Egypt’s jailed former President Mohamed Morsi “is not an ordinary prisoner” and “if something happens to him in custody, there are likely to be wider consequences than simply just the fate of one prisoner,” Crispin [ More … ]
As the humanitarian situation in the besieged Gaza Strip continues to raise alarms, reports emerged Monday that the occupied West Bank-based Palestinian Authority (PA) has been preventing Palestinians in the coastal enclave from leaving the [ More … ]
Egypt’s social media mourned Mohanad known as ‘January Revolution Bee’ a few days after his 20th birthday. Hours after his death, the hashtag “#Mohanad_died” rated #1 on the popular trend in Egypt. Why have many activists [ More … ]
Palestinian prisoner Bilal Kayid has decided to escalate his hunger strike and refuse any medical treatments or tests until an Israeli court agreed to hear his case, prisoners rights group Addameer said on Monday, according [ More … ]
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