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Statement
Tunisia | HuMENA Condemns Appeal Court Decision Upholding Ghassen Boughdiri’s Seven-Month Sentence in Maersk Case
The Tunis Court of Appeal upheld on 14 August 2026 the seven-month prison sentence against Global Sumud Flotilla organiser Ghassen Boughdiri.
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Joint statement
Egypt | After 100 Days, Omar Salah Marei’s Arbitrary Detention Must End
Organisations renew their call for the immediate and unconditional release of Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter Omar Salah Marei.
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Legal & political analysis
Five Years of Entrenched Presidential Rule in Tunisia: Human Rights Regression Since 25 July 2021
Five years after President Kais Saied invoked exceptional powers on 25 July 2021, HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement documents how a measure presented as a temporary response to political paralysis has hardened into a system of concentrated presidential rule. Covering developments from July 2021 through August 2026, this report traces the dismantling of […]
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Joint statement
Egypt | Rights Groups Call for Release of Detained Shi’a Muslims in Egypt, including Journalist Haidar Qandil
The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the arrest, and enforced disappearance, of at least 36 Shi’a Muslim in Egypt, including journalist Mohammed Haidar Qandil. On 22 June 2026, Egyptian security forces arrested at least six Shi’a Muslims from their homes. Later that day, Qandil, who as a journalist had spent the day documenting the arrests of Egyptian Shi’a Muslims ahead of Ashura […]
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Statement
Morocco | Following the Postponement of Mourad Habal’s Hearing, HuMENA Calls for His Immediate Release
Following the postponement of activist Mourad Habal’s court hearing in Marrakech from 12 to 19 August, HuMENA calls for his immediate and unconditional release and for the dropping of charges arising solely from his peaceful exercise of freedom of expression. Mourad Habal was arrested on 5 August 2026 in Marrakech by security forces. The same […]
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Statement
Tunisia | HuMENA calls for the release of four Global Sumud Flotilla activists amid alarming health and detention conditions
HuMENA expresses its deep concern over the continued pretrial detention of four Tunisian activists associated with the Global Sumud Flotilla: Wael Naouar, Ghassen Henchiri, Ghassen Boughdiri and Nabil Channoufi. They have been held since their arrests on different dates in March 2026, pending an ongoing investigation before the Economic and Financial Judicial Pole. Following the […]
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Statement
Algeria | Authorities must implement judicial decision lifting search notice against journalist Saïd Boudour
The Algerian authorities must immediately implement the judicial order requiring the lifting of an outstanding search notice imposed in 2019 against investigative journalist and human rights defender Saïd Boudour in connection to his peaceful exercise of his fundamental rights to expression and assembly, and end the resulting practical restrictions on his freedom of movement which […]
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Joint statement
Tunisia | Appeal to stop imprisoning journalists and human rights defenders
We, the undersigned members of IFEX and civil society partners, appeal to the Tunisian authorities to stop imprisoning journalists and human rights defenders in violation of international law. There is a pattern of sentencing to prison those who criticise government policies, human rights violations or corruption, during trials that lack the minimum international standards. Among […]
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Statement
Morocco | Authorities must release rapper and filmmaker El Mahdi Lyoubi and drop charges targeting his artistic expression
Ahead of the 31 July hearing in El Mahdi Lyoubi’s case before the Ain Sebaa First Instance Court in Casablanca, following the court’s decision at the first hearing on 22 July to reject his request for provisional release and adjourn the proceedings while maintaining all charges against him, HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement […]
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Guide
Guide to Artivism in Exile: Between Expression, Struggle, and Societal Transformation
At a glance: Artivism, exile and diaspora, cultural policy, freedom of artistic expression | For artists and cultural actors in exile, workshop facilitators, cultural and human rights organizations “This toolkit gives artists in exile the analytical tools to decide for themselves what the political dimension of their work will be.” “Guide to Artivism in Exile: […]
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Joint statement
Tunisia | Conviction of Sihem Bensedrine Threatens Transitional Justice and Deepens Restrictions on Civic Space
While awaiting the scheduling of Sihem Bensedrine’s appeal trial before the Tunis Court of Appeal, the undersigned organizations express their deep concern over the judgment issued against the prominent human rights defender and former President of the Truth and Dignity Commission (TDC), sentencing her to twenty-five years in prison in connection with two cases directly […]
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Joint statement
Ahead of Expected Judgment in Appeal, Civil Society Organizations Globally Call for the Release of Ahmed Douma
We, the undersigned civil society organizations from across the globe, call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Egyptian activist, poet, and political writer Ahmed Douma. On July 16, 2026, the Fifth Settlement Appellate Misdemeanour Court is expected to issue its judgment in the appeal challenging the one-year prison sentence handed down to […]
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