Six men raided the office of a news website, Al-Muharrir, in Amman on 19 April. Unidentified men broke into the personal office of editor-in-chief...
CATEGORY: Middle East and North Africa
Bahrain’s brutal crackdown
As Bahraini soldiers — aided by foreign troops — crush protests, youth activist Mohammed Al-Maskati whose family have been detained, asks the international community to speak out
Security forces kill three in Syria
Syrian security forces killed three people on Sunday (17 April) when they opened fire on mourners attending the funeral of another slain protester....
Syria: Freelance journalist arrested
The Syrian authorities have arrested an Algerian freelance journalist working for a French radio station. Khaled Sid Mohnad was picked up on 9 April...
Bahrain: Anti-government activist dies in custody
A supporter of Bahrain’s anti-government movement was found dead in police custody on 9 April. Whilst the opposition party described the death of...
Bahrain: Soldiers take over hospital
Soldiers in black ski masks took control of the Salmaniya Medical Complex on 11 April as the civil unrest in Bahrain continues. At least a dozen...
Bahrain: CNN News team arrested outside activist’s private residence
Members of CNN's news team were arrested by the government’s security forces as they were visiting the house of Nabeel Rajab, head of the Bahrain...
Egypt: blogger given three-year jail sentence for criticising military
Maikel Nabil, a 26-year old blogger, has been sentenced to three years in jail for writing a negative article about the Egyptian armed forces. Mr....
Bahrain: Daughter of activist goes on hunger strike
Zainab Alkhawaja, daughter of human rights activist and former president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, has gone on...
Libyan government deports 26 journalists
The Libyan government has decided to deport 26 foreign journalists from the country. The journalists, who had all been invited by the government,...