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Analysis
Activism and Identity Politics Under a Sectarian System: The Case of Lebanon
Political sectarianism is entrenched in Lebanese society, politics and people’s sense of identity. What does that mean for activism?
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Joint statement
Egypt | Rights Groups Call for End to State Harassment of Human Rights Defender Mohamed Abdel Salam and Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression
The undersigned human rights organizations call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately end all forms of harassment or intimidation against human rights defender Mohamed Abdel Salam, Executive Director of the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE), in retaliation for his legitimate human rights work. The organizations are also calling to ensure that AFTE […]
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Analysis
At a Crossroads: Civil Society in Post-Assad Syria and the Struggle for Independence
For over half a century under the Assad family, political freedoms in Syria were systematically repressed. Where does civil society stand now?
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Analysis
Syria’s New Order: Rights, Power, and the Battle for Civic Space
Syria’s new Transitional Constitutional Declaration offers a contradictory picture of the country’s commitment to rights.
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Joint statement
Tunisia | Sentencing of Ramlah Dahmani under Decree 54 Marks Escalation in Repression and Criminalization of Solidarity
The undersigned organizations express their strong condemnation of the in absentia verdict issued on 1 July 2025 against activist Ramlah Dahmani, sentencing her to two years in prison with immediate enforcement. The ruling was issued under Article 24 of Decree No. 54 of 2022, which criminalizes the dissemination of “false information” via communication networks, a […]
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Analysis
Imagination Vs Repression.. On State Repression in Egypt, Artivism, and the Right to Expression and Assembly.
Nearly a year after Egypt’s National Security Agency arrested cartoonist Ashraf Omar over his drawings, a look at artivism and repression.
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Press release
Tunisia | HuMENA: Two-Year Sentence for Ramlah Dahmani Reinforces Decree 54’s Use to Punish Solidarity and Expression
HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement condemns the in absentia verdict issued on 1 July 2025 against Ramlah Dahmani, sentencing her to two years in prison with immediate enforcement, over public statements concerning the detention conditions of her sister, Sonia Dahmani, a lawyer and political detainee imprisoned since May. This ruling is based on […]
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Analysis
What Happened to Tal’at? A Feminist Uprising in Palestine and Its Legacy Five Years Later
In 2019, a wave of feminist activism swept across Palestine, uniting women from Haifa to Jerusalem under the banner of Tal’at.
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Analysis
The Street Is Not Yours: Repression of Bodies and Assemblies in Egypt
Since July 2013, the Egyptian state has repressed bodies and assemblies in public space.
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Letter
JOINT NGO INPUT AHEAD OF NEGOTIATIONS ON THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR MACRO-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT
We, the undersigned Egyptian, regional and international human rights organisations, are writing to provide input ahead of the negotiations on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the EU’s €4 billion Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) package to Egypt. Article 3 of the decision by the European Parliament and Council on granting MFA to Egypt states that: “The […]
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Joint statement
Solidarity Gathering in Brussels: A Joint Call to Free Detained Human Rights Defenders Across MENA
Brussels, 26 June 2025 Amid escalating, systematic crackdowns on civil society across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and the continued arbitrary detention of human rights defenders under harsh conditions, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), the Egyptian Human Rights Forum (EHRF), HuMENA for Human Rights […]
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Analysis
Transnational Oppression: Gendered Repression Across Borders
For LGBTQ+ people and women of North Africa, refuge is no protection when repression crosses borders.
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