Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Speech

Tunisian lawyers protest
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Tunisia jails critic of president for eight months: lawyer

Sonia Dahmani was arrested in May by Tunisian masked police after a television interview in which she purportedly criticised President Kais Saied.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 September, 2024
Berlin Palestine
World
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Germany convicts pro-Gaza activist for 'from river to sea' chant

The New Arab Staff
06 August, 2024
Egypt prison [Getty]
MENA
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Egyptian authorities arrest former government official

The New Arab Staff
04 August, 2024
MENA
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Tunisia 'annihilating' free speech with media crackdown: Amnesty

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 May, 2024
MENA
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Palestinian woman arrested in Israel for Gaza social media post

The New Arab Staff
30 May, 2024
Torture - Getty
MENA
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Saudi Arabia 'must be suspended from Human Rights Council'

The New Arab
31 January, 2018
Salman al-Awdah FACEBOOK
MENA
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Saudi cleric hospitalised after five months in solitary confinement

The New Arab
18 January, 2018
Omeisy [Twitter]
MENA
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Houthis release Yemeni journalist Hisham al-Omeisy after 150 days

Karim Traboulsi
15 January, 2018
Saudi flag -- Getty
MENA
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UN rights experts condemn Saudi Arabia's repression of activists

The New Arab
02 January, 2018
Gaza journalists - Anadolu
Perspectives

In Gaza, authorities crack down on freedom of speech

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Victoria Schneider

13 November, 2017
Ebtisam Al-Saegh -- Twitter
MENA
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Bahrain temporarily frees female activist detained on 'terrorism' charges

The New Arab & agencies
23 October, 2017
Afrah Nasser - Ghamdan al-Youssefi
Perspectives

Death threats and travel bans: A Yemeni journalist speaks

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Afrah Nasser

20 October, 2017
Iran death penalty
MENA
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Iran drops execution for man who 'insulted' Prophet Mohammed

The New Arab & agencies
18 October, 2017
Rif protests [Anadolu]
MENA
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Morocco defends expulsion of Guardian journalist who covered protests

The New Arab & agencies
30 September, 2017
Saudi Yoda text book - Twitter
MENA
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Riyadh strikes back: official axed over king's Yoda image

The New Arab & agencies
26 September, 2017
Egypt Internet
MENA
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Egypt blocks website of leading rights group

The New Arab & agencies
05 September, 2017
Freedom of speech - Anadolu
Perspectives

The alt-left is real, and it's helping fascists

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Muhammad Idrees Ahmad

24 August, 2017
Pro- Sisi Populism
Perspectives

Tyranny grants populism new life in Egypt

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Alaa Bayoumi

23 August, 2017
Mahmoud Abbas GETTY
Society
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Palestine's new electronic crime law 'suppresses freedom of expression'

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

17 August, 2017
David Sheen - Facebook
Perspectives

Only democracy in the Middle East? Far from it

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Antony Loewenstein

09 August, 2017
Raif Badawi
MENA
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Footage shows Saudi blogger Raif Badawi being flogged

The New Arab
11 July, 2017