Articles by Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI)
Rights groups call for charges against Moroccan editor Ali Anouzla to be dropped
Journalist and editor Ali Anouzla was arrested on 17 September 2013 in connection with a 13 September news article published on the Arabic edition of news website Lakome. Ahead of a Rabat court hearing scheduled on 18 February, local and international rights organisations came together to call for the charges against him to be dropped.
Journalists killed in Iraq more often targeted than caught in crossfire
Given the climate of rising violence in Iraq, it is surprising that being caught in the crossfire has not been the greatest risk to journalists’ lives.
Morocco sentences Sahrawi activist to one year in jail for protesting
A Moroccan Appeals Court sentenced 20-year-old Sahrawi activist Mohamed Jagag to one year in jail on 4 February 2014 for participating in a peaceful protest in the city of Asa in Southern Morocco.
Saudi journalist sentenced to 12 years in prison for “disobeying ruler”
Journalist and TV presenter Wajdi Al Ghazzawi was sentenced on 4 February to 12 years in prison and a 20-year travel ban after his sentence is completed.
Palestinian cameraman sentenced to 10 months in prison by an Israeli court
Watan TV Cameraman Mohamed Awad was arrested and sentenced to 10 months in jail for reporting on violations committed by the Israeli occupation forces against Palestinians.
Release Alaa Abd El Fattah and all those unjustly detained in Egypt
Following the criminalisation of peaceful protest in Egypt in November 2013, 57 organisations and individuals release joint statement against arrests of Egyptian bloggers and political activists.
UAE jails 20 Egyptians and 10 Emiratis over “ties to Muslim Brotherhood”
The Emirati Federal Supreme Court sentenced 20 Egyptians residing the UAE and 10 Emirati citizens to a range of prison terms on charges of establishing a Muslim Brotherhood branch and gathering funds to support the Brotherhood in Egypt.
Three journalists abducted in Libya; assailants unidentified yet
Libya has recently witnessed a string of attacks by unidentified groups against media professionals, latest of which has been the kidnapping of three reporters working for Fezzan TV in the city of Sabha on 18 January 2014.