The Egyptian authorities have for years resorted to this repressive practice to limit the freedom of movement of key members of civil society For example, Karim Ennarah, a ‘criminal justice’ researcher working with the Egyptian [ More … ]
A researcher that has recently received a presidential pardon to end his 18-month detention was informed by airport authorities that he is banned from travel Researcher Ahmed Samir Santawi was informed by Cairo airport authorities [ More … ]
A prominent Emirati female poet said she was banned from travelling out of her home country over her anti-normalization stance. Veteran poetess Dhabiya Khamis Al-Muhairi took to social media on Saturday urging immediate assistance from [ More … ]
Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq and the UAE’s Foreign Minister have issued contradictory statements over the former’s fate in the country. Shafiq claimed on Wednesday to have been prevented from leaving the UAE after [ More … ]
The US diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia announced that they have resumed processing existing visa applications and schedule appointments for new ones after a US federal court order effectively suspending the travel ban for citizens [ More … ]
The existence of most prominent human rights organizations existence in Egypt has become at risk after the ruling of the Cairo criminal court on September 17 to freeze the assets of three groups, as well [ More … ]
El Mundo, a Spanish daily newspaper, published a report on the “Barbaric Suppression” implemented by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi since he reached power. The report also pointed that the military man didn’t fulfill his promises regarding [ More … ]
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