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Free Expression & the Law
Abdulemam’s two years in hiding began shortly after the start of Bahrain’s political unrest in February 2011. He was sentenced in absentia to fifteen years in prison on charges of attempting to overthrow the monarchy. He has now been granted asylum in the United Kingdom.
Middle East & North Africa Highlights
Attacks
The Iraqi government has hurled the country to the brink of a new civil war. In under a month, Baghdad launched a vicious assault on a Sunni protest camp, resulting in 44 deaths; executed 21 alleged Sunni terrorists in one day, and suspended the licenses of 10 satellite channels, 9 of them deemed pro-Sunni.
Impunity
After having witnessed the torture of young political prisoners at the hands of prison guards at Jaw prison, Nabeel Rajab requested that the International Committee of the Red Cross visit him in prison so he can provide them with a testimony, but was soon after removed from his cell to an unknown location.
CensorshipOnce the Islamic republic’s biggest cultural event, the Tehran International Book Fair – now in its 26th year — has wilted under President Mahmood Ahmadinejad’s hardline government.
Reporters Without Borders
Syria Free Expression & the Law
17 May 2013
Human Rights Watch
Bahrain United Kingdom Free Expression & the Law
16 May 2013
Freedom House
Iran Freedom of Assembly
16 May 2013
Human Rights Watch
Index on Censorship
Egypt Censorship
15 May 2013
Committee to Protect Journalists
Egypt Attacks Free Expression & the Law
14 May 2013
Committee to Protect Journalists
Syria Free Expression & the Law
14 May 2013
Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms
United States Palestine Censorship
14 May 2013
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
Egypt Freedom of Assembly
13 May 2013
Human Rights Watch
Saudi Arabia Free Expression & the Law
13 May 2013
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Tunisia Free Expression & the Law
10 May 2013
Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms
Palestine Israel Attacks Free Expression & the Law
10 May 2013
Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Bahrain Attacks Freedom of Assembly
9 May 2013
Index on Censorship
Yemen Free Expression & the Law
9 May 2013
Reporters Without Borders
Iran Digital Rights Censorship
9 May 2013
Index on Censorship
Morocco Free Expression & the Law
9 May 2013
Committee to Protect Journalists
Yemen Attacks Free Expression & the Law
9 May 2013
Arabic Network for Human Rights Information
Egypt Freedom of Assembly
8 May 2013
Committee to Protect Journalists
Iran Censorship
8 May 2013
International Press Institute
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Syria Digital Rights
8 May 2013
Reporters Without Borders
Tunisia Free Expression & the Law
7 May 2013
Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Bahrain Attacks Freedom of Assembly Free Expression & the Law
7 May 2013
Human Rights Watch
Saudi Arabia Freedom of Assembly Free Expression & the Law
6 May 2013
Human Rights Watch
Committee to Protect Journalists
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