human rights

Dictatorship through democracy

New emergency law threatens to severely curb freedom

Ahmed Aboulenein Ahmed Aboulenein

Rafah crossing open, not for trade

Egypt re-opens the Rafah border, says EOHR Senior Foreign Relations Officer

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez

Palestine activists challenge West Bank siege

Airflotilla attempts to breach the Israeli siege on Palestine

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam

More Syrian refugees registered with UNHCR

Amid Brahimi’s worry, more Syrians flee the conflict-torn country

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha

Hunger strike in Western Sahara prison

12 Activists enter a 48-hour hunger strike, in response to their detention…

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh

Unrest raging on in Bahrain

Security forces arrest more men, as human rights organisations' criticism continue

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam

Bahraini teenager killed during clashes with riot police

Eye witnesses told BCHR, Hussam was shot with shotgun pellets which made…

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh

International support to Syrian refugees and opposition increases

The number of refugees fleeing Syria rises, host states have sought international…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha

Bahraini policemen charged with hospital violence

Authorities make some concessions to rights groups but crackdown against opposition continues

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam

Gamal Eid: Human rights continue to suffer since revolution

Gamal Eid, the executive director of the Arab Network for Human Rights…

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt