Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI)

A TV station was banned by Iraqi police officers from reporting on a religious event in Baghdad while security forces arrested, tortured, and refused to release a female journalist in Tikrit.

Security bodies arrested and tortured demonstrators in Nyala.

While welcoming moves to implement measures that guarantee media independence, IFEX-TMG calls on the Tunisian government to fully respect free expression in the new Constitution and put an end to attacks on journalists and artists.

President Mohamed Morsi now possesses authorities beyond those enjoyed by any president or monarch in Egypt’s modern history, say rights groups.

Egyptian human rights organizations were recently excluded from participating in a meeting the President had with civil society groups.

Internet users could face imprisonment if they post content online that is deemed by the UAE authorities as threatening to state security or critical of the country and its leaders.

A new law passed by the Libyan Parliament requires that organisers request permission from and provide details to authorities before gathering to demonstrate.

Women protesters were attacked by Hamas forces while marching in the Gaza Strip demanding an end to the political division between the two political factions, Fatah and Hamas.